"You are better than others" - Piatti on his approach to Sinner

Piatti coached many ATP players including Novak Djokovic, Richard Gasquet or Milos Raonic. He also coached Maria Sharapova for one year. Now, he is taking care of Jannik Sinner who is one of the biggest talents in tennis. About Sinner, Piatti said:

“Jannik’s mentality is like the sport, he loves the sport. I like my job and have done it for 40 years. He is the same. He loves his sport and he wants to be better, improve and he is doing everything for that. Jannik is watching a lot of matches, practising a lot, and not because he is obligated to do so. Because he knows what he wants. It’s very easy to dedicate your life for one or two years, but I have been trying to tell Jannik he needs to dedicate his life to the sport for 15 years," Piatti said.

"He was working a lot and not dreaming. He went to some tournaments losing 6-1 6-0, but he came back a day later to the Academy and trained the next day with the same attitude. Jannik wanted to become good and kept going. He started with Futures and Challengers. He surprised with himself. When he started to beat a higher-ranked player, he understood his level and it was not a surprise anymore. When he won in Bergamo, the first thing I told him was: It was very good, but the level of the other player was not as good. Don’t be surprised you won the Challenger. You are better than the other, but now we need to find better players."

"His personality is now strong and I can speak to him openly 30 minutes after a loss, rather than wait until the next day. I can speak with him for six hours about tennis and he loves it. He doesn’t get distracted and prefers to watch Nadal-Federer matches than go to the cinema," said Riccardo Piatti.

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