Atham doubted his participation in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open

Despite his victory over Russian Karen Khachanov (17) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 on the Arancha Sanchez Stadium, the Italian tennis player Yannick Siner (Second) He cannot stay away from it Hip discomfortwhich It puts their passage into the quarter-finals in jeopardy Against Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime (35).

“I'm not afraid, but you have to think twice. I feel better than yesterdayBut I will think again if the situation worsens. We'll see how I feel tomorrow. If I can play and have fun, I'll play, but if not I won't. Tomorrow I will make the decisionHe said he had an amazing series during the current season, achieving 28 wins and only two losses.

On the other hand, the recent champion of the Australian Open, Rotterdam and Miami revealed how he and his team prepared to perform this Tuesday: “My physiotherapist and I did a lot of work yesterday, it was difficult.” Long night. I don't want to say when I went to sleep, but You need more treatment and more sleep. “I tried to recover, today we also did some different exercises to try to be healthy.”

“I decided to play after warming up todayI saw he was ready to play. I knew I would suffer, but I accepted it. “I'm also trying to enjoy the moment because if you don't enjoy playing tennis it's going to be difficult,” said the San Candido-born player, who became the first player since 2016 to reach the top eight in four Masters 1000 tournaments at the start of the year. Calendar year.

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