How did Jannik Sinner go from being a top skier to winning the Australian Open?
After his thrilling victory at the Australian Open, Jannik Sinner went from being a champion skier to a Grand Slam champion; Sky Sports Tennis will broadcast action from Marseille, Rotterdam, Rio, and Acapulco, while the WTA will go to Abu Dhabi and San Diego; the major ATP/WTA tournament takes place in Dubai in February.
Following his victory at the Australian Open, Jannik Sinner was named by Lindsey Vonn as the “best skier to win a Grand Slam”. The Italian’s victory in Melbourne seemed to have been predetermined by the stars.
For Sinner, who grew up in the largely German-speaking region of South Tyrol in northern Italy, pressure is a luxury. His mother was a waitress and his father was a chef at the ski resort where they both worked.
Adopted as ‘Jan the Fox’ since elementary school, he won a national giant slalom skiing title at the age of eight, then turned his attention to tennis at the age of thirteen.
Although he had won several championships on the ATP Challenger Tour, it was his victory in the 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan that marked his big break.
He advanced to his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the French Open the following year, and in 2021 he made history in Washington by being the youngest ATP 500 champion. He was the first player born in the 2000s to crack the top 10 and finished second in the Masters 1000 at the Miami Open.
Recently, Sinner’s father has been taking his kid to other competitions; however, the family—which also includes Marc, Sinner’s adoptive brother—did not visit Australia.
Sinner said in his award speech, “I wish everyone could have my parents because they always let me choose whatever I wanted to.” “Even when I was younger I (played) also some other sports and they never put pressure on myself and I wish that this freedom is possible for as many young kids as possible.”
Since Adriano Panatta lifted the French Open trophy in 1976, no Italian guy has won a Grand Slam singles championship. However, today’s football-crazed Italy is fixated on Sinner.
Panatta told Italian radio that “he’s an exceptional kid and one of our best export products.” “He’ll undoubtedly win a lot of slams. He possesses a remarkable blend of talent, drive, and moral fiber. In addition, he is capable of managing himself under pressure. I don’t often see players like that.”
A non-football athlete has not attracted as much interest in Italy since Valentino Rossi dominated motorcycle racing, Marco Pantani was the best cyclist in the world, or Alberto Tomba was collecting Olympic skiing medals.
The ‘Carota Boys’, Sinner’s fan group, were in Melbourne to kick off the Australian Open.
After coming back to Italy, they joined more than a thousand orange-clad supporters in Turin to watch the championship game on a huge screen.
Part of the inspiration for the theme is Sinner’s red-orange hair and his substitution of carrots for bananas during a tournament changeover in Vienna in 2019.
Sinner has unquestionably demonstrated that he is a force to be reckoned with for years to come, and he is the guy most likely to lead the game into its next age with Carlos Alcaraz.
Three of the previous six Grand Slams have now been won by them together; Djokovic has won the remaining two.
“Pressure is a constant, but it’s a positive kind of pressure. I enjoy dancing during pressure storms. Since that’s usually where I play my best tennis,” Sinner said.
The 22-year-old is prepared to spearhead the transformation, according to his coach Darren Cahill, as the hierarchy will undoubtedly change.
Andre Agassi, Simona Halep, and Lleyton Hewitt are just a few of the celebrities Cahill has worked with in the past.
In the summer of 2022, Sinner fired longtime coach Riccardo Piatti and brought in Simone Vagnozzi and famed Australian Cahill.
In addition, Cahill stated, “We trust in Jannik, we always have. The combo is definitely working. He’s a unique little child. Even the way he strikes the ball sounds great.
“He will eventually succeed when he hits the ball the way he does, wants to get better the way he does, and moves the way he does.
“As coaches, it’s our responsibility to bring him to where he wants to go as rapidly as possible so he can have a lengthy window at the top of the game.
“He has been
Sinner’s contemporaries like him because they’ve always seen the explosive potential in his lean physique.
Australian player Nick Kyrgios stated on Eurosport that Jannik is a really kind man in the locker room. He seems so professional all the time, but in reality, he’s a sponge.
“The locker room had been watching him since he first went on tour and faced Steve Johnson in Rome, wondering, ‘Who is this skinny guy who has the crowd in the palm of his hand?'” Already, the ball-striking was visible.
“I believe that in the next years, he will win many more Slams because this is going to be such a huge jump forward for him. Now that he has this, he’s
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