Sinner devastated, revelation towards the World’s number one tennis player who is the man of the sport in Italy right now. Here are the words of his first coach
Jannik Sinner is the blue man of the moment. And rightly so, too, since he has entered tennis legend by becoming number one in the world. A few days ago he took the affection of Sesto Pusteria, his hometown, and where he was awarded honorary citizenship.
A chance to see friendly faces again, a chance to feel loved-even if there’s no real need-to a place so dear to him. A catwalk, richly deserved, for what he has done and will do inside a sport that is usually niche, but that thanks to him has exploded the passion to multiple Italians. In all this, Fan Page, decided to interview Heribert Mayr, the first coach of Sinner’s tennis career when he was only 12 years old.
Sinner destroyed, coach’s revelation
“Right now I am a tennis coach in Riscone, at the club in Brunico and I can say that I have coached among others Jannik Sinner. His return home? Yes, I was invited and it was a great emotion. The last time I saw him was in Paris two years ago but a lot has changed since then. I congratulated him on winning the Australian Open and becoming number one in the world. “
“I coached him until he was 13, then he left here. Everything changed: at one point he was the Italian skiing champion, we were in Spring and he told me he had made a decision, I was hurt when he said ‘I’m quitting skiing,’ his life was based on that, and fortunately it went well. What did he manage to understand right away? The thing he had from an early age was the ability to read the opponent’s game, he had great vision of the game and I didn’t have to explain anything to him, everything came naturally to him,” the coach closed.
