The'tennis coach is direct about Jannik Sinner: "He has a huge advantage"

The’former coach of Lorenzo Sonego, Fabio Colangelo, in an interview with Spazio Tennis analyzed Jannik Sinner in x-ray, identifying the main strengths that make him stand out over other opponents on the ATP circuit: “The most impressive thing is the decontraction with which he hits: Jannik always has stable supports, the arm is very relaxed, this helps you in moments of tension, but above all it allows you to make much less fatigue – explained Colangelo -. In three- or five-set matches, where you can be on the court for as long as three or four hours, playing with so little fatigue is a huge advantage”.

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A key factor is also his team: “The fact that he is so quick to learn and rely on his team is a huge quality, denoting great intelligence. He is eager to learn, he is very trusting of his staff, and he is very quick to embrace the improvements that come to him”. Sinner on court puts extremely high pressure on his opponents: “Opponents know this: it brings a lot more pressure on you in service games, because you know that in response you are unlikely to break. When the exchange starts, it’s hard to win the point. Apart from Alcaraz, who is aware of this, the others all feel inferior, and this takes away confidence”.

The Blue is thus a complete tennis player: “Jannik does everything very well: he has gained an impressive confidence in his own means, and opponents sense it. He has no holes in his game, and those few he had he improved. Now he is complete in everything. Even mentally he has no dips, and the other players know it”. The four-time Slam winner is also closing his last few gaps: “He is improving in situations where he used to struggle a bit more: he shoots hard from the back, doesn”t lose court, moves very well, and always has the right choice and solution to get out of the exchange”.

Now Sinner uses more variety in his shots: “He uses more change of pace, more backs, he is less predictable when attacking. These seem trivial things, but the truth is that he does it better than others”. There is a lot of talk about the possible third wheel that could fit into the duopoly with Alcaraz: “It is an important topic. It will all depend on the physical side, but I think the player who has more technical characteristics to approach that level is Jack Draper”

“I also really like Fonseca, who is very young, is already in the top 30 and has room and time to grow. I am also curious about Mensik, but there we will have to see the physical and mental evolution. If I had to name a name, though, the one who, if the physique supports him, can really try to bother the two monsters is Draper”, Colangelo concluded.