Ok, I'll say it. Does anyone else think a Sinner match is extremely boring to watch?
I don’t think he’s boring, he’s certainly not exciting either. Except that his excellence is exciting, but let’s say, he’s not
dramatic. And that’s the winning thing for him, he’s unfazed by setbacks. He’s steady, and he can handle the occasion. He’s clear minded when he’s under the most extreme pressure. This is all good stuff. He’s no highlight reel, shot-wise, but you need Carlos level of being able to push him out of that comfort zone, to beat him.
In that sense, he’s like Wilander, Lendl, players who can spin a spiders web around an opponent. He’s less emotional/hysterical than Lendl, more intense than Mats. He’s an un-Italian Italian, in that he’s beige, rather than colourful. He’s like camouflage. You never really see him try anything new, but he efficiently drills that gameplan and he takes defeats well, and he handles success. He’s steady. I’d say his coaches love him because he’s obviously a hard worker and ambitious. Tidy, not untidy. A natural in a lot of ways, but very different to the man we think will be his historic rival.
I think Sinner is in for the long haul - but if he gets banned, then no matter what the context to it, the Kyrgios-troll types will get louder and it might affect him eventually. He’s been handling that like a dream so far..
