Jannik Sinner was born to Hanspeter and Siglinde Sinner on August 16, 2001, in Innichen, South Tyrol, Northern Italy. His native tongue is German.He grew up in Sexten, the family’s hometown, where his father works as a chef and his mother as a waitress at a ski resort.He has a brother called Marc.Sinner began skiing and tennis at age three. From the ages of eight to twelve, he was one of Italy’s best junior skiers, winning the national giant slalom championship at eight and finishing second at twelve.
Jannik Sinner :
Jannik Sinner launched a passing ball roaring by his Bulgarian opponent for a key break in the first set and won the opening with a superb backhand winner that brought the Hard Rock Stadium spectators to their feet.
Sunday’s 6-3, 6-1 victory over Grigor Dimitrov gave Jannik Sinner his first Miami Open victory and catapulted him to the top of the global rankings.
The Italian took advantage of a passing stroke that his Bulgarian opponent hit in order to break through for a critical break in the opening set. He then won the match with a spectacular backhand winner that had the Hard Rock Stadium crowd cheering.
In the second set, Dimitrov, 32, was unable to respond to Sinner’s faultless play and lost the match 3-1 after his backhand went in the net.
Dimitrov failed miserably to hit an overhead to give Sinner a 5-1 lead, and on championship point, he made no attempt to challenge Sinner’s backhand victory.
Sinner, who placed second in 2021 and 2023, prevailed in South Florida by winning 88% of his first serve points and crushing 15 winners.
Winner of the Australian Open, Sinner earned a second Masters 1000 championship after winning in Canada the previous year. Since the US Open, he has only lost three times and won 25 of his last 26 games.
The 22-year-old, who dethrones Carlos Alcaraz as the world No. 2 player on Monday, acknowledged that he has a target on his back going into the claycourt season.
“Being No. 2 is an incredible achievement”
“I come from a very normal family. My dad is still going to work, my mom also, so nobody would have expected this for sure.”
Jannik Sinner
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