Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner believes that Darren Cahill and Simone Vagnozzi’s honesty and compatibility have been key factors in his success.
Sinner chose in early 2022 to change his coaching setup after a great start to his career that saw him win six titles in his first three years on the ATP Tour. He had been mentored by Riccardo Piatti since he was in his early teens.
Recently, a reporter asked Sinner: “I appreciate your patience with this question because I know you take a lot of questions about Darren Cahill, but I’m writing an article about his coaching career. You’ve talked a lot about how he’s helped you—not so much tactically or technically but mentally and psychologically. I wonder if, now that you have spent time with him, you can see how he’s been able to coach all these other players, not just you, to Grand Slam titles.”
Sinner answered: “No, I didn’t say he has not helped me on the tactical and technical side. I think the combination of him and Vagni is working well. That is what he has, because, also because of his age, he has more experience than I think all of the team has. So this is a really important point for all of us. I just feel lucky that I can, you know, stay around him because, you know, he is such a humble guy. You know, now we stay in the house together. He is just as normal a person as I am, as my dad is, and as all the rest of the team.”
He added: “He suits the whole team well, and I think that’s the most important. And then, in the company, we live throughout the day; we live a normal life, which is trying to get better on the court. He knows me well because he knows my body now. He knows what I need on the court. So we have a little bit longer talk sometimes and try to understand what’s best for me, and that’s it. I mean, he has been one of the best coaches on the tour for a long time, and then, you know, with the combination of Simone, whom I recognize as one of the best coaches, it’s a perfect combination.”
Sinner in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2024
WWWWWWWWLW Currently ranked no.3 (career-high), Jannik has managed to achieve an overall 13-0 win-loss record in 2024. The Italian is currently playing in Indian Wells where he overcame the world no.99 Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3 6-0.
Jannik Sinner will take on the world no.25 Jan-Lennard Struff in the 3rd round on Sunday at 3:30 pm on STADIUM 1. They have never played each other up to now in top competitions.
Jannik has won 2 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open and Rotterdam.
The Italian won 13 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 7 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner will play next in Miami (Miami Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 18th of March.
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