‘Living my dream', ‘Everything except easy': Jannik Sinner talks about how he bounced back from French Open loss to win Wimbledon
'We were talking before the match, we would never have thought to be in this position back in the days when I was young. This was only a dream; dream of the dream as it was so far away from where I am from.'
'I am living my dream. It's amazing. I want to thank my team and everyone who came here from this special day. You give me so much emotions on and off the court and we try to keep pushing and become a better tennis player, but mostly a better person,' Sinner said. This was his fourth grand slam triumph.
Asked what was the biggest challenge to winning at Wimbledon, Sinner said: 'I would say mostly emotionally because I had a very tough loss in Paris. But at the end of the day it really doesn't matter how you win or you lose. Especially in important tournaments. You just have to understand what you did wrong, try to work on that.'
Earlier, he had spoken about how spending time with his family had helped cope with the bruising loss at French Open. And playing table tennis. 'I spent a few days with friends and family having fun doing simple things, like playing ping pong. For me it is important to find the time and the way to experience a bit of normality, I am lucky to be surrounded by people who care about me and love me very much'.
Moments after he won the Wimbledon title, Sinner spoke about bouncing back from the French Open. 'That is exactly what we did. To accept the loss and to keep working, this is for sure one of the reasons why I hold the trophy here. I am just so grateful that I am healthy, I have great people around me, which is the most important part, and having this trophy with them means a lot.
'Even if I don't cry, it feels emotional because only me and the people who are close to me know exactly what we have been through,' Sinner said. 'It has been everything except easy.'
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