J. SINNER/D. Medvedev
6-2, 5-7, 6-4
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. Curious about what you were feeling physically yesterday and how deep did you have to dig to be competitive and stay on top going into today?
JANNIK SINNER: Yeah, I had to fight very, very hard yesterday. I knew before the match it could be very physical. First set I played really well, then the conditions became very, very heavy. It was tough to get through.
But in the same time I tried to understand what's working best. I tried to play with the best energy possible. Yesterday was very tough.
Today everything can happen because you start again from zero basically. Obviously the position where I've been in was much better with break up. When we played today was sunny, so different conditions.
I'm happy that I got over the line.
Q. What are your feelings to be back in the final tomorrow one year after the final of last year?
JANNIK SINNER: Say again.
Q. What are your feelings of coming back in the final tomorrow here in Rome?
JANNIK SINNER: Yeah, obviously very happy. It's a very special tournament for me and for us Italians. I'm very happy to find myself again in the final.
But mentally I know tomorrow is a tough match. Final's always very different to play. Happy to find myself again in any case in the final. Let's see what's coming.
Q. I wanted to know if the physical problems you had last night, the problem with your right thigh and the nausea you had during the game, if those have passed or if you still had to struggle with them overnight?
JANNIK SINNER: I struggled a bit to sleep this night. It has been a situation I haven't been in yet, where you need to finish when you're nearly over with the match. You sleep, you don't know what's coming out the next day.
Yeah, I think it's normal that not every day we feel 100%. I tried to play with the best possible energy I have. Yesterday brought me to a point where I was up today. Today I'm very happy that I finished it.
Q. That was probably one of the most expressive matches I've seen from you in terms of how much you were trying to get energy from the crowd. Do you think you would have been able to get over the line if you weren't playing at home?
JANNIK SINNER: I don't know. It's a question I cannot answer. Sorry.
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