Sinner worried about elbow injury, tests today

"Yes, there is a bit of concern." Jannik Sinner arrived late to the press conference yesterday, his gaze still a bit dazed from a crazy evening, in which he found himself with one foot and a half out of the tournament, down two sets to zero against Grigor Dimitrov, and then unexpectedly and suddenly promoted to the quarterfinals, which he will play tomorrow against Shelton, from the 'traumatic' withdrawal of the Bulgarian.

What worries him is the condition of his left elbow, which he injured in the first game of the match, limiting his play.

"It hurts a little, on the court I felt it especially in the service and forehand. Looking back at the fall on video it doesn't seem like anything too serious, but we'll do some tests to understand how things really are. In these matters it also depends a lot on how you wake up in the morning, whether you feel pain or not, and whether you're able to train."

He is no longer followed by physio Ulises Badio and trainer Marco Panichi, fired on the spot a few days before the start of the tournament , who would have been useful now. «But the ATP provides us with excellent physiotherapists», Volpe cuts short, as usual very pragmatic. And analytical in questioning the reasons for an elimination avoided, fortunately for him and unfortunately (bad) for Dimotrov. «At the beginning I moved badly, then there was a lot of wind that Grigor was able to exploit better than me. He served powerfully and precisely, so I struggled to respond. At the end of the second (after the roof closed, ed.) I had started to recover, I had managed to recover, I had some good exchanges and mentally I tried to stay there. He certainly showed all his potential».

Tomorrow there is Ben Shelton, a hitter with a devastating serve and questionable manners. The record is 5-1 for Jannik, who lost only the first match , in 2023, and also won on grass, last year, in three sets in the eighth (6-2 6-4 7-6).

"The key with him is definitely his return of serve, but he has improved a lot in general, as demonstrated by the good match he played in Paris against Alcaraz. It will be tough, but it's an issue I'll deal with tomorrow."