Jannik Sinner: Life Beyond Tennis and the Road to Roland-Garros

Jannik Sinner is working towards Madrid, but above all to be ready for the Rome International, a springboard for Roland-Garros. The South Tyrolean tennis player spoke about himself and it came out that he might have a flaw: «I don't wash the dishes after eating, I leave them there and deal with them two days later».

The Italian player shared more about his life off the court: «Perhaps, people have gone a bit too far about me. To me, it seemed like I was doing normal things: you see someone who is not feeling well, you help; you meet a child, there's a ball, you play a bit. I don't even think about it. It's my way of living. On the court, I am serious, I do my rituals, but after the match, I like to joke around. That's how I am, I have always been like this. The difference is that now I have more cameras on me, more attention. And everything gets amplified. But let's not exaggerate, come on...».

His Flaw in the Game

«I get angry too, as it should be. In life, you need to understand the moments, there's a time to joke and a time to get angry. A flaw in tennis? Sometimes I am too hasty, I want to learn everything immediately. I've realized that when I'm in a hurry I lose clarity and this, instead of helping, hinders me».

Sinner, how is he after the injury in Monte Carlo? Here's when he returns to the field, the stage in Madrid in view of Rome and Paris

The Clay Season

Season on clay: «At this point everything changes: I am facing a complex, but also interesting period. It's not the surface I am most comfortable on». Then he adds: «At Indian Wells, I invited my best friend: he saw that, win or lose, I am always the guy he knew from school».

Sinner and the Olympics

«Mom still doesn't watch the matches because she gets anxious, and if I call her often she doesn't answer because she's busy. Winning has its weight, but the most important thing is the affections». Then about the Olympics in Paris: «Let the flag be carried by someone who lives for the Games and bases their career on the Olympics. Then if they want to give it to me, I am happy but as a tennis player, I have the four Grand Slams, the nine Masters 1000, the Davis Cup... For me, the Olympics is a tournament, an extra. For others, it's the tournament. I read an interview with Usain Bolt where he said: I train four years to run a hundred meters in nine seconds. This impressed me».