Jannik Sinner and emotions: while he plays he doesn’t show them, but he feels them, oh yes he does! Although on the pitch he seems cold, off the pitch he is a completely different thing and he talks about it in an interview with Times. The “indicted” episodes are the defeats suffered against Carlos Alcaraz.
Tears of happiness? I haven’t had them yet. I cried after losing to Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open, a little at Roland Garros too. There are always times when you feel emotions that you don’t want, in the locker room or sometimes when you are in the car for the transfer or even in the hotel room alone. It means you care about sports. It means you want to reach this level.
“I’m actually more relaxed now after a defeat – goes on – than when I was younger, because I know I can provide for myself and my team“.
About Alcaraz
Nice words for the young rival: “He was already playing better tennis than me. I still remember the match. He was 15, two years younger than me, which at that age is a huge difference, I thought for sure he was something special.”
ON THE WORK TEAM AND WIMBLEDON
Getting to number 1 in the ATP rankings was a great team effort. Now Wimbledon is in the sights, but what’s the trick? “There are no secrets between us. I think this combination makes them the best team I’ve ever worked with and I’m ready to give 100%. There was a lot of hard work behind it. That’s why I’m here now. I always say that I have the people I really love with me and I want to share everything with them. The rest is what it is. I feel very safe when I go home.”
Am I the favorite at Wimbledon? I don’t know. If Djokovic regains his confidence in his body he will be very difficult to beat. Alcaraz won here last year. I have my chances just like them, of course, but let’s see. All these questions will be answered in the next couple of weeks.
On family and the choice between skiing and tennis
Family has played a very important role in Jannik’s young career, and every now and then he sees his father pop up in his box. But what family is it? “I come from a very normal family. I think the most surprising thing is that we haven’t changed. They’ve always supported me, but when I came home from school, my parents were never there because they were at work, so I got ready to go skiing.”
Why did I leave skiing? You make a mistake and you’re out and I never liked being third, fourth or fifth. So at some point I decided that I preferred tennis, because I could make mistakes and still win. How important is it to be independent? I never liked the feeling of using my parents’ money. How did they take my move to Bordighera? I told them that everything was fine there. Plus, they had a dog and I love animals.
Sinner, Djokovic and Alcaraz warm up their engines: training images
