Despite turning 48, the world number one in 2023/24. looked as formidable as ever in the 2018 campaign, winning the Shanghai Masters, the UK Championship, the Masters, the World Grand Prix and the Riyadh World Masters.
He also reached the Tour Finals. Championship last weekend where he defeated fellow veteran Mark Williams. But despite his form, Robertson claimed in January: “Despite playing terribly, he has developed an unbeaten reputation this season.”
But now the 2010 world champion has insisted the comment was meant as a compliment and revealed he was looking for it. . the always great for trying to clarify your wording. “I was killed at the start of the season because I said Ronnie was terrible early in the tournaments,” Robertson told Eurosport.
“It was a compliment, but some articles came out that I thought he was terrible, which . was rubbish. In fact to the point where I spoke to Ronnie and said you know what I’m talking about and he just laughed.”
Robertson explained that his analysis related to O’Sullivan’s early game in events and the seven-time world champion had no problems with the result. “He knew what I was talking about,” added Robertson, 42. “When you get to the semifinals and finals, you can really push the tournament forward.”
In fact, “The Rocket” was wild in its own form. . Early in the campaign, especially after Barry Hawkins won his Masters second round match 6-3 at Alexandra Palace. But he also suggested that he had the ability to bring other players down to his level when he wasn’t at his best.
“I felt sorry for him because if I had played well, he would have played well and the game would have been good, he said. “But I think with some players, most players, I just have this ability that if I play bad, they play even worse.”
O’Sullivan goes to World Snooker again. Clear favorite at this month’s championships in Sheffield as he bids for an eighth world crown. His current streak of seven marks a record he shares with the iconic Stephen Hendry.
He already has an unprecedented 23 Triple Crown events. his name But despite his impressive statistics, O’Sullivan has always insisted that the notion of records doesn’t bother him..
