Jan nicker is making strides at the 2024 US Open despite facing intense scrutiny and harsh accusations from fellow tennis players like Nick curios the young Italian is focused on his game trying to isolate himself from the noise surrounding his controversial doping issue and pushing himself to go as far as possible in the tournament physically and mentally cner is gradually regaining his form many players have spoken out of about his case often with harsh words but the world number one is determined to keep moving forward during a recent press conference after securing his place in the third round sinner reflected on what he has learned over the past few months what have I learned I've realized who my true friends are and how important life is beyond tennis sinner shared tennis has shaped me as a person and I will never stop fighting on the court this challenging period will help in the future in every way Nick curios has been particularly vocal in criticizing sinner pointing out what he perceives as unequal treatment between Sinner and other players facing similar issues however sinner chose not to engage with the negativity responding with his trademark composure I don't want to respond to what he said everyone is free to comment as they wish sinner calmly stated if you were to interview me on the court I might feel different but I don't dwell on it I move on quickly Sinner's recent victory over Alex mikkelson in just 1 hour and 41 minutes showcased his growing confidence the Italian capitalized on a subpar serving day from The Young American breaking him eight times during the match despite some early struggles with his own serve cner quickly found his rhythm and took control of the match next CER faces Australian Christopher oconnell in the third round round with whom he is a tied head-to-head record reflecting on his performance sinner said I'm satisfied I knew he was a tough opponent I played him in Cincinnati recently so I knew what to expect I raised my level and took control of the match while sinner acknowledges he's not yet at 100% he's confident in his growing physical condition and is using each match to fine-tune his game every place is different I have to find the Rhythm and improve on small details that make the difference at this level he explained but I'm very happy to be in the third round as sinner continues his journey at the US Open his Focus remains on improving with each match regardless of the challenges and criticisms thrown his way