"I am very happy, I have come from a tough season. I have worked hard to become a better player."
Jannik Sinner, who will not play the ATP 500 in Washington, but will return to the field directly in Montreal, for the first of the two Masters 1000s in August that anticipate the US Open, commented on the success in the tournament in Umag (Croatia).
The South Tyrolean defeated the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the final.
"The moment that changed the game - underlines the blue - was the third game of the third set. In that situation I had to stay in the game and I did. He made more mistakes, I'm happy to have brought home that game. From that moment on I was able to raise my level. "