Jannik Sinner: “I miss personally the time with my parents, because I left home when I was 13, 14; hopefully I can make this up in the future”

Jannik Sinner has shared his experience of not having his parents’ support during tournaments, revealing the challenges they faced with traveling.

During the Miami Open final against Grigor Dimitrov, Sinner displayed his best form, defeating the Bulgarian 6-3, 6-1 in just an hour and 12 minutes. This victory earned him his second ATP Masters 1000 title and propelled him to a career-high World No. 2 ranking.

Despite receiving support from his father in person at the Indian Wells Masters, the 22-year-old did not have either of his parents present to root for him during his participation in the Miami Open.

Jannik Sinner clarified during his press conference after the match that he and his parents have different lifestyles, resulting in their ability to only attend a select number of tournaments due to their obligations towards his elderly grandparents.

“They will continue to do their life, and then I do my life (smiling). For sure, my dad, you know, he had, like, in Indian Wells, he came. There are, like, three, four tournaments where they could arrive. Monaco they might arrive. Rome and Vienna and end of year hopefully in Turin if I play,”Jannik Sinner said.

“And that’s it. They won’t travel much, at least until now. I know them, so I also have grandma and grandpa, which they have a certain age now which they want to stay close to. We have the family at that home. They live in a beautiful place, so they have a good life there,”he added.

The Italian acknowledged that he regretted not being able to spend as much time with his parents, especially since he moved away at a young age to pursue training in a different city. He expressed his desire to have the opportunity to make up for lost time with them in the future.

“For sure I miss personally a little bit the time with my parents, because I left home when I was 13, 14. So I haven’t had so much time with them,”he said.

“Hopefully, I can make this up in the future, but, I mean, for me it’s more important if they are happy. I know I’m happy. If I’m happy, they’re happy. It’s all good,”he added.

Jannik Sinner’s Journey to Becoming a Tennis Pro at the Age of 13

At the young age of 13, Jannik Sinner made the decision to leave his hometown of Sexton and train at Riccardo Piatti’s academy in Bordighera. In a recent interview, the Italian athlete shared his thoughts on the experience of being away from his parents.

Despite the difficulties of the separation, he confided in his parents about his emotional state just two hours after the move. Although they were also struggling, the 22-year-old reassured them of his well-being and insisted that they did not need to come and get him.

“It was tough for them (my parents) too. I was 13 and a half years old, and the truth is that as soon as I got there I started crying, I called them after two hours,”Jannik Sinner told Vanity Fair (quotes translated from Italian).

“They must have thought, ‘Here, we have to go get him’. Instead, I told him to be calm, that everything was fine,”he added.

Sinner is set to return to the court at the Monte-Carlo Masters, beginning on April 7th.