"He is the smartest tennis player I have ever met": Adversity revealed for Jannik Sinner who 'couldn't get up' before Davis Cup final win
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Angelo
Binaghi, director of the Italian Tennis Federation, remarked that Jannik Sinner
had serious physical issues before the Davis Cup final against Australia.
The
22-year-old prodigy delivered a remarkable performance during the international
competition week. Sinner led his team in Malaga to secure their first title in
47 years, winning all five matches he played in the Davis Cup Finals, three in
singles and two in doubles.
In the
final against Australia, the Australians claimed victory in the first encounter
between Matteo Arnaldi and Alexei Popyrin (7-5, 2-6, 6-4), placing the
responsibility on Sinner to secure the win that would grant them the title. He
accomplished this by convincingly defeating Alex de Minaur with a score of 6-3,
6-0, sparking joy among the Italians.
Recently,
Angelo Binaghi, the director of the Italian Tennis Federation, shared that
Sinner was almost physically unable to play just a few hours before his match,
as reported in the Italian newspaper L’Unione Sarda:
"I
confirm it, Sinner couldn't get up, he went back to bed after breakfast, at
midday on Sunday he couldn't stand.
“The
greatest fortune is to have such a serious athlete, who loves work, commitment
and who spares no effort. Many people didn't understand Sinner well. He is the
smartest tennis player I have ever met, with an education and work culture
never seen before,” he added.
“Djokovic?
Novak is the strongest player in history. A monster who has won everything,
always. And you who beat him like that have two huge balls, you are a player of
exceptional level and for your country you manage to give beyond your
best,"
"It's
not my year, it's a ruling class that took over the most disastrous discipline
in Italy, we were poor, ugly and bad, without money and players, with large
swathes of corruption within our system. Today we are beautiful, with the best
players in the world, and we are rich because we have created a positive and
profitable system,”
“Private
individuals and public bodies today know what a gold mine tennis is. And our
athletes are extraordinary kids, before being champions on the court,"
Binaghi concluded.
Cristhián AvilaTennis Journalist
Cristhián Ávila is a tennis journalist based in Santiago, Chile, and has been part of the TennisUpToDate team since early 2023. He covers the ATP and WTA Tours as well as all four Grand Slams, producing breaking news, match reports, analysis, and regular liveblogs from major tournaments.
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