Laila Hasanovic at the hairdresser’s prepares a surprise for Jannik Sinner

A full-blown surprise from Laila Hasanovic, obviously intended for her Jannik Sinner. The Danish model and influencer prepared it during a visit to hairstylist Andrea Borrelli, who of course documented it on social media. Here the partner of the world’s number 1 tennis player can be seen practicing something she still has a lot of difficulty with: speaking Italian.

Laila Hasanovic, in a video posted on Andrea Borrelli’s saloon account, smiles in her bathrobe as the hairstylist fixes her hairstyle. The two meanwhile converse in English, with Sinner’s partner, however, asking for clarification on the correct pronunciation of some Italian phrases. “Let’s go to dinner,” she repeats. Then he admits, “With this language it’s really difficult.” Easy, however, is to imagine who she was trying to impress with that specific phrase. Referred to herself, however, is the concluding “Bellissima!”.

So Laila Hasanovic frames her upcoming agenda: “Guys, you should come to Copenhagen Fashion Week. If you came, you could treat my hair every day too. I’m going there for a week, after Cannes, so I’m going to Roland Garros.” Clearly, this last appointment was scheduled to support Sinner himself, who meanwhile, however, left the French Open in the second round after a painful elimination at the hands of Juan Manuel Cerundolo. Due, however, above all to the malaise felt by the South Tyrolean during the third set of a match he was dominating.

Before Paris, Laila had experienced intense weeks at her champion’s side. At the Foro Italico, she had been a constant and valuable presence: in the stands next to Mark Sinner, Jannik’s brother, during the painful semifinal against Daniil Medvedev, and then by the side of the entire family – dad Hanspeter and mom Siglinde included – for the final won in two sets over Casper Ruud. The South Tyrolean’s fans now consider her a genuine good luck charm, having already seen her at the Monte Carlo tournament she won in April. In Rome, that victory handed Sinner his sixth consecutive Masters 1000 and the completion of the Career Golden Masters, making him the first Italian to triumph at the Internazionali d’Italia since Adriano Panatta in 1976.

In Cannes, however, Laila had walked the red carpet solo – Sinner had flown to South Tyrol for a few days of rest – in a white dress with a “wedding flavor” that did not go unnoticed. It was also impossible not to notice the large ring proudly flaunted in front of photographers (although worn not on the ring finger): a detail that fueled rumors of a possible future marriage with the world number one. Two distant scenarios, that of the Croisette and that of the Dolomites, but both perfectly consistent with the moment the two are living.

On the sporting front, the exit from the stage at Roland Garros has left a trail of debate. Massimo Gramellini, in the Corriere della Sera, described Sinner as “a living paradox” in which “power and precariousness coexist,” comparing him to “an F1 bolide with an engine of disproportionate displacement compared to the chassis.” Words that divided fans: on the one hand, those who judged the reading excessive, recalling how tennis is an exhausting sport often played in extreme weather conditions; on the other hand, those who consider the psychological component fundamental, especially under high temperatures such as those recorded in Paris. Sinner himself, in the press conference, had tried to explain the incident with his usual lucidity: “In the middle of the third set I couldn’t find any energy, I didn’t feel very good on the court. It was hot but not terribly hot. This is sport, and it can happen.” Then, looking ahead, “Hopefully we will be ready for Wimbledon.”