“I’m going to be alright”: Sinner brushes off fatigue concerns after reaching Rome semi-finals
Jannik Sinner has broken Novak Djokovic’s all-time record for consecutive ATP Masters 1000 wins, beating Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 in the quarter-finals at the Foro Italico on Thursday for his 32nd straight win at this level – but acknowledged in his press conference, in both English and Italian, that the run is starting to show … Continued
Jannik Sinner, Rome 2026 | © Foto Tullio Puglia/FITP
Jannik Sinner has broken Novak Djokovic’s all-time record for consecutive ATP Masters 1000 wins, beating Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 in the quarter-finals at the Foro Italico on Thursday for his 32nd straight win at this level – but acknowledged in his press conference, in both English and Italian, that the run is starting to show physically.
The English question came first.
“I’m going to be alright,” Sinner said. “It’s normal that one day in the tournament you are slightly tired. I’ve played a lot. It has been very long days for me. But look, I’m happy how I handled the situation, and I try to keep going.”
He returned to the same subject in Italian, in response to a question about the records he had just claimed. There, he explicitly oriented toward Roland-Garros rather than Rome.
I’ll have a few extra days to recover for Paris — which, I’ll say it again, is my objective for the year.
“I’m happy. But for the moment, I’m concentrating on tomorrow. It’s an important match — one where I have to recover physically overnight,” Sinner said in Italian. “I can feel I’ve played a lot, and so I need to recover as much as possible, because Friday night will be a very difficult match. Long exchanges, physically it will be tough. Playing in the evening is always more physical.”
Sinner plays either Daniil Medvedev or Martin Landaluce on Friday, and either way, he can expect a lot of balls coming back. At 34-2 in 2026 across 36 matches, the world No. 1 has plenty of tennis still in his racket.
“At this point, it’s a victory for me if I win. And it’s also fine if it goes badly, because I’ll have a few extra days to recover for Paris — which, I’ll say it again, is my objective for the year. We’ll see how it goes.”
