The British newspaper Telegraph publishes an interview with the Italian champion on the occasion of his return to Wimbledon: “I am a very normal person”
“I’m a very normal person.” This comes from a man who was at the top of the world rankings for 78 weeks, won four Grand Slams and became the first tennis player in history to win six Masters 1000 tournaments in a row. Despite all these confessions, Jannik Sinner he doesn’t feel special and remains focused on his true goal: “tennis”. I play for myself, not for records. I like to be the best, but the only thing I want to achieve is to be able to say when I retire that I did everything possible to become the best tennis player for me” In an interview with an English newspaper TelegraphThe blue tennis player shows himself as he is: calm, phlegmatic and calm, even if everything around him is moving furiously.
“My dream was to become a Formula 1 driver”
Sinner is always in control of the situation, both on and off the field, rarely losing his temper or making a mistake to force the game. check it was this element that made him fall in love with tennis as a child, even while he was doing skiing and soccer with good results at the age of eight. On the other hand, Sinner idolized the American skier. Bode Miller and pilots Formula 1. In fact, he didn’t know a single tennis player other than Andreas Seppi. On the other hand, “I dreamed of becoming a Formula 1 driver, but we had no money, so we didn’t even start…”
“Tennis shows what kind of person you are”
There is an element that pushed him to pick up a racquet and never leave it again: tennis provides an opportunity to truly know yourself. “I come from a very small village where people don’t play tennis. I only played a couple of hours a week. But after playing a little more, continues Sinner al. Telegraph – I fell in love with it because when you play you are the only one who can make a difference. Of course I could control, but also understand who I am as a personbecause I believe that when someone is stressed, you can see how they really are.” Maintaining control is a fundamental aspect, but in Sinner’s playing it merges with aggression: “I’ve always been like this.” Before matches he listens to music to energize and calm down, just like him Hoods on the HilltopAustralian hip hop group from the 1990s. But it’s rare to see the Italian tennis player tense: “That’s why we practice, trying to figure out what shot works best,” he says.
Sinkaras: rivalry in the name of friendship
Part of the interview can be devoted only to the rivalry of modern tennis. After the Big Four period – Djokovic, Federer, Murray e Nadal – and for a moment of stagnation they came to play all the main tournaments together: Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. “Sinkaraz”purely sporting rivalry: “Carlos is a friend, but also a rival. However, I believe that rivalry can develop into beautiful friendship. They exist healthy competition “I think ours is one of them.” Sooner or later someone else will come, I know things can change quickly. I focus on what I have to do and what I can control,” says the Italian. And when he talks about control, he already means what will happen after it’s over, even if it’s too early to talk about it: “There will be a new chapter after my career. Knowing me, she won’t be into tennis. I’d like to do other things.”
Holiday after Monte Carlo: only Coca Zero and sweets
During the interview given Telegraphjust finished celebrating the victory in Monte Carlo against Alcaraz. His work team takes part in the celebrations, since tennis is truly an individual sport, but behind Sinner’s performances there is a real group: “I like that the whole team comes together, because without them it is impossible, so we set a long table, turned on the music, ate and drank well.” The drinks are strictly non-alcoholic, Sinner emphasizes: “I don’t really like the taste of alcohol. I’d prefer one Coca-Cola Zero. But sometimes I like champagne and white wine. dessert this was more important: a lot of ice cream, a lot of cakes. The rest is pasta, fish and meat. We ate a lot.”
Disqualification in 2025 and illness at Roland Garros 2026
Not only lights, but also shadows in the career of the 25-year-old tennis player. Memory goes to disqualification for the case Clostebolerupted in 2024, which resulted in a three-month disqualification, from February to May 2025. Sinner admits: “I realized that there is life off the field. It was good for me to stay away from tennis for a while.” But while he was giving an interview to a British newspaper, he could not know that two months later he would withdraw due to illness at Roland Garros, just in the second round. The Paris tournament is becoming something of a curse for the South Tyrolean: last year he lost the final to Alcaraz, losing three match points. But moving on to today’s news, it’s time to think Wimbledonwhere he will play as the defending champion. “This is the best place a professional tennis player can be.” And then he will try to play his best tennis to defend the title he won a year ago, a feat achieved by only nine players in the Open era.