Sinner: "The key to improvement was accepting my faults and being exemplary on and off the track"

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A thoughtful, calm, and humble boy, Jannik Sinner describes himself in this way both directly and indirectly every time he speaks. In a recent interview before the US Open 2025, he revealed his more personal side, creating interesting headlines. His unique perspective on tennis and life gives room for reflection.

Despite the multitude of things being written and said about him, Jannik Sinner remains a great unknown to the general public. He dominates the world of tennis, has faced complex situations, and has never uttered a controversial word. Before the US Open 2025, he spoke to international media, including Corriere della Sera, in an interview where he shows his more personal and intimate side.

- Jannik Sinner talks about how he prepares for matches and the key to his improvement.

"My life revolves around tennis, but I know that when I'm between 35 and 40 years old, everything will be over, and I'll have to decide what to do with my life. I don't like to boast about being the world number 1; I've always been a very humble person. I believe that to reach that position, you need to be exemplary in your behavior on and off the court," explained the Italian.

What characterizes the Italian is his tactical intelligence, something that doesn't happen by chance. "I watch a lot of tennis, analyze my opponents, and always watch videos of my competitors the day before facing them. My team helps me a lot before the match, but during the matches, I still believe that the player must find the solutions because there are situations in which you don't trust what they tell you from the outside," he analyzed.

Perceived as a great up-and-coming promise since he was 17, he burst onto the professional scene, defying all expectations surrounding him. But since the end of 2023, he made such a steep and consistent qualitative leap that very few expected it. Asked about the key to this, Sinner has it clear. "Accepting my flaws was key. I thought I was very good, but I actually wasn't. I lacked patience and wanted to do everything quickly and all at once. Tennis is a puzzle; you have to work hard to make the pieces fit," he commented.

- Sinner reveals his great hobbies and believes that behavior off the court is key to becoming world number 1.

The Italian seems to understand this well, revealing his biggest hobby off the courts: building Lego constructions. "I've been doing it for a while, and it's great; it helps me disconnect. I play music and spend hours building Legos. In New York, I went to a store near my hotel and bought a car. It took me five hours to build it and decided I needed something more challenging. It's great because it makes me forget the pressure that elite athletes like us have," he said.

He is not oblivious to worldly aspects like politics ("I talk to my team about it, but I'm not an expert") and seems somewhat disconnected from the adult world in some ways ("I don't want to build a house for myself; maybe I'll do it in 15 years"), but he maintains a loyalty to his family and roots that is touching. "Having hard-working parents has been a blessing. At home, I used to speak in a kind of German dialect we have in my area, and I remember my grandmother's homemade meals... Now I can only eat them a few days a year when I go to visit her," he said.

One of the most important moments in a young tennis player's career is having to leave the family home to step out of their comfort zone. Sinner did this at the age of 13. "I went to live with a family of one of the coaches at the center where I went to work on my tennis. They had two children and made me feel part of the family. I liked being there; they had dogs and cats, and I love animals, playing with them suited me," declared Jannik Sinner, a snorkeling enthusiast who admits to being in love but refuses to discuss his private life.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Sinner: "La clave para mejorar fue aceptar mis defectos y ser ejemplar dentro y fuera de pista"