Jannik Sinner dodged the most important choice: here’s why.
We think we know him inside out, but we don’t. Jannik Sinner, as on the other hand is right, has so many secrets. There are many anecdotes from his past that we ignore and will continue to ignore, as he is rather coy when it comes to spilling the beans about his pre-tennis life and background.
Not everyone knows, for example, that there is someone to whom Blue owes everything, as do the fans. Without him, in fact, none of this would have been possible. This someone answers to the name of Alex Vittur, a former professional tennis player, now Jannik’s friend and also mentor. A person who played an indispensable role not only in Sinner’s climb to success, but also before, when the South Tyrolean had to make the decision that changed, then, his life.
The world number 1, as is well known, did not always just play tennis. Before he held the racket in his hand for the first time he skied and played soccer, and that was the case until, as a young teenager, his heart began to beat for this new “solo” sport. And it was at that juncture that Vittur took matters into his own hands, helping that little red-haired boy get on the right track.
Sinner, the most important choice was made by him
Sinner often talks about him, and he also did so during Sky’s “4 Friends in the Pits” special. “I was lucky enough to meet at the age of 13 a very important person who is Alex,” he said, ‘and that was my good fortune because my parents told me ’we don’t understand anything about tennis’ and so we trust Alex. ”
“I made all my choices with him,” he continued, revealing that he gave him carte blanche.
“At first he made them a little more because I being 13 years old didn’t even know what racquetball was almost, now I feel more mature so we make choices together, we compare. Even my parents sometimes told me ‘come on, try to do this, try to do that,’ however what they told me is ‘train, give your best every day and then see what comes out.’”
The champion’s point of reference, however, remains Dad Hanspeter. “For me he was always, and still is, my dad because he worked so hard. He would leave in the morning and come home after me. But he would come and he was always happy to be with the family or to play tennis with me, although after 10 hours of work I understand that you may not feel like it. But he did it out of love. For me he was always my reference. “
