Italy’s tennis star Jannik Sinner has announced venture with
Formula 1. The 22-year-old has had a fabulous outing while playing at the
highest level in 2023.
As a much-deserved reward, Sinner, in a post on his official
account on social media platform X — previously known as Twitter — a new venture
with Formula 1.
“Honoured to be given the opportunity to work with the best
in motorsports @F1 ! Excited for the future and the fun projects we will work
together on, forza!,” he wrote.
Sinner is regarded as one of the most highly-rated players
currently playing in the men’s singles category alongside Spain’s Carlos
Alcaraz and America’s Ben Shelton. The San Candido-born lived up to the hype,
especially in the latter stages of 2023 where he registered some notable
victories.
The highlight of the year for Sinner came in the Davis Cup
where he led Italy to their first ever Finals title in more than four decades
after beating Australia in the grand finale with a score of 2-0.
The current world number played a key role as he defeated Serbia’s
legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic after saving three match points to keep Italy’s
hopes alive of securing a place in the final of the competition.
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