{"id":2036754,"date":"2026-07-10T11:44:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2036754"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:44:43","slug":"i-dont-buy-that-andre-agassis-jannik-sinner-criticism-rejected-ahead-of-novak-djokovic-clash-at-wimbledon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2036754","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I don&#8217;t buy that&#8217; &#8211; Andre Agassi&#8217;s Jannik Sinner criticism rejected ahead of Novak Djokovic clash at Wimbledon"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">\u2018I don\u2019t buy that\u2019 \u2013 Andre Agassi\u2019s Jannik Sinner criticism rejected ahead of Novak Djokovic clash at Wimbledon<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/richie-mills\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Richie Mills                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"10 Jul 2026 12:44 PM\" data-ps-date=\"10 Jul 2026 12:44 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1783683883\"><br \/>\n                            10 Jul 2026 12:44 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" 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object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sinner-djokovic-1-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured: Jannik Sinner prepares to receive, with Novak Djokovic putting his finger to his ear at Wimbledon (inset)\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Jannik Sinner prepares to receive, with Novak Djokovic putting his finger to his ear at Wimbledon (inset)                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Greg Rusedski has launched a staunch defence of Jannik Sinner\u2019s pre-match preparation and conditioning ahead of his Wimbledon semi-final with Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n<p>The tell-tale signs that Sinner struggles in the heat have been plain to see over the past year, including at Shanghai in 2025 and at the 2026 Australian Open.<\/p>\n<p>That came to a head once again in dramatic fashion at last month\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/french-open\">French Open<\/a>, when the No 1 seed and overwhelming favourite suffered a physical collapse, before losing in five sets to Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the second round.\u00a0That led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-andre-agassi-roland-garros-defeat\">strong criticism from eight-time major winner Andre Agassi<\/a>, who highlighted a \u201cflaw\u201d in his working practises.<\/p>\n<p>He said at a scorching Roland Garros, \u201c<span>But to go from him playing five-and-a-half hours last year in the finals and then having the heat tap him out in an hour and 45, there\u2019s a difference between being fit and being prepared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI have to point at a flaw in that kind of preparation because there\u2019s something you can do about that. It\u2019s not that the dude doesn\u2019t work hard. It\u2019s not that he\u2019s not fit. He was one game away and the whole draw opened up. We all thought we\u2019d see him not even lose a set.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>More Wimbledon News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/richest-tennis-players-family-net-worth-arthur-fery-vs-jessica-pegula-vs-emma-navarro\">Richest tennis players family net worth: Arthur Fery compared to Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/andre-agassis-old-coach-what-arthur-fery-better-novak-djokovic-jannik-sinner\">Wimbledon: Arthur Fery told what he does better than Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sinner has since done a number of medical checks and tried to make sure something like this never happens again. But with temperatures exceeding 30C this week at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wimbledon\">Wimbledon<\/a>, the 24-year-old may still be vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his blockbuster semi-final with seven-time champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Djokovic<\/a>, former British No 1 Rusedski has defended Sinner and said that his coaches Darren Cahill and Simone Vagnozzi, among others, have been around the block enough to leave no stone unturned on this matter.<\/p>\n<p>He said on the latest episode of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o17_ka53H5E\" target=\"_blank\">Off Court<\/a>,\u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s done all the testing, he\u2019s done everything he can. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/andre-agassi\">Agassi<\/a> complained about his preparation, well sometimes genetically people are different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are not telling me that one of the greatest coaches alive, Darren Cahill and his staff, haven\u2019t gone and tried to do everything they can with diet, food, recovery, you name it. I don\u2019t buy that with him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s that nervousness but once he gets over the hump\u2026 tomorrow (Friday) we will get the answer to a lot of our questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/greg-rusedski\">Rusedski<\/a> did concede that as this has happened on multiple occasions for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a> over the past 12 months, the top seed may be a bit \u201cnervous\u201d about it rearing its ugly head again on Centre Court.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Sinner\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/australian-open\">Australian Open<\/a> semi-final loss to Djokovic in January will have \u201cstung big time\u201d and he will look to gain some revenge on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Rusedski, who backed the Italian to come out on top, said, \u201cThe good news for Djokovic, which is probably better news for Sinner, is they\u2019re second on [court]. If you\u2019re Jannik Sinner, you\u2019re hoping \u2018Play for four or five hours so I can kick off around 6.30-7pm in the night and they can close the roof, please, so I don\u2019t have to think about the heat\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the first match goes quickly and it is in the heat of the day, then Sinner has a worry. He hasn\u2019t looked comfortable in the hot conditions, he\u2019s still a little bit nervous about what happened in Paris and that is kind of Djokovic\u2019s hope but I don\u2019t think Djokovic will recover in time, I hope I am wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arthur Fery will lock horns with Alexander Zverev in the first semi-final from 1.30pm, before the Sinner-Djokovic battle begins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/nowhere-near-novak-djokovic-hope-wimbledon-clash-jannik-sinner\">Brad Gilbert questions Jannik Sinner form ahead of Novak Djokovic Wimbledon semi-final<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018I don\u2019t buy that\u2019 \u2013 Andre Agassi\u2019s Jannik Sinner criticism rejected ahead of Novak Djokovic clash at Wimbledon Richie Mills 10 Jul 2026 12:44 PM Jannik Sinner prepares to receive, with Novak Djokovic putting his finger to his ear at Wimbledon (inset) Greg Rusedski has launched a staunch defence of Jannik Sinner\u2019s pre-match preparation and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-2036754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2036754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2036754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2036754\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2036754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2036754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2036754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}