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Sinner making ‘plenty of small modifications’ following Alcaraz defeat
Italian displays extra on US Open closing defeat forward of Beijing opener
September 24, 2025
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World No. 2 Jannik Sinner is chasing his third title of the season in Beijing.
By Sam Jacot
Two and a half weeks on from his US Open closing defeat to Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner has had time to course of his four-set loss in New York and is implementing change.
The Italian overcame the Spaniard within the Wimbledon closing in July however struggled to match the 22-year-old at Flushing Meadows, with Alcaraz enhancing to 10-5 within the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence. Small tweaks at the moment are the secret for Sinner, who might face Alcaraz once more in October on the ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Shanghai.
“We have been reflecting lots on that closing,” Sinner stated forward of his opening match on the China Open in Beijing. “We’re engaged on new issues. We’re altering a variety of small issues. The quantity of errors in the intervening time is for certain a little bit bit greater, however I hope that this recovers.
“It is only a query of time. I do not understand how a lot I will [implement changes] on the precise match courtroom as a result of one factor is practise and one factor is match. Let’s examine. I am very motivated. It is nice to work on one thing new, then we see how this finally ends up. We all the time attempt to transfer ahead. One step in entrance is all the time higher than two steps again. Let’s examine what we will do.”
Sinner gained majors on the Australian Open and Wimbledon this season and is hoping to seize one other title within the subsequent week in Beijing, the place he leads the sector as the highest seed. The Italian triumphed within the Chinese language capital in 2023 after which misplaced within the title match final 12 months to Alcaraz, who’s competing on the ATP 500 occasion in Tokyo this week.
Sinner arrives in Beijing with a brand new member in his crew after including physiotherapist Alejandro Resnicoff.
“He is a really skilled physio, clearly being on the ATP Tour for 15 years,” Sinner stated. “Additionally earlier than he had different tennis gamers, so he has a variety of expertise. He additionally respects how we’re as a crew. It is not that he is available in and he alters the whole lot. If he sees that we’ve got or might doubtlessly enhance one thing for my physique, he is right here to assist. That is the way it works.
“Nevertheless it additionally takes time. I’ve labored with him a little bit bit within the years once I did not have my physio. Not as a lot. Clearly now having him for me, it is an enormous privilege. He is tremendous, tremendous skilled.”
The No. 2 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings Sinner will face former Beijing finalist Marin Cilic in his opening match on the ATP 500 hard-court occasion and can hope for an additional deep run to shut the hole on World No. 1 Alcaraz, who returned to high spot following the US Open closing.
Sinner is 37-5 on the season, in accordance with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index and has already certified for this 12 months’s Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, having gained the celebrated year-end occasion final season.
