Sinner has been caught, the Italian tennis player continues to keep his fans in suspense. Paris, however, now seems to be closer.
First the hint, given by his coach Darren Cahill through social media. Then the confirmation, which came through a post on his Instagram profile. Jannik Sinner is now ready to return to the court. Roland Garros, the second Slam of the season, is too important and, as they say in such cases, “well worth a risk.” The Italian, back from a nagging hip problem that prevented him from taking part in the Internazionali d’Italia – an appointment he wouldn’t want to miss for anything in the world – has just returned to training.
He is doing so in “his” Monte Carlo together with his two coaches, Simone Vagnozzi and, indeed, Darren Cahill, who arrived especially from Australia. Evidently, the visit made at J Medical, the Juventus medical center, was decisive: once the week of rehabilitation is over, Sinner can pick up the racket again and start preparing for the Parisian Major. The champion of the last Australian Open knows he has a great chance and that is to become number one in the world for the first time in his career, ousting “his majesty” Novak Djokovic. The Serb, in fact, is in danger of being overtaken by the taller man right in Paris. And it is no coincidence that he chose to sign up, surprisingly, for the Geneva tournament, scheduled for next week.
Sinner was caught, Puppo: “The real test will be Paris. “
In the meantime, Sinner, as Gazzetta dello Sport reported yesterday, held a first real training session at the Country Club of Monaco, site of the first Masters 1000 on clay of the season. Until Wednesday, the world number two will remain in the Principality, then leave for the French capital.
Thereby breathe a sigh of relief to the blue tennis player’s fans, who had become resigned to the idea of not seeing him compete in the transalpine Slam. Also optimistic is journalist and commentator Dario Puppo, speaking during the Tennismania broadcast on OA Sport’s You Tube channel. “Someone said they spotted him in some club in Turin – these are Puppo’s words – maybe he will try to pick up the racket before the end of the week. The choice will be made for safety but having done rehabilitation treatment I don’t think he will say much more, the real test will be when he is in Paris.”
Then a passage on Cahill. “If he comes to France directly from Australia I don’t think he will go by visit,” he explained, “In case the ultimate test will be Roland Garros, trying to push day by day even though playing a match is completely different. If he does play we’ll all be at the tip of the chair to see if he does any grimacing hoping nothing will happen. Form problem at the beginning of the tournament? He will have two rounds to find his match rhythm, the only problem will be any pain. He can find the condition along the tournament. “