Jannik Sinner's Semifinal Loss at Monte Carlo ATP: A Battle Marred by Controversy and Physical Strain

Jannik Sinner lost the semifinal of the Monte Carlo ATP against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Again, 360 points for the ATP ranking of the Italian who maintains the second place in the world ranking bringing the discards to 0. The match against the Greek was very fought with the two tennis players splitting the first two sets. The match thus reached the third in which the temperature rose a lot also because of a mistake by the line judge. This did not signal a long service from the Greek that would have allowed Jannik to win the second break and the consequent 4-1. The South Tyrolean continued to play, then losing the game on advantages, but protesting with the chair umpire. In the following games, then, the class of 2002 had a physical problem that forced him to give way to Tsitsipas who then won the match 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Sinner-Tsitsipas, the referee's oversight that penalized Jannik in the third set: what happened. Sinner's Injury, Jannik's Conditions At the end of the match, Sinner spoke to the event's microphones, where he clarified his physical conditions after the injury. Fans were worried during the game, seeing the physiotherapist enter the field to massage the athlete's right quadriceps: "It's nothing serious. I've played many matches. In the end, I made the semifinals again in a Masters 1000. Now I need time to recover. Madrid will be a tournament of total preparation for Rome and Paris, because we will work in the gym." Sinner: "All because of the line judge's mistake." After talking about his physical troubles, Sinner also spent a few words on the mistake of the line judge, which influenced the course of the game: "It happened and there's nothing more we can do. This is already a thing of the past. It's hard to accept, I was really playing well at that moment. Everything was going in the right direction tactically. Unfortunately, or fortunately, everyone can make mistakes. I could make mistakes too. After that, I had cramps, maybe because of what happened, because it also affects you and your nerves. It's a problem in the head, and it's difficult to play. I still tried to do my best. Stefanos raised his level of play. I know I could have stopped the game but it's not my job, that's the referee's. His position was very favorable, because it was the easiest line. But we have to accept it. Each of us makes mistakes. We have to take it with a smile. But it's not easy."