Jannik Sinner crowned by Toni Nadal

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The words of Toni Nadal

Even in Spain everyone is crazy now about Jannik Sinner.  "Whether he can meddle in the rivalryà between Djokovic and Alcaraz? He already has" done it". Telling the daily AS was not just any Iberian but Toni Nadal, Rafa’s uncle and long his coach.

"From now on Alcaraz will be dealing with an even tougher rival. Not that he was not before, but after the title he won in Australia today Sinner has gained even more confidence and I think we will see some great challenges between them" in the future, he added.

Meanwhile, Paolo Bertolucci in a brief interview granted to Libero revealed in recent days an interesting background on Jannik Sinner that speaks volumes about his professionalismà. "Talent would not have been enough. Let me tell you an anecdote: it was cold on the afternoon of December 31 in Monte Carlo, but I saw him on the court practicing his serve. He was not having spritz with friends".

"Right now the main difference from others è the mentalityà which allows him to cultivate his tennis talent in the best way. Compared to Alcaraz, there’è a gap light years wide in Sinner" s way of applying himself to tennis, he added.

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