Jannik Sinner doesn’t lose his smile: his message blows the Rome audience away

The court, in the end, proved Carlos Alcaraz right, who won the 2025 edition of the Internazionali d’Italia, but Jannik Sinner certainly did not lose his smile: during the awards ceremony, the world number 1 addressed the audience directly several times, triggering an enthusiasm that resulted in the now classic stadium chorus dedicated to him.

“I have to tell the truth, I would have signed before the tournament to get to the final. First of all I want to congratulate Carlos and his team, I am sure he will be the man to beat in Paris, at the moment on clay he is the strongest. I also applaud my team, with whom I have overcome three months that were not easy; I am proud of what we are. We bring home a special trophy, even though we wanted that’other…” he then added smiling.

“For the Italians, it was a fantastic tournament: Jasmine Paolini won the singles and doubles (with Sara Errani, ed.), Lorenzo Musetti and I made it to the bottom of the men’s tournament. We are a beautiful group” said Sinner again, who in Rome faced his second career final on clay, after the one in Umag in 2022 (then won precisely against Alcaraz).

Thanking friends and family, Sinner then made a joke about his own brother that sparked laughter from the audience: “I thank my friends and family who came here… I also thank my brother who, however, preferred to be in Imola to watch Formula 1 rather than be here” he added with a laugh. “One’last thing: thanks to the’organization and the whole audience, it was fantastic, it gave me great energy: for me this tournament was a test, now we look forward”.