(ANSA) – ROME, SEP 8 – Jannik Sinner said he is set to bring in some changes to make his game more varied after losing his US Open crown to Carlos Alcaraz and surrendering his number one slot in the world ranking to the Spaniard with Sunday’s 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 defeat in the final of the men’s singles at Flushing Meadows.
The 24-year-old Italian added that he is willing to lose games he would usually be expected to win as part of the process of developing his way of playing.
“I was very predictable today on court,” Sinner said after the match in New York.
“He did many things, he changed up the game. That’s also his style of how he plays. Now it’s going to be on me if I want to make changes or not.
“That’s definitely what we are going to work on. I’m trying to be more prepared for the next match that I will play against him.
“It also depends on how you arrive to play against Carlos.
“One thing is when the scoreline [or] matches before are comfortable but you always do the same things, like I did, for example, during this tournament, I didn’t make one serve-volley, didn’t use a lot of drop shots, and then you arrive to a point where you play against Carlos where you have to go out of the comfort zone.
“So I’m going to aim to maybe even lose some matches from now on, but trying to do some changes, trying to be a bit more unpredictable as a player, because I think that’s what I have to do, trying to become a better tennis player.
“At the end of the day, that’s my main goal.” (ANSA).
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The 24-year-old Italian added that he is willing to lose games he would usually be expected to win as part of the process of developing his way of playing.
“I was very predictable today on court,” Sinner said after the match in New York.
“He did many things, he changed up the game. That’s also his style of how he plays. Now it’s going to be on me if I want to make changes or not.
“That’s definitely what we are going to work on. I’m trying to be more prepared for the next match that I will play against him.
“It also depends on how you arrive to play against Carlos.
“One thing is when the scoreline [or] matches before are comfortable but you always do the same things, like I did, for example, during this tournament, I didn’t make one serve-volley, didn’t use a lot of drop shots, and then you arrive to a point where you play against Carlos where you have to go out of the comfort zone.
“So I’m going to aim to maybe even lose some matches from now on, but trying to do some changes, trying to be a bit more unpredictable as a player, because I think that’s what I have to do, trying to become a better tennis player.
“At the end of the day, that’s my main goal.” (ANSA).
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