Ahead of the 2023 ATP Finals, Jannik Sinner recently discussed how the death of his grandfather affected him. He couldn’t return home in time to bid his grandfather farewell and be with his family during a difficult time.
At the year-end tournament, Sinner is prepared to take on some of the most formidable opponents in the sport. However, he revealed a personal narrative that revealed a different aspect of his personality before he took the court.
In a recent interview, he talked about his emotional experience. Sinner discussed: “When my grandfather passed away in January, I was on a flight back from Australia. I landed in Milan at 6, and my grandfather had died at 4. I found my father at the airport. He was silent but I immediately saw that something was wrong. He told me on the street, and I held back. Not even my parents knew this; then, alone in the bedroom, a few tears fell. It’s normal.”
Jannik Sinner recalls hearing that his grandfather passed away:
"When my grandfather passed away in January, I was on a flight back from Australia. I landed in Milan at 6, my grandfather had died at 4. I found my father at the airport… he was silent but I immediately saw that… pic.twitter.com/1Tpc7BrJna
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) November 11, 2023
Jannik Sinner in 2023
WWWWWWWWWL Ranked no.4 (career-high), the Italian played his last match on the 12th of November when he overcame world no.6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-4 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Until now, during this year the Italian has achieved a compiled 58-14 match record. Jannik has won 4 titles in 2023 in Montpellier, Toronto, Beijing and Vienna. Jannik was the runner-up in Rotterdam and Miami.
