Jannik Sinner, who recently ascended to world number 1 in tennis, credits his good fortune to playing padel with Italian football legend Francesco Totti. Now, Sinner has hinted at a future adventure on the ski slopes, proposing to bring Totti along.
“Playing padel with Francesco Totti brought me luck, so thank you, Francesco. If skiing with him brings half as much luck, maybe we’ll see him at the Milan-Cortina Olympics,” Sinner humorously remarked in a video shared by the Milan-Cortina social media.
Totti had previously joked, “Since playing padel with me, Sinner became number 1. Coincidence? I don’t think so.” Sinner responded with a smile after his recent victory in Beijing, hinting that their bond might extend beyond the tennis court and onto the ski slopes.
Sinner in Beijing, ranking, and results in 2024
Currently ranked no.1, Sinner has managed to achieve a compiled 56-5 record in 2024. Jannik is now competing in Beijing where he defeated the world no.28 Nicolas Jarry 4-6 6-3 6-1
.Jannik Sinner will play the world no.69 Roman Safiullin in the 2nd
round. Their actual record is 2-0 for Sinner.Sinner conquered 6 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati and U.S. Open.
The Italian won 17 titles in his career: 8 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) on the 2nd of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 28th of October.
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