Jannik Sinner, told him loud and clear and now he absolutely cannot back down: he will have to do it fast.
No country or planet has been spared from Sinner mania. Such champions are not born every day and it is very normal that the public has developed such a strong admiration for a tennis player who, besides being of monstrous skill, is also genuine and very simple. Almost a boy from another era, if you will.
We are not at all surprised, this being the case, that his way of being has everyone in agreement. Both the youngest and the oldest. Because he may be 23 years old, but his fans belong to the most disparate age groups. Among his supporters there are newcomers who have just gripped the racket for the first time, but also tennisophiles with a few more years. Like the one who, in the past few hours, wanted to send her darling a very sweet message.
Margaret is 81 years old and is crazy about Jannik Sinner. She admires him to such an extent that some time ago she wrote him a letter, the contents of which have leapt to the headlines only in the past few hours. It dates from shortly after his victory at the Australian Open and perfectly embodies what we were saying earlier: that Sinner mania, that is, knows no boundaries or age.
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“I would have preferred to send you this little letter of mine by mail,” the woman writes in the beginning, “but my daughter could not find your address, plus she tells me that nowadays they don’t work like they used to, now they send emails, in fact she is the one who sends it, I am not able to use the computer. First of all I wanted to congratulate you on winning the Australian Open, a victory for you, but for all of Italy. “
“After so many years,” one reads again, “this time you were our hero. I write to you as if you were my grandson, I like to write and also create small handmade crafts to give to my closest friends, but what I tend to follow most is sports, I like everything, but my favorite is tennis, I follow it a lot on TV on channel 64 SuperTennis.” “He thinks that when I see you play I feel like I’m there with you, and it gives me charge although my arms struggle to get up. I have never seen a live match, it must be exciting, but I watch you hours and hours on TV. The good thing is that you never seem tired to me, a simple, easy-going guy. I also understand how you discard balls with your racket flick.”
“After your win at the Australian Open,” concluded Mrs. Marghe, as she wants to be called, ”what has remained of you on my heart is how you threw yourself on the ground, with grace and a little shyness, but for me watching you, you made me so very, very tender. When you can, I will be happy to get an autographed picture of you.” And after such a letter, Jannik will certainly not be able to back down.
