{"id":289340,"date":"2025-11-17T00:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T00:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/289340\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T00:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T00:52:10","slug":"you-have-two-of-three-options-i-went-for-the-risky-one-how-sinner-had-the-smallest-details-turning-for-him-in-the-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/289340\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00ab You have two of three options, I went for the risky one \u00bb : how Sinner had the smallest details turning for him in the final"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jannik Sinner<\/a> believes his willingness to embrace calculated risk led to the \u201csmall details\u201d that decided his tense 7-6(5) 7-5 victory over Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> in Sunday\u2019s ATP Finals title match, a contest the Italian star called an \u201cadvertisement for tennis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sinner, who successfully defended his year-end championship title<\/a> on home soil, remembers two moments of extreme pressure and courage that this two-set thriller hinged on.<\/p>\n

The most dramatic moment came when Sinner faced a set point at 6-5 Alcaraz in the first set, on his own serve. After missing his first serve, he opted for a decisive, high-risk second serve out wide on his opponent\u2019s backhand, which he ripped at 187 km\/h to secure the point and eventually the set.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Sinner : \u201cOn my terms\u201d<\/p>\n

Explaining the gutsy decision, Sinner revealed it was based on pattern recognition. \u201cI had already played two or three second serves in that game and had served the same way every time, and I lost the point every time,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cSo I said, \u2018I have to do something different.’\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have options, two or three. I went for the riskier one\u2026 rather than have him win it,\u201d Sinner explained. \u201cI said, \u2018This is worth it,\u2019 because I\u2019d rather lose this point on my own terms. That was my thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Italian identified two key moments that swung the momentum: this set point save, and breaking back in the middle of the second set when Alcaraz seemed to have the advantage.<\/p>\n


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I was lucky when I broke him back with the shanked return.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe small margins are very, very small,\u201d Sinner noted. \u201cI was lucky when I broke him back with the shanked return. I also have to say that. But we both had our tactics clear in our mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the rivalry provides intense matches, Sinner views the competitive pressure as a crucial element of his success. \u201cI believe every victory is special, but logically, because he is my first big rival, this is certainly even more special \u2013 to play in the final and win the match.\u201d<\/p>\n

The victory caps what Sinner called a \u201cgreat, brutal season\u201d that saw him win two majors, including Wimbledon for the first time. \u201cThese are two seasons, 2024<\/a> and 2025<\/a>, that I want to remember for a very, very long time,\u201d Sinner concluded. \u201cWe go back to work and try to play tennis as well as possible for the next year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner believes his willingness to embrace calculated risk led to the \u201csmall details\u201d that decided his tense…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289341,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[64,63,85,747],"class_list":["post-289340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}