Roland-Garros 2025 - Jannik Sinner : "I don't think the French crowd has something against me"

Tennis Actu TV

23/05/2025

Jannik Sinner est cerné par les Français dans ce Roland-Garros 2025. Il commencera contre Arthur Rinderknech et affronterait ensuite le gagnant du duel entre Richard Gasquet et Terence Atmane. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina pourrait se dresser ensuite avant un huitième face à Andrey Rublev ou Arthur Fils potentiellement. Dans son quart, l'Italien trouve Jack Draper et Alex De Minaur. Revenu de sa suspension pour dopage à Rome, le numéro 1 mondial a su se hisser jusqu'en finale et montrer qu'il était déjà en grande forme. AAssez pour viser un premier titre à Roland-Garros ?

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00:00BNP Paribas, partenaire des plus belles histoires de Roland Garros, aux côtés des ramasseurs de balles depuis plus de 50 ans.

00:18Yes, I'm very happy to took some time off, a couple of days, I'm very happy to be here and

00:24obviously Grand Slams are always different, so we try to prepare the opponent for the first round match,

00:35so we try to understand what's working on these courts and what not. I'm just very happy to be here.

00:41Hi, we're both from Danish media. I saw some pictures of you walking around in Copenhagen with a girl this week.

00:58I just wondered what you were doing in Copenhagen and who the girl was?

01:02No, it was no girl. I had to do some business, a couple of photoshootings there and that's it. Nothing else.

01:13Just following up on that, just wanted to know what you think about Copenhagen?

01:18Obviously a big thing in Denmark that the best players in the world were coming to Denmark.

01:22Well, I've been there many years ago, I played a junior tournament there, it was in winter.

01:29And now, you know, visiting, it was nice. I really loved the city. It's a very calm city which I love.

01:40I was there only one day, so I didn't see so much because I had to do some stuff and a lot of pictures.

01:48But all the rest, it was amazing. It was a very nice experience.

01:54Yeah, you have everything. You have nice parks, you know, where you realise you're not even in a big city.

02:01And then you go out and you have everything, so it's... Yeah, it was very nice.

02:07Janik, could I ask you about the meeting between some top ten players in the Grand Slams yesterday?

02:13Were you there and what is it that you're hoping to achieve and what sort of response are you hoping for from the Grand Slams?

02:19I don't want to give any answer on that. We've been some players there talking with the Grand Slams.

02:33I'm trying to understand a couple of things, but I won't give any information.

02:38I just wondered how you felt physically after the first tournament back in a little while,

02:43and how you're then going to kind of step up the preparations to get ready for playing best of five after a long time out.

02:49It's going to be different. I felt in Rome that we've had some stats from that tournament,

02:56where some were good, some were not there where I want to be.

03:00The stats were exactly how I felt on court, so there is a lot of room to improve.

03:08Hopefully we are on time to make small changes for here.

03:13There are no miracles, no. I need some time. Matches are different than practice sessions.

03:22But yeah, we are working hard, trying to reach the physical level I would like to and how I would like to feel on court.

03:31Of course it pops into the tennis part, which is a little bit different.

03:36But best of five is going to be a great test for me, trying to understand where I am.

03:41Yeah, let's see how my body will respond here.

03:47Were those stats physical?

03:49Yeah, and also tennis-wise.

03:52You know, comparing the speed and then the spin, also how fast I'm running,

04:00and then the acceleration and, you know, these kind of stats.

04:03Hello, Yannick. Do you feel the tournament in Rome can give you some confidence to succeed in Paris?

04:10Let's see. For sure it was great, after three months, coming back, making final.

04:17It was my first big final on clay, which is not too underrated,

04:23because, you know, we worked a lot for that, but also it was a great feeling to be part of this final.

04:31We've seen a couple of things where I can improve, and Grand Slams are just different.

04:37You know, you have to be mentally ready, physically too, trying to use the right energy.

04:44It's all about being consistent and solid.

04:50Yeah, let's see if I can do that.

04:53Hi, Yannick.

04:55May I ask you about your YouTube channel? I'm very curious about why you decided to start one,

05:02what do you get from it, and how do you, because you get some feedback from people,

05:06and sometimes the players, they prefer being in their bubbles, how do you deal with that?

