Jannik Sinner makes revealing comment on his eyesight after Miami Open win

Kevin Palmer
Jannik Sinner in action
Jannik Sinner of Italy during his tennis match

Jannik Sinner made it 33 wins from his last 35 matches as he saw off Tomas Machac 6-4 6-2 to seal his place in the Miami Open set-finals and then he opened up on eyesight issues that require him to wear contact lenses on court.

This latest win was Sinner’s 20th of a remarkable season as he moved into his fourth semi-final with another clinical performance.

His performances are all the more remarkable considering he has some big eyesight issues, which require him to wer aides on court to ensure he gets a good sight of the ball.

“I play with contact lenses and without them I couldn’t even see the ball,” Sinner told Sky Sports Tennis. “If you want, I can gibe you a pair of those!

“We practice very hard to be in this position and I just want to be happy on the court.

“I’m really enjoying these moments. It’s really tricky to play here sometimes because of the wind and you have to be very strong mentally.

“I have really improved a lot here. I’m very happy to be in the semi-finals and hopefully it will be a good match.”

Carlos Alcaraz is the only player to beat Sinner in 2024 and he insisted his fitness levels are high, even though he has played so many matches in recent weeks.

“Physical shape I feel good,” said Sinner, who came into the Miami Open with fitness concerns after he lost against Alcaraz in the Indian Wells semi-finals.

“Tomorrow is one day off to practice, to recover, because it’s going to be a very physical match in the next round, and let’s see what’s coming.

“I came here knowing in my mind that this is a new challenge for me, a new opportunity to make something happen.

“Again here in the semi-finals, it’s a great result already. I’m looking forward for the next round, because it’s going to be a really tough match.

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“Last year I lost in semis in Indian Wells. I came here and made finals. This year I’m again in the semis here after I lost the semis in Indian Wells, soI’m just trying to get better as a player, honestly. That’s the only thing matters for me.

“Today I felt like that I was playing better than the previous rounds, which for me was that what I was looking for. Let’s see in the next round what’s coming and what I can do.”

Sinner was also asked about the rise of Italian tennis, as he is leading the charge for a nation he guided to Davis Cup glory last November.

“First of all, we have good structures in Italy,” he stated. “We have great coaches, physical trainers, physiotherapists.

“We have, starting from junior tournaments to future and challenger, we have some really important ATP tournaments potentially for the players who made it to play there, but you could stay the whole time in Italy and play tournaments.

“So also for players who don’t like to travel a lot, they can stay in Italy. They can play from one tournament to the other one a lot basically in the same place.

“I think this is one thing what helps the Italian players. I was one guy who preferred to go out of Italy a little bit, trying to see different visions of tennis because I think this helps more when you grow up.

“potentially you can stay there in Italy, and then you can finish hopefully in the biggest tournament in our sport. So yeah, I think we can consider ourself very, very lucky being Italian.”

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