Jannik Sinner admitted he was concerned by an alarming slump in form mid-way through his match against Dutch lucky loser Jesper de Jong.
World No 1 Sinner was given a euphoric ovation by the Italian fans once again as he continues his comeback from a three-month doping suspension, with his 6-4 6-2 win over De Jong giving him a chance to build some momentum ahead of this month’s French Open.
Yet he admitted there was a period in his match against De Jong that gave him some concerns, as he put a temporary slide in form down to his absence from the court in recent months.
It was a completely different match from the first one, different conditions,” he began.
“I felt like I started the match very well and then I had this drop. I tried to understand what was going on.
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“Normally this drop can be one and a half games, but today it was three games, but this is normal. It’s the second match I’ve played in three and a half months and this is a long time.
