This quote is not said wrongly: “Nothing lasts forever.” It is in Indian Wells where a young man by the name of Jannik Sinner, who has been the champion of Tennis by being unbeaten in 16 matches this year and 19 overall, has now been beaten by Carlos Alvarez. The game started off when Australian opener winner Sinner was 2-1 up in the first set, but the match was interrupted by a 3-hour rain delay. After the game resumed, Sinner was winning, but then Alcadez of Spain fought back to claim a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory.
“To be able to end something like this is incredible to me.”
Alvarez
Now world’s no. 2 Alcarez, who is 20 years old, after halting Sinner’s streak, also said, “ I stayed strong mentally – I think that is a very important part in the game. This kind of match, a set down playing against someone that is playing an unbelievable game- I am really happy with the things I have done; I have changed my style a little bit, I changed my game a little bit , and I think it worked very, very well.
“It’s definitely not the ending I wanted, but playing against him is always tough. I tried to play good Tennis, which I did, especially in the first set. Then, I made a couple of mistakes. The momentum changed. He raised his level. “
Sinner
Alcarez will be aiming to win his first title since Wimbledon last year when he takes on Medvedev. For me, this is not only sports news but also a few lessons we can learn together. Firstly, I noticed the sportsmanship in Sinner when, especially winning 19 consecutive matches overall, seeing this facing defeat in Indian Wells by his young opponent Alcarez. The comments given by Sinner are so unremarkablee in their own way and in my eyes. There is no fuss, blame game, or argument of any sort after losing this championship whatsoever.
This is a true sportsman whom I personally feel has the ability to accept failure as it has come his way because nothing is forever. Even in everyday life, we face challenges like failures and successes all the time, but not everyone can face failure, standing tall and strong to it. The second point I see as a lesson for us in this sports news is what Alcadez said: he changed the way he played the match, meaning one should try different ways to approach victory rather than sticking to the rule of thumb.
Sinner’s failure shows a slight streak of not being anything permanent or constant – meaning change is bound to happen no matter what; once, a champion can never remain a champion forever. This change takes place, and this victory is like a passing the parcel game, in which the opponent also has a great chance of winning sooner or later. I respect Sinner a lot because he took his failure in his stride and had a brave heart, whereas he could have thrown a tantrum if he wanted to, which he did not.
When we work in offices or organisations, there is a lot of politics involved, and under these circumstances, if your competitor wins over you, then the blame is set on the political tactics. As in sports, there is a bit of politics involved depending on which game is being played. However, where there are one-to-one matches, the chances of political tactics are less likely to come. And it is over here that sportsmanship is tested to a great extent.
