"It's not a racquet change. It's not a shoe change": Sinner not distracted by talking point in Gucci bag

Jannik Sinner isn't distracted by his eye-catching bag and says he's at Wimbledon to play tennis.

Without facing any seeded players or even a top-75 opponent, Sinner has reached the semifinals of Wimbledon without being too challenged. He has won three of his matches in straight sets and two in four sets, yet he never seemed to lose control of a match.

However, in his quest for the semifinals, he will face his biggest challenge of the tournament in the 7-time Wimbledon champion, including the last four editions, Novak Djokovic.

Since the start of the tournament, Sinner's Gucci bag has drawn attention, as it was the first time someone entered the Centre Court with a non-white bag. Sinner praised the personalized bag made by Gucci, a brand of which he is a brand ambassador, but said it doesn't distract him from the goal of playing tennis at the All England Club. He also denied being the most stylish player on the ATP Tour.

“No, I'm not. As I say, the bag, it's nice to see. I know the family of Gucci very well. In the other way, if would influence me to play better or worse, I would not do it. It's not a racquet change. It's not a shoe change, which is something different. I'm here to play tennis. Winning matches means much, much more than carrying on a bag,” Sinner said.

“It feels good. It means a lot to me. Obviously, as I said on court, there is a lot of work behind this. Very happy that I can play my first semifinal here in this special place, a special surface. So let's see how it goes the next match,” Italian youngstar added.

Sinner and Djokovic will face each other on Thursday on Centre Court in what will be the final challenge before the final. Both players met in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon last year, and the Italian failed to capitalize on a two-set advantage, ultimately losing the match 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.