Jannik Sinner realized dream now—and now units his sights on a second straight Slam championship in Paris.
Novak Djokovic withdrew from Roland Garros on Tuesday because of a torn medial meniscus in his proper knee.
The Grand Slam king’s departure ends his reign as Roland Garros champion and as world No. 1.
World No. 2 Sinner, who swept Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(3) to achieve his maiden French Open semifinal will supplant Djokovic as new world No. 1—and change into first Italian to carry the highest spot—when the brand new rankings are launched on Monday, June tenth.
“What can I say? To begin with it’s each participant’s dream to change into No. 1 on the earth,” Sinner mentioned in his on-court interview with ATP afterward. “Within the different means, seeing Novak retiring right here I feel is disappointing. I want him a speedy restoration.”
Persevering with his season-long elevation, the 22-year-old Sinner mentioned he’s thrilled to be new world No. 1 although he didn’t need to notice his dream on Djokovic’s damage.
“It means quite a bit to me for certain,” Sinner instructed the media in Paris. “It’s not the best way all of us had been anticipating truly. He had two very lengthy matches, robust matches, 5 units, so it’s robust. The primary one he completed actually late additionally. , it’s robust additionally for the match. Novak retiring, it’s at all times robust.
“Speaking about myself, I’m very comfortable about this achievement. It’s a variety of work we put in day by day. It’s a day by day routine. Clearly comfortable to have this quantity. In two days there’s a essential match for me, the semifinals, so I’m targeted about that for the time being. However, sure, in fact, very comfortable to have this quantity now.”
Whereas Sinner celebrates his rise to the highest of the world, he targets two targets better than world No. 1: bettering as an individual and as a participant to satisfy his prodigious potential.
