Tiafoe - [Sinner]'s an amazing player, that's for sure, but I'm not going to sit here and further pedestalize him. I believe the rest of us players need to mentally convince ourselves that beating him is possible. Right now, we're all creating a kind of aura around him and that also has an influence
puntodebreak.com60d ago
Frances Tiafoe said Jannik Sinner is an amazing player but warned that rivals should stop pedestalizing him. Tiafoe argued that players need to believe beating Sinner is possible because the aura around him affects competition. The remarks are a clear mental-game message aimed at how opponents approach Sinner.