Jannik Sinner feels like a budding student

The words of Jannik Sinner

Jannik Sinner after his winning debut in the ATP tournament in Halle took stock of the situation: “Grass is a surface where I feel I still have to learn, probably more even than the others. The last few days after ‘s-Hertogenbosch I have been training many hours, trying to find my game again and improve my movement.”

“Today I felt that I was moving much better than in the last match. Every match is good and I have positive feelings. I learn with every match. Today I had a lot of chances in the second set, I couldn’t take advantage of them, but I still responded well in the third.”

Despite having achieved excellent results in skiing since childhood, at the age of 13 Jannik decided to devote himself exclusively to tennis, moving to Bordighera, at the court of Riccardo Piatti. It was a choice that would prove successful, as Sinner is the youngest Italian tennis player ever to enter the top 100 (October 2019) and to win an Atp title in the Open era (Sofia 2020). In addition, along with Matteo Berrettini, Jannik is the only Italian tennis player to have reached at least the round of 16 in all four Slams. For him, 2022 was the breakthrough year: he left Piatti to rely on Vagnozzi.