Jannik Sinner beat Ben Shelton and, 12 months later, returned to the ultimate on the Australian Open. His coach Darren Cahill, as already introduced by the identical ATP No.1, will not be Jannik’s coach on the finish of the 12 months. However Cahill’s final season alongside the 2-time Slam champion has began in the very best approach.
On the press convention, the Australian coach analyzed – along with one other coach Simone Vagnozzi – Sinner’s path in Melbourne, additionally speaking in regards to the troublesome moments skilled within the final 12 months.
“It is by no means simple to defend a Slam for the primary time in your profession, there are numerous issues to cope with and we could not be extra happy with him for the best way he dealt with it, each on and off the courtroom. The best way he confronted adversity and the extraordinary resilience for a 23-year-old. He is very younger however typically he appears wiser than us. We’re not stunned to see him within the closing once more, his stage has been very excessive for months now, however right here in Australia he appears to be even stronger,” he stated.
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On the off-court difficulties of the final 12 months, Cahill analyzed: “Jannik could be very mature for his age however nobody is ‘bulletproof’. Since final April he has skilled moments of nice strain off the courtroom however he was in a position to put all the things apart and managed to win a US Open and a lot extra. We do not know what is going to occur within the subsequent few months however he has to maintain his head up and be proud of what he is doing. In Italy they are often happy with him.”
The Australian then made a comparability between Jannik and one other champion he adopted up to now, Andre Agassi, explaining:
“In some methods they’re related, in others they’re very completely different. It’s unattainable to have two gamers who’re completely the identical, two gamers who strategy a match in the very same approach. I spoke to Andre simply immediately, he’s a fan of Jannik, he respects him and loves his type of play. I all the time like to listen to his opinion on Jannik’s approach of taking part in and on what his margins for enchancment could also be. Andre was an ideal champion, a legend of this sport, he received eight Slams and the Olympic medal. Jannik continues to be removed from these figures however he’s on the proper path to attempt to observe the identical path.”
