Jannik Sinner’s Power Moves (Again)
Let's dig into Jannik Sinner's new power moves as the World No.1 fired half of his team. Also, come backstage with me at the Players Restaurant with the Chef.
Welcome back! Jannik Sinner reminded us all that he might be young, but he can already be ruthless when he feels it’s needed. I went digging into the firing of half his team ahead of Wimbledon: what does that concretely mean for his day-to-day, what did he say about it, what players have to say about it, how weird the timing is, etc.
Also, do you know what happens in the kitchen of the players’ restaurant? What are the blockbusters? The mandatory products? What are the stakes? How is the tournament putting sustainability at the center of its focus? I had all the answers from the Head Chef, Sam Kent. Also in this packed edition, how to get a career despite multiple surgeries, and how to go from doing Uber Eats deliveries to playing on Wimbledon Court 1, with Carson Branstine, a coaching corner with Denis Shapovalov, and news from Wimbledon’s Day 1.
There will be a half-free and a fully free edition coming your way this week.
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Jannik Sinner’s Power Moves (Again)
Like, why? But mostly, Why Now? Jannik Sinner has decided to revamp his fitness team again, and it has the tennis world wondering. However, it also highlights again how the Italian has no issue owning the fact that he intends to remain the boss of his career. Ask his former coach and mentor, Riccardo Piatti, and ask his previous fitness teams!
It’s nothing out of the ordinary in principle, and especially nothing extraordinary for a young player, even at the top, as it can take some time to build your ideal squad. But the World No.1 deciding to present himself at Wimbledon on the heels of THAT Roland-Garros final without a fitness trainer and, more importantly, during competition, without a physiotherapist, is raising all the tennis eyebrows.
After all, he was out there for over five hours on that last Sunday in Paris, demonstrating all the improvement made in his fitness condition. So why? And also, what’s the concrete plan for going through Wimbledon without a fitness team? How much time on the physio table will he be allowed to spend? What are the risks? What did he say? What are some players thinking about this? I tried to find out, and here are the answers…
