Eye of the Coach #104: “Sinner’s movement makes him a contender to win Roland-Garros”

Jannik Sinner, coming off the back of a three-month absence from the tour, remains a major threat to the rest of the field at this year’s Roland-Garros.

Patrick Mouratoglou asserts that because of his supreme movement – especially on clay – the Italian is a genuine contender to lift a maiden French Open title this season.

“The key element to be performant on clay and grass is the movement,” the Frenchman explains. “The fact that Sinner is moving so well and he is comfortable moving on clay and on grass makes him immediately a potential winner of these Grand Slams.”

But Mouratoglou goes on to say that Sinner will need a few matches in a row to start to really feel the game after being absent for the past three months.

KEY MOMENTS

• 0:00 – Sinner’s movement on a tennis court makes him a contender for Roland-Garros
• 0:10 – Sinner being comfortable on clay makes him a leading contender
• 0:20 – The key to performing well on these surfaces is movement
• 0:30 – We’ve seen many players who were not natural clay-courters win Roland-Garros
• 0:55 – Major weapons, patience and movement are the key ingredients on clay

• 1:00 – Sinner needs a few matches in a row to regain his feel for the g2:ame
• 1:10 – Nothing replaces playing matches
• 1:40 – Everything you work on in practise, you need to do in match play to master that skill
• 1:50 – The first tournament for Jannik will be difficult
• 2:00 – If he wins three matches in Rome, he can win the title. If not, there will be doubt
• 2:05 – But, he can get those matches in Paris if not in Rome
• 2:15 – If he does well in Rome, Sinner’s chances to win Roland-Garros will be much higher

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