Jannik Sinner, comes the gaffe of the month. Maybe of the year

That betrayed the contestant may have been the tension of the moment, perhaps brought about by the fact that the broadcast’s prize money is not despicable: what viewers of Caduta Libera, a Mediaset broadcast, may, however, be the gaffe of the month on racquet ace Jannik Sinner, if not the gaffe of the year. To correctly answer the question, affordable even for those who are not tennis fans, one had to say who was the first Italian tennis player to triumph in the Wimbledon tournament, the third Slam of the season after the Australian Open and Roland Garros.

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But that is not all, also helping were the first initial of the first name (J) and the final of the last name (R), as well as the certainty that the first name was six letters, as was the last name. All of this, however, was not enough to avoid the embarrassment. If everyone from home expected a very comfortable as well as immediate ‘Jannik Sinner’ the contestant stalled. “Maybe he is also the only one – ventured the host, the good Max Giusti, a little hesitant and a little ironic -: we never talk about him these days”. Evidently now confused our new hero outdid himself and pulled a resounding ‘Johnny Federer’ out of his hat.

“What the? Italian!!” Giusti then exploded, when by then the omelette had been made. Last July 14, on the packed Central Court of Wimbledon, the South Tyrolean again wrote Italian tennis history, signing perhaps the finest chapter of his career, his first triumph in the most prestigious tournament of the year. The champion, in his fourth Slam, prevailed in a comeback over his longtime rival, Carlos Alcaraz, with the scores of 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. The decisive factor was his serve, which almost never betrayed him and undermined the Murcia outfielder, who had come to the event on the strength of his success in Paris.

“It really is a special moment. Before this match I thought that I never even imagined that I could play this trophy, it is a dream come true. I want to thank my team and everyone who supported me on this special day” Jannik had said after the match.

“In Paris the defeat was so hard, but in the end it doesn&#8217t matter how you win or how you lose: in major tournaments you have to reset the past and keep working – he had added. That&#8217s one of the reasons why I won today. The last game I served very well, I am very happy about that. At best of 5 any moment can change the match. something that can only happen at Wimbledon, that”s why it”s so nice to play here.