Serious bereavement in Jannik Sinner household: aunt Margith dies

World No. 1 received the bad news as soon as he arrived in Beijing

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As soon as he won the U.S. Open, Jannik Sinner had dedicated his success to Margith Rauchegger, mother Siglinde’s sister. "I want to dedicate the title to my aunt, she is not well and I don’t know how much longer she will be in my life. I wish everyone health", her moving words. A dedication in worldview to a person who was instrumental in her journey of growth.

Unfortunately, as soon as è arrived in Beijing, the world number one received the trieste news: aunt Margith è died. She was 56 years old. The woman è was a very important figure in Jannik Sinner’s life, particularly when he was a young boy.

Aunt Margith looked after him many times, along with his brother Mark, when his parents could not take care of him because they were busy with work. An important bond, confirmed by the immediate return home, after the venture in New York, to re-embrace certainly his parents but also his aunt, a person to whom Jannik Sinner è was always very close.

"I wish you knew how precious you were. Margith è fell asleep forever in her beloved home…"” reads the obituary with which the Sinner-Rauchegger family announced the passing of Margith, who had turned 56 last Sept. 21.