Sinner’s games (Federica Cocchi, La Gazzetta dello Sport)
You never forget your first day as an Olympic athlete. With the medical examinations carried out at CONI yesterday morning, Jannik Sinner officially began the process that will accompany him towards the Paris Olympics. A kind of investiture for him who did not participate in Tokyo 2020. But Paris at Five Circles is another story: he will get there as number 1 in the world and with the desire to have an experience that can change the life of every athlete.
From the beginning of the season, Jannik declared that one of the fundamental objectives of his season would be the Olympic Games and he reiterated this more than once, on every occasion. Not least on Monday when he said he wanted to erase the Roland Garros semi-final defeat against Alcaraz by trying to win a gold medal on the same courts. Meetings After the great party that Sesto, his town in Val Pusteria, gave him on Tuesday, Sinner immediately flew to Rome where at 8 o’clock he crossed the gates of the Giulio Onesti Olympic Training Center of CONI accompanied by the athletic trainer Ferrara.
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Thesis also confirmed by Jannik who, after the checks supervised by Doctor Maria Rosaria Squeo, Head of the Olympic Area, met his friend Filippo Tortu, currently involved in the European Athletics Championships in Rome. Some informal chat about his upcoming commitments and the Olympic experience that awaits him. Jannik also spoke to Tamberi, the captain of the Italian expedition and would also have considered the possibility of going to watch last night’s athletics competitions at the Olimpico. It is not certain that, although the uniforms for him are not yet ready, he could appear among the athletes who will receive the flag this morning from President Mattarella: «Going to the Olympics is a great honor for me – said the South Tyrolean -. It will be played in Europe, I am very excited and curious to meet all the other Azzurri besides Filippo and to all team up together. I’m happy because the visits went well and I’m very well.”
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After the English lawns, the world number 1 plans to play on the clay of Bastad, in Sweden, like many of his colleagues who will play the five-round tournament. It will be an opportunity to adapt to the clay again after the weeks on the grass: «The Olympics – he underlined – will be a key moment in my career. Number 1 in the world? It’s a very nice feeling, and the video of players who have been in the past and congratulated me was also exciting. I did not expect. It’s nice to feel people’s love and support.”. Even more so with the blue shirt.
Sinner “In Paris for a medal” (Lorenzo Ercoli, Corriere dello Sport)
The Olympics will be a key moment in my career, the goal is to move forward as much as possible, the dream is a medal.” It’s true, in tennis there is still Wimbledon involved, unlike disciplines where the emotion is already palpable, but resisting the charm of the five hoops is difficult for Jannik Sinner and colleagues; yesterday Nadal and Alcaraz made the doubles pair official. The new world number 1 had a fleeting taste of the Olympic atmosphere during the day spent at the CONI’s “Giulio Onesti” Olympic Preparation Center, where he carried out the visits of the “Probable Olympic Athletes” protocol in view of Paris 2024. Basically a complete check-up to prevent any medical problems and ensure the perfect health of all the Italians present at the Games.
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At Acquacetosa Jannik met Filippo Tortu, an athlete who he will meet again in Paris and with whom in 2019 he shared one of the first commercials he shot: «For me it will be an honor to go to the Olympics for the first time. I am very curious to meet new Italian athletes and share many positive moments with them. Here I found Filippo Tortu again and he made me very happy.” In 2021 Jannik could have played in Tokyo, but with former coach Riccardo Piatti he decided to skip the appointment. The decision was painful and discussed, but was right in terms of the work wanted by the coach.
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The student of Vagnozzi and Cahill will have at least four days to become familiar with the grass before his debut: «My goals? They remain similar to the ones before. The priority is to improve as a tennis player and as a person, having my team around me helps. The closest tennis goal is to try to advance to Wimbledon. Then there will be Paris.
Musetti the herbivore takes pleasure in it (Roberto Bertellino, Tuttosport)
Lorenzo Musetti started his season on grass in the best way by reaching the quarter-finals, which he will play tomorrow, in the Boss Open, 250 ATP underway in Stuttgart. The canary, after the success achieved on his debut against the French Mpetshi Perricard, yesterday stopped the run of the German Dominic Koepfer, a player who with his left-handed cuts on the grass is able to express good tennis. In the first set the blue continued the series of winning tie-breaks in Stuttgart, still put on the board by 9 points to 7 as already happened in the two of the first round match. In the second he instead had to bow to the home tennis player, and always in the tie-break. The third set was effectively decided with the break won by the blue in the eighth game, sealed with a great backhand and without leaving even a “15” to his opponent.
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In Stuttgart, the American Frances Tiafoe, number 4 seeded, also advanced to the quarterfinals, defeating the German Jannick Hanfmann at the end of a hard-fought match. Tiafoe is trying to rediscover the brilliance that took him to number 10 in the rankings in June 2023. He has now dropped to 28th place. Today in the Libema Open in `s-Hertogenbosch Luca Nardi will also return to the field, facing American Sebastian Korda, n° 7 in the seeding, in a challenge between young talents. A “first” in the top circuit that ensures entertainment. Nothing to do yesterday in the women’s field for Lucrezia Stefanini, stopped in the 2nd round of the 250 WTA in Nottingham by the Australian Birrell. For the Tuscan two sets played on equal terms with her opponent before the vertical collapse in the third fraction.
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