Jannik Sinner beat Ben Shelton and, 12 months later, returned to the ultimate on the Australian Open. His coach Darren Cahill, as already introduced by the identical ATP No.1, will not be Jannik’s coach on the finish of the 12 months. However Cahill’s final season alongside the 2-time Slam champion has began in the very best method.
On the press convention, the Australian coach analyzed – along with one other coach Simone Vagnozzi – Sinner’s path in Melbourne, additionally speaking concerning the tough moments skilled within the final 12 months.
“It’s never easy to defend a Slam for the first time in your career, there are a lot of things to deal with and we couldn’t be more proud of him for the way he handled it, both on and off the court. The way he faced adversity and the extraordinary resilience for a 23-year-old. He’s very young but sometimes he seems wiser than us. We’re not surprised to see him in the final again, his level has been very high for months now, but here in Australia he seems to be even stronger,” he stated.
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On the off-court difficulties of the final 12 months, Cahill analyzed: “Jannik is very mature for his age but no one is ‘bulletproof’. Since last April he has experienced moments of great pressure off the court but he was able to put everything aside and managed to win a US Open and so much more. We don’t know what will happen in the next few months but he has to keep his head up and be happy with what he’s doing. In Italy they can be proud of him.”
The Australian then made a comparability between Jannik and one other champion he adopted prior to now, Andre Agassi, explaining:
“In some ways they are similar, in others they are very different. It is impossible to have two players who are totally the same, two players who approach a match in the exact same way. I spoke to Andre just today, he is a fan of Jannik, he respects him and loves his style of play. I always like to hear his opinion on Jannik’s way of playing and on what his margins for improvement may be. Andre was a great champion, a legend of this sport, he won eight Slams and the Olympic medal. Jannik is still far from these figures but he is on the right path to try to follow the same path.”
