2024 Wimbledon Tournament in tennis
July 1, 2024
16:08
Jannik Sinner opened up about two circumstances in his life when he cried, but it never happened for opposite reasons: “Tears of happiness? I haven’t had them yet.”
Jannik Sinner is ready to debut in the tournament Wimbledonwhere – after the rapid rise that brought him to the first place in the ranking and the latest victory on the grass in Halle – he is certainly among the favourites for the final success. On the eve of the start of the Championship, the 22-year-old from Alto Adige was interviewed by the Times. Sinner said that never having cried for joy, while there were a couple of times when he did it to vent his suffering. It was two sports injuries inflicted by the same person, Carlos Alcaraz: “It means that you care about the sport, that you want to reach that level“.
Jannik Sinner with the trophy won in Halle by beating Hurkacz in the final
Sinner goes to interview with Italy-Switzerland streaming on mobile phone
Sinner showed up for the interview – which took place on Saturday afternoon – with his cell phone in hand, while he was loading a live stream of Italy-Switzerland to take a look at it between one answer and another. But as soon as the match was displayed, the channel’s coverage switched to showing Jannik’s press conference from a few hours earlier. “Ah, here I am. Even when I watch football…“, he exclaimed a little dejectedly before bursting into laughter.
Then there was talk of the rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz, who promises to be the cover of world tennis for the next ten years, with many Grand Slam tournaments awaiting them, starting with this Wimbledon. The balance of the direct clashes between the two sees the Spaniard – two years younger – ahead 5-4, with a couple of particularly heavy, and very painful, victories for our Jannik. A quarter-final lasting five hours and 15 minutes at US Open in 2022 it was the match of the year: Carlos then won the tournament, his first Slam. Equally beautiful was the semifinal – again in five sets – played at Roland Garros last month: again Alcaraz won the match and then the tournament.
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The hug between Sinner and Alcaraz at the end of the match won by the Spaniard at the US Open
“Tears of happiness? I haven’t had them yet”
The Spanish described them as “probably the most difficult matches of my short career“, While for Sinner they were a reason to cry away from prying eyes: “Tears of happiness? I haven’t had them yet – he said – I cried after losing to Carlos at the US Open, even a little bit at Roland Garros. There are always moments when you feel emotions that you don’t want in the locker room or sometimes when you’re on public transport or even in your hotel room alone. It means that you care about the sport, that you want to reach that level.“.
Sinner had suspected that Alcaraz could become his biggest rival when the two first met at the Spaniard’s academy in April 2019: “He was already playing better tennis than me. I still remember the match. He was 15 and two years younger than me, which is a huge difference at that age, and I thought it was something special. You could see it and feel it.“.
Jannik is now at the top from all points of view, not only technically but also in terms of confidence and awareness of his own means and his status as number one. A large part of his exponential growth is also due to his large team, first and foremost the two coaches Vagnozzi and Cahill: “There are no secrets. I think the combination makes them the best team I’ve ever worked with and I’m ready to give 100%. There’s been a lot of hard work behind it. That’s why I’m here right now“. On the grass of London we start to win.
