Flavio Cobolli thinks it’s “absurd” to see some criticizing him again dwelling over calling Carlos Alcaraz “the very best participant on the planet” because the Italian tennis participant highlights he has nothing however nice respect for Jannik Sinner.
Though the world No. 32 did not compete ultimately week’s Laver Cup, he was an alternate in Berlin and sat on Crew Europe’s bench. Even in that place, he was in a position to spend a while alongside a number of the world’s prime gamers and be taught from them.Â
And after the third-ranked Spaniard earned a 6-4 6-4 win over Ben Shelton, the cameras picked up the message that the 22-year-old Italian had for the four-time Grand Slam champion.
“You’re the finest participant on the planet man, it is best to comprehend it,” Cobolli instructed Alcaraz.
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Cobolli acquired a backlash in Italy; Right here is his response
To nobody’s shock, that specific assertion did not sit nicely with some in Italy, contemplating that Sinner gained two Grand Slams this yr and that he’s at present ranked at No. 1 on the planet. However nonetheless, the world No. 32 does not assume he mentioned something fallacious and he in contrast the 2 tennis stars to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
“I don’t know what to say, I discover it absurd what is occurring in Italy, I feel it’s absurd that I’ve to elucidate why I instructed Carlos Alcaraz that he’s the very best on the planet: what ought to I say to somebody who’s prime 2 on the planet whereas I’m prime 30… it’s as if I had been speaking to Ronaldo, it’s not like I inform him that Messi is healthier. I’ve monumental respect for Jannik, I’m his largest fan, he additionally helped me lots in Davis, I completely didn’t need to offend him. We’d like extra respect for them, I don’t care about different folks’s ideas,” Cobolli instructed Dna da Tennis.
