Despite this, Sinner has played down the idea that money was his motivation for playing in the Saudi capital, “I don’t play for money. It’s very simple. Of course it’s a nice prize, but I went there because there was possibly the six best players in the world and you can measure yourself with them. It was also a nice event.
“I played the matches in the right way and this can hopefully improve me as a player also for the future.”
Sinner will now turn his attention to the Paris Masters, a tournament that he has struggled at in previous years.
The World No.1 is yet to surpass the third round at the indoor hard court tournament, having withdrawn from his match in Paris last year due to fatigue after a 2:37am finish.
And it may be a challenging tournament once again for Sinner, with a potential second round match against American Ben Shelton, something that he seems very aware of.
“Yeah, it’s a very, very tough draw,” Sinner said in his pre-tournament press conference. “But, you know, we go day by day. Then everything can happen. The draw can open up sometimes, or, you know, you never know what’s coming.
“I try to prepare in the best possible way for the first-round match. It’s going to be very difficult against Ben. It’s very, very difficult in any case.”
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