The wish Jannik Sinner made about Rafael Nadal which never came true after 

Jannik Sinner previously expressed his desire to play more matches against Rafael Nadal during his career.

After showing some promise when he burst onto the scene, not many expected the Italian to become the dominant force that the game has been over the past year.

now a three-time Grand Slam champion and the undisputed World number one, despite being in the middle of a three-month suspension.

He certainly learned from his experiences of playing Nadal at his strongest tournament of the

After the 38-year-old edged a competitive first set, the Spaniard dominated sets two and three to seal a 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 win.

Following the match Sinner commented on Nadal’s performance and expressed his desire to play him again. But it did not come to fruition an

So, no, as I said, you know, this question I answered already before. In one way at some point he was playing — he was playing and I was only running at some points.

“As I said, you know, the way is very long, still long, and I hope I can still have one more chance to play against him.

“Obviously, you know, I would like to see another test, and then we will see what’s happening. But, yeah, the way is long. Yeah, the only chance is to go back to work and I will see what’s going the next time.”

Two of these matches came at the French Open, the first of which came in the quarter-finals of the 2020 event.

Played indoors and in colder conditions later in the year, Nadal was pushed hard for two sets against Sinner, who was just 19 at the time.

The teenager ultimately succumbed to a 6-7, 4-6, 1-6 defeat, but certainly made Nadal work for a hard-fought victory.