05:10Yeah, I feel like we are tennis players, and that always has our priority, you know.

05:17But in another way, I feel like the fans don't know how I am as a person.

05:23I'm very serious on court, but off court, I like to joke around, I like to laugh, I like to smile.

05:32So, you know, trying to, and that people understand that I'm not like the machine, you know.

05:39I'm not, I'm just a normal person like anyone else.

05:45And, yeah, so we started this channel, then we're going to post a couple of funny clips at times,

05:56also that you see, also maybe the backstage of how we prepare some tournaments,

06:02that it's, that we invest a lot of time, you know, to be in these levels where we play.

06:08So, yeah, for me that was very important.

06:12Hello.

06:13Hi, Yannick.

06:14Those stats you mentioned, looking after Rome.

06:17Is that something you always are monitoring, those numbers with your coaches, or maybe on your own?

06:24And how helpful do you find those kinds of numbers, or do you prefer when you're on a court, just play with feel?

06:34No, when you, we play on court, we, with tennis players, we always like to play with, with what we feel.

06:39Because we don't have second choices when we step on court.

06:43It's, you know, some days where you feel good, some days where you don't feel that well,

06:47but you always have to try to find a solution.

06:50For me these steps, these steps were very important because I missed all my feedback, you know, in three months.

06:57I don't know exactly how I was playing, if the shots were on the right pace or not, if I'm moving well or not.

07:05Many things, you know.

07:07And also we took one of the first matches in Monaco last year, because that was the first clay tournament.

07:15And then we took the stats from this first tournament on clay again, you know, trying to understand where I am.

07:23And, yeah, now we have a big picture, we know where we have to work on, which was very useful.

07:28As I said, the goal there was to win a couple of matches, and I ended up in the final, which is a huge extra for me.

07:35And hopefully this can give me then some confidence for here in Paris.

07:39Last one?

07:41Hi.

07:42One of the big moments of the tournament will be the ceremony for Nadal.

07:47Can you tell us why he was so strong on clay?

07:52I think we all know the answer, no?

07:55There is not so much to say.

07:58The most successful player on this surface, without a doubt.

08:03He's moving incredibly well on the clay.

08:07His positioning on court, amazing.

08:10Using a lot of spin, physical shape, always perfect.

08:15So there are many, many things together, you know.

08:18But mostly the mental strength, you know.

08:22He had trying to understand every situation on the court.

08:26He's the player who knows here the centre court better than anyone else.

08:31And he deserves an amazing ceremony.

08:36But not only because of the player he is, but also how he behaved on courts.

08:43He gave us so many things, especially for our generation and even younger,

08:47where we looked up to.

08:49And being humble and being a successful tennis player, he showed that this is possible.

08:54And, yeah, I was lucky to know him a little bit better.

09:00I made, you know, a lot of practice sessions with him.

09:03And he is exactly how you guys see him.

09:07He's not faking anything.

09:09He is amazing.

09:11So, yeah, a role model for all of us.

09:15I think we all have to be very lucky to be in this era here, you know.

09:20To see this Rafa with Roger and Novak.

09:24It's amazing, you know.

09:26I feel very fortunate to be here.

09:30Last minute.

09:31You get to come back from your suspension in Rome in front of a very positive, supportive crowd.

09:40And I'm wondering how you think it's going to be here in Paris with the crowd,

09:43especially because you're playing French players in the first round

09:46and definitely the second round if you make the second round.

09:48So, how do you think it's going to be in front of a different sort of atmosphere

09:52than you had at home?

09:53It's definitely going to be different.

09:55I know that.

09:57But I don't think they have something against me.

10:03It's right that they support the players who are from here, who are local here.

10:09It's the same when I play against American players in the US Open.

10:13So, it's normal.

10:16You know, I got some amazing atmosphere in Rome because I'm Italian.

10:23And it's right that the players who play in this city or country,

10:31that they got more support.

10:33So, I know that.

10:34Last year, I played also against some French players here.

10:37So, I know a little bit what to expect.

10:40Different moment because whatever happened, happens.

10:44So, let's see.

10:46I cannot answer that question.

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