“I still have a lot to improve” Jannik Sinner remains hungry for success after defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the finals in Umag

World No. 10 Jannik Sinner came out on the top in the finals of the 2022 Croatia Open where he defeated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the finals. Sinner won the match 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-1 to claim his first title of the season and the 6th title of his career with the Croatia Open becoming his first Tour title on Clay.

With both the youngsters in the finals, a brilliant match was expected and the duo did not disappoint over the course of the 2-hour and 25-minute match. Sinner takes a 2-1 lead over Alcaraz in the head-to-head having earlier defeated the Spanish teenager in the 4th round of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships as well. Sinner was clinical in the match, saving all of his 9 break points while breaking Alcaraz 4 times from the 9 break opportunities he had while also firing 6 aces and conceding only 2 in a winning performance.

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“Very happy to finally lifting a trophy this year”: Jannik Sinner

Sinner had made it to 6 quarter-finals this year including the 2022 Australian Open and the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. He however lost in all 6 quarter-final clashes and despite the consistency, was trophyless. He changed the stat this week in Umag and solidified his position in the Top-10 as he looks to move up the ladder in the rankings.

“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.

“That was a crucial point [holding the serve in the second game of the second set]. 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,” said Sinner after clinching the title in Umag.

Sinner will take a week’s rest and will let go of his maiden ATP-500 title that he won in Washington last year without any title defence before returning to the Tour in the 2022 Canadian Masters, a route that even Alcaraz will follow as he has not signed up for any of the first week events in August.

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