"Carlos, you improve every week, every tournament" - Sinner praises Alcaraz following Umag win

Jannik Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz second time in a row and denied his title defence at the 2022 Croatia Open in Umag.

It seems that Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will be the two players fighting for the no. 1 spot in the future. The two youngsters are showing incredible level and meet deep in the tournaments over and over again. After their final meeting in Umag, they both showed a lot of sympathy for each other and the champion from Italy also praised his opponent after the match.

“I am obviously very happy. I have [had] a tough year until now, I had some unfortunate moments, but we worked every time to play better, to be a better player, to be a better person. So, I’m very happy to be finally lifting a trophy this year, but I know that I still have a lot of things to improve… It’s all about the process.”

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“I knew I had to stay there. He made some unforced errors, and I was very happy that I won this game. Then I returned well and raised my level a little bit, and I think I found a solution then.”

"Carlos, you improve every week, every tournament you play in. You've already shown amazing things this year, and I'm sure you'll play at a great level at the US Open as well. I wish you the best."

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