Jannik Sinner raises a wall when asked about his relationship with Anna Kalinskaya, but his eyes light up: “I can say one thing, I’m very happy.”
The double of victories was not achieved for Jannik Sinner And his girlfriend Anna Kalinskaya: both were involved in the final of their respective tournaments in Germany, Halle And Berlin, but only the Italian took home the trophy, beating his great friend Hurkacz with two tie-breaks. The 25-year-old Russian was less lucky, having more than one match point against the American Pegula, ending up losing. Sinner always politely refuses when asked about his affair with Anna (“even if you try and ask me for more details, it doesn’t give you much reason to write about me“), but his actions speak for him and tell how much he cares for his current partner.
Jannik, the first thought is for Anna: messages on the cell phone
The final with Hurcakz had just ended and Sinner’s first thought was to take out his mobile phone to exchange messages with Kalinskaya. He therefore immediately knew not only that he had lost, but also that he had wasted some match points, a very painful affair for a tennis player, especially when the final victory of a tournament is at stake.
Sinner after the victory in Halle: “I send her a kiss”
So Jannik thought it best to dedicate very sweet words to his girlfriend in the classic hot interview: “My girlfriend Anna played in the final in Berlin today. She lost having had 6 match points in her favor. I’m very sorry for her, but she had a great week too“. He then added with the trophy in hand: “I send her a kiss“.
Sinner has a sweet thought for his girlfriend Anna Kalinskaya in Halle: they informed him immediately
But don’t ask him more…
This is all that Jannik allows about his love story, for the rest, when asked a specific question, he raises a wall which is not surprising knowing him: “I’m living my life and I can say one thing: I’m very happy. Then you know, I’m a very reserved guy, I don’t talk much about my life and especially my private life. Even if you try and ask me for more details, it doesn’t give you many reasons to write about me, that’s it“.
Anna Kalinskaya playing in the Berlin final against Pegula
The hug with dad Hanspeter: “It hit me, I didn’t expect it”
After the victory in the final in Halle, an unusual scene occurred: the hug between Jannik and his father Hanspeter, who was present in the stands behind coach Cahill and was caught on camera several times during the match. “Yes, I didn’t expect my dad to come – Sinner tells Repubblica – He called me on Saturday, after the semi-final, and told me: I’ll come up tomorrow. He got into the car with my uncle, his brother, so he didn’t make the trip alone, I hugged him too. He impressed me, he doesn’t normally come to watch my matches, it was a new emotion“.
Jannik Sinner complimented by Hurkacz after the final in Halle
The 22-year-old from South Tyrol has further strengthened his first place in the world rankings, which will see him still at the top even after Wimbledon. A Sinner always concentrated and capable of playing the important points as best as possible, but also ready to smile and drag the audience along with his spontaneity: “I always need to have fun when I play. We are on the pitch in many tournaments throughout the year, fun is essential: if you don’t have fun it becomes difficult to manage everything. Yes, I particularly enjoyed the final, but there are moments on the pitch when you can do it, you can smile. And then there are times when I’m very, very serious“.
Now comes the highly anticipated Wimbledon: “I will fly to London relatively soon, I hope to do a good preparation and then we will see how it goes: I will do my best. I won’t say whether I’m the favorite or not. Djokovic certainly is: if he comes back, if he is fit, he is clearly the favourite. Alcaraz won last year, Zverev is playing very well. We see. It will be a very interesting tournament“.
