During a press conference following his victory over Grigor Dimitrov in the Miami Open final, Jannik Sinner playfully teased a journalist.
After the trophy presentation ceremony, Sinner immediately made his way to a press conference. During the conference, a reporter inquired about what Sinner deemed to be of greater significance: claiming his first Miami Open championship after being a finalist in 2021 and 2023, or attaining the top spot in the world rankings.
“Jannik, well done once again. What is more important for you? Your first title in Miami after two finals or being No. 1 in the rankings tomorrow?”the journalist asked Sinner.
Clearly surprised by the question, Sinner responded:
“No, No. 1?”
The journalist promptly amended his statement and mentioned:
“No. 2, sorry.”
A grinning Sinner playfully teased and taunted the journalist, causing everyone at the press conference to burst into laughter.
“Unforced error,”the Italian said to the journalist.
Despite coming into the final in impressive form, with wins over ATP top 10 players Hubert Hurkacz, Carlos Alcaraz, and Alexander Zverev in Miami, Dimitrov was unable to match the dominant performance of Sinner. The Italian continued his strong season by defeating Dimitrov 6-3, 6-1 and claiming his third title of the year.
By achieving this feat, Jannik Sinner has made history as the first Italian tennis player to reach World No. 2. He has taken the spot from his rival Carlos Alcaