Jannik Sinner has revealed he suffered from dizziness and a lack of energy during his Wimbledon quarter-final loss to Daniil Medvedev.
The top seed won a tough first-set tiebreak but lost the second and was a break down in the third, requiring a medical timeout and leaving Centre Court with a physiotherapist.
The Italian later revealed that the main cause was a bout of severe dizziness he suffered during the five-set match, which Medvedev won 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-3.
“I was already not feeling well this morning, I had some problems, then I was tired and it was difficult,” Sinner said.
“But nothing against Daniil’s play. I think he played very smartly. He played good tennis. Actually I walked off the court. I didn’t want to. The physiotherapist was looking at me and he said I should take some time off. I didn’t seem ready to play. I was suffering physically.”
“It wasn’t an easy moment. Today I tried to fight with what I had.”
“I wasn’t feeling well. I didn’t throw up, but I was pretty dizzy and it took me a while to recover. So yeah, that was probably the toughest time off the court actually.”
“I retired two years ago. I don’t want to retire because of a little illness or ill health.”
“I was able to play. I felt a little better again in the fifth set. My energy level was a little higher. My energy level was not consistent today. It was up and down. It’s not easy to deal with situations like this on the court.”
“That happens. I never thought about retiring. I don’t think you want to retire in the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam.”
Medvedev: Needs better serve to beat Alcaraz
Sinner’s opponent Medvedev played brilliantly to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the second consecutive year.
Medvedev lost in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz last year but said after his win over Sinner ahead of Friday’s hard-fought quarter-final clash that his main focus would be on his serve, which committed 11 double faults on the way to beating the Italian.
“I just need to play better. The question always is, did I not serve well enough or did Carlos return the serve well on this day last year and that’s why I won? I have to serve better. That’s still the most important thing on grass,” he said.
Medvedev won a hard-fought five-set match on Centre Court to reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the second consecutive year.
“If I hit aces and serve on the line, I’m in less trouble and I feel better. That’s where I can put pressure on my opponent’s serve.”
“He’s a tough player. He can hit hard. He can slice. He can do drop shots. He can volley. He knows how to play tennis. I’ll just try to do my best and win, like I did today.”
“He makes the shots, like he did today against Tommy. [Paul]”I saw a little bit of the end result. As soon as he had a shot he went for it and he made it. He was in a little bit of a good rhythm. You could see that in the score.
Medvedev will face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals, a match the Spaniard admits is “special”.
“That’s the hard part about playing against him, because you know that no matter what shot you play, he can hit a winner from there. So you try to make it hard for him. Try to get the best shot you can. Maybe he’ll go for it and not get it.”
“But it’s pretty special because there aren’t many players like this. A lot of players, when they play cross-court, they’re not as likely to get down-the-line winners and stuff like that. Carlos can do anything from any position. It’s not easy playing against him.”
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