Open d'Australie 2024 - Jannik Sinner : "C'est sûr que je suis plus reconnu, surtout en Italie"
Garçon discret, Jannik Sinner prend de plus en plus de place sur le circuit ATP. Brillante fin 2023, le Transalpin a changé de statut et sa notoriété a progressé. Rares sont les joueurs qui ont un fan club comme Sinner avec la Carota Boys. Ces derniers étaient d'ailleurs présents ce mercredi à l'Open d'Australie pour assister à la victoire de leur chouchou contre Jesper De Jong, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. Qualifié pour le troisième tour, où il affrontera Sebastian Baez, Sinner a évoqué sa notoriété en conférence de presse. Vainqueur de la Coupe Davis 2023 et capable de battre Novak Djokovic deux fois en deux semaines, l'Italien est une star dans son pays.
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00:00 How was the game against Sassi Neu?
00:03 For sure it was Sassi Neu to play against him.
00:07 It's obviously coming from qualifying, making a good first round,
00:13 so I had to be very careful, especially in the beginning, trying to get to know him.
00:18 Then at some point I played really well, I served good, returned also well,
00:25 so it was a good match today, and now let's see what's coming in the next round.
00:31 What did you and Darren talk about specifically after that round one win over Baltic?
00:36 That it was a positive match, because coming back after a little while
00:45 and playing an official match, it was not easy.
00:48 Not everything went in my way at some point,
00:52 but I tried to stay there mentally.
00:55 It was really good, and it was a good first round match.
00:59 Today, tennis-wise, I played a little bit better, I felt better on the court.
01:04 Roof closed is a little bit different, I love the conditions.
01:10 But it's part of a tournament, when it's raining,
01:17 that you can try to adapt yourself in a different situation.
01:22 So the first round match we talked about, we analysed it really simply.
01:31 Today we still have to talk, but I guess it was a good match.
01:36 After two straight set matches, is there anything you can improve on?
01:42 Yeah, for sure. It depends, as I said, also on the situation.
01:50 For sure I can improve. Today I played well, I felt good on the court.
01:59 I was very calm and stable throughout the whole match.
02:06 We have to see how I go when the match is closer,
02:12 when the sets are closer, trying to see how I react.
02:16 But everything together, I feel good to be back in competition.
02:26 This is why I work for, to be on court trying to compete.
02:32 Today it seemed easier than it was,
02:37 because he played well throughout the whole tournament.
02:41 I wish him all the best. He's a very nice person, a nice man.
02:46 Hopefully we can see him many more times,
02:52 making some good draws the whole year.
02:57 My question is about coffee.
03:01 Daniel Taro and John Millman had a discussion on Twitter
03:05 about where is the best coffee in the world.
03:07 Millman said Australia, and Daniel said Italy.
03:10 You're from Italy, you travel all over the world.
03:13 Do you enjoy coffee?
03:15 Of course, Italy.
03:18 I do drink coffee. It depends on how many I drink day by day.
03:31 But me, being an Italian, I have to say Italy.
03:36 The best one is Lavazza, because I'm sponsored by Lavazza.
03:42 But no, I like coffee, but I'm not a specialist about coffees.
03:49 You talked about gym work.
03:53 Can you talk about what your favourite exercises are?
03:56 Are there any machines you get excited about?
03:58 Anything you think might be different to other players?
04:00 I like to mix it up, honestly.
04:02 I think my fitness coach is really good to mix up the things.
04:08 He understands what I need and what I might need for the next matches.
04:15 It's exciting to work with him.
04:18 At the end of the day, I love to play.
04:21 This is why I'm a tennis player.
04:24 Because tennis is...
04:27 You can play.
04:30 That's also one of the reasons why I choose to play tennis
04:34 and not continue with skiing.
04:37 Sometimes when you're tired and you still have to go to the gym,
04:41 it's sometimes tough, but in your mind you know this is the right way.
04:46 Trying to improve and you have to accept it.
04:49 It also makes it a little bit more fun when you have the fitness coach
04:57 and you can joke around a little bit, trying to relax also.
05:05 I don't like so much cardio and running.
05:08 But when we make the combined work on the court with the cardio,
05:14 I like it more.
05:16 It depends.
05:18 You've always been a huge star in Italy,
05:25 but especially after winning Italy's first Davis Cup in 1976.
05:29 Can you describe to us how big a deal that was in Italy?
05:33 We saw that vision of you inside soccer stadiums, football stadiums,
05:37 people chanting your name.
05:39 Has life changed a little bit since then?
05:42 For sure I get more recognised, especially in Italy.
05:47 But in the other way, for me, it hasn't changed.
05:54 Nothing, to be honest.
06:00 One week after, I went to the gym like a usual day
06:05 and I went on the court like a usual day.
06:07 So for sure I get more recognised.
06:10 Maybe because...
06:13 Let's say that maybe before the Davis Cup I was not...
06:20 I couldn't imagine how big of a deal this was.
06:25 And then after, you realise how important the Davis Cup is.
06:30 For sure I always played for Italy because I love to play for it.
06:37 I love to represent it, hopefully in the right way, the Italian flag.
06:43 But until you don't really win it or you get into the competition of the Davis Cup,
06:49 it's tough to understand how important it is.
06:52 So it was really, really nice to be part of this.
06:55 I'm happy that I gave my amount of winning percentage to the team.
07:04 And I'm looking forward to the Olympics.
07:09 Because obviously you play for yourself but also for Italy.
07:13 So it's going to be fun. So let's see.
07:16 Let's see.
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