Panatta is sure who should be the new coach for Sinner, and it's not Ferrero

Days go by, and the uncertainty about the next coach of Jannik Sinner becomes more pronounced. The fact that the Italian has also ended his season increases the rumors about the future of Darren Cahill on his bench and the possible candidates to replace him if the Australian decides to terminate their collaboration. And here the name of Juan Carlos Ferrero emerges strongly.

The former coach of Carlos Alcaraz has made it clear in several interviews that having been the coach of Sinner's main rival does not imply that he cannot join forces with the Italian in the future. “People need to respect my decision and, above all, if I were to go to Jannik's team in the future, it would never be to upset Carlos,” he stated in an interview with Punto de Break.

However, the Valencian seems not to be the only one appearing in the running to sit alongside Simone Vagnozzi in 2027. Moreover, he is not the favorite for one of the biggest figures in Italian tennis before Sinner's emergence, Adriano Panatta. For the 1976 Roland Garros champion, the next coach for the player from San Candido is in his own country.

Panatta believes that Sinner's next coach is in Italy

“We don’t know much about Sinner's situation, as everything is shrouded in mystery, but I have read that he will probably change coaches. Who do I see as a possible replacement for Cahill? I would say Paolo Bertolucci, because he understands a lot about tennis,” he expressed in an interview on the Italian public television program ‘Domenica Sportiva’.

Panatta a @DSportiva: “Chi vedrei bene al posto di #Cahill nel team di #Sinner? Paolo Bertolucci. Non so se questo potrà accadere, non sono nella testa di Cahill e nemmeno in quella di Paolo, però per me ci sono pochissimi ex giocatori che capiscono molto di tennis e Paolo è tra questi cinque. Cahill è un po’stanco, la vita del coach è davvero faticosa: ti dedichi completamente al giocatore, è quasi un sacerdozio. Per uno come Cahill che abita in Australia è difficile”

— Guido Olivares🇮🇹 (@Guidolino8) October 20, 2026

The former tennis player wanted to justify his opinion by stating that “in my opinion, he could contribute a lot. I don't know if it will be possible. I'm not in the minds of Cahill or Bertolucci, but I believe that very few former players truly understand tennis. Paolo is one of them, and there are only about five.”

In addition, he pointed out the reasons why Cahill might be close to ending his collaboration with Sinner: “He is a bit tired because being a coach is really exhausting. You dedicate almost everything to the player; it’s practically a vocation. One devotes 100% to their player, their family, their health, and everything around them. For someone like Cahill, who lives in Australia, the distance complicates things even more.”

The season for Jannik Sinner has clearly gone from good to worse. Despite his stumble in the semifinals of the Australian Open against Novak Djokovic, he racked up five Masters 1000 titles from March to May without a single defeat: Indian Wells, Miami Open, Monte Carlo, Madrid, and Rome. He then suffered a KO in the second round of Roland Garros due to the Parisian heat, which was a warning that his body was running out of energy, but he managed one last push to defend his title at Wimbledon. In fact, that was his last official match of 2026, and in 2027 he will have a new component. But who will it be?
 

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Panatta tiene claro quién debe ser el nuevo entrenador de Sinner, y no es Ferrero