Nope, that’s not how competition works. If you want to be the champion you need to be ready to beat anybody at any time.
Sinner had 2 choices: to play his best and put himself in a position to make history for himself, or to obviously tank and get into a situation where he loses against a “weaker” opponent and then imagine that shitstorm for him.
He made a right choice, and these things are exactly the ones that distinguish the champion from a one-time hot shot. There is absolutely no match that is a guaranteed win and you can’t really win by losing.
Nope, that’s not how competition works. If you want to be the champion you need to be ready to beat anybody at any time.
Sinner had 2 choices: to play his best and put himself in a position to make history for himself, or to obviously tank and get into a situation where he loses against a “weaker” opponent and then imagine that shitstorm for him.
He made a right choice, and these things are exactly the ones that distinguish the champion from a one-time hot shot. There is absolutely no match that is a guaranteed win and you can’t really win by losing.