Jannik Sinner was the involuntary protagonist of a very ‘painful’ moment: here’s what he did in Miami
Unstoppable. Although some cracks can be seen with respect to the Sinner devastating in Melbourne and the excellent one in Indian Wells at least up to the entire first set of the semi-final lost against Carlos Alcaraz, the South Tyrolean champion also advances quickly in Florida, at Miami Openwhere he reached – the youngest in history to do so – his third career semifinal.
To get to the penultimate act of the American event, where among other things he will face Daniil Medvedev for the eleventh time in his career, the native of San Candido had to overcome, in the last three matches, the obstacles called Griekspoor (which put him in great difficulty by winning the first set), O’Connell and Machac.
Sinner’s aforementioned difficulties are not at all of an athletic nature, given that in the three matches mentioned the best version of the Italian talent was always seen in the second set. Or even in the third, as in the match against the tenacious Dutchman. It’s probably a problem with entering the match ‘with one’s head’ and leaving space for the opponents, who are sometimes good at capitalizing on the mental problems of the number three in the world.
In any case, Sinner doesn’t seem to worry too much about a small drop which, in addition to not having caused any real damage yet, can be considered more than justifiable for someone who has won 20 of the last 21 matches played.
Sinner laughs, the physiotherapist less: what happened in Miami
Indeed, to be honest, Sinner appears visibly more serene and relaxed not only compared to the Australian Open and Rotterdam, but also compared to Indian Wells. The proof is his reaction to an episode that quickly went viral.
Precisely during the match with O’Connell, the Australian’s first serve was only missed by Sinner, who, placing his racket, diverted the course of the ball towards…the lower parts of his physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi, stationed on the sidelines together with Darren Cahill.
The moment of pain lamented by Naldi was evident – but also the fun of Jannik’s coach – with Sinner who then rushed over rather than to console him, to have a laugh with him, as evidenced by the video released on X by Tennis TV. The South Tyrolean tennis player continued to laugh heartily until the end of the game, won by his rival who was already chasing him in a second set dominated by the Italian talent.
