Unapologetic Jannik Sinner Attributes His Grand Slam Triumph to One Major Change He Made During Training

The current World No. 2, Jannik Sinner, is enjoying one of his best seasons this year. By winning his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open this year, he made history in the tennis arena. He became the first Italian male player to do so since 1976! However, Jannik Sinner has a secret weapon behind his incredible success. In a recent interview, he opened up about the significant role of fitness in his profession.

The Miami Open winner recently revealed how his strict fitness regimen has been the key factor behind his rise to the top. “I am more in the gym than on the tennis court right now,” Sinner said in an interview. Although he acknowledged how “every body” works differently, for him, one thing is important. “Me, for example, I have to be strong and stable.”

Sinner believes in giving one’s body time to develop as one grows older. Although he admitted that he now knows his body much better than he did before, he still believes that he has a long way to go. Sinner has previously confessed how his ladder drills and track drills have helped him improve his speed and reaction time and made him more flexible on-court.

Therefore, he firmly believes all these changes to his routine have made him grab his first-ever grand slam. “And I think that’s one of the reasons why I made this extra step [of winning a Grand Slam], because physically I’ve grown.” 

However, the 22-year-old has suffered from many injuries in the past. Be it hurting his knee and hip or suffering from an ankle sprain, Sinner did not have it easy on-court. So, he further admits, “When I was 20, I still didn’t have the body of a 20-year-old. And you have to accept that.” 

However, his strict working regime and disciplined lifestyle have worked together to give him the capacity to overcome the challenges as he moves forward in his career. But Sinner attributes his success not only to his physical fitness but also to his mental strength.

Jannik Sinner explains why “being calm” as a player is important to him

Apart from winning a grand slam as well as the Miami Open tournament, he has also shown his prowess in the Indian Wells and Monte Carlo as well. In both tournaments, he reached the semifinals before being ousted by his opponent. However, for him, maintaining patience in those heartbreaking moments of failure is of utmost importance. “Being calm is, for me as a player, really important. Because you can see things a little bit better and a little bit faster.”

His 19 match win streak came to an end when he lost against Carlos Alcaraz. However, to him although results matter but not more than the efforts to work hard. He mentioned how he not only aspires to work hard but also does that with a smile on his face. Because he thinks, “If you get frustrated, it’s like when you drive a car fast and you don’t see well what’s outside.”

Now, as he embarks on his upcoming tournament of the Madrid Open, fans are hoping to see him conquer his dreams once again through his immense physical and mental resilience on-court.