Jannik Sinner admits he is "hurting a lot" but Italy's dethroned Australian Open champion is determined to be fuelled by his sensational semi-final "lesson" from Novak Djokovic and return even stronger.
The Italian was left counting the cost of his inability to convert a host of break-point opportunities in his roller-coaster 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-4 loss to the indefatigable, seemingly ageless Serb on Friday.
But while the deflating sense of a golden opportunity missed was written across his face, the 24-year-old was quick to try to take something positive from his first defeat at the Melbourne slam after 19 straight singles wins there.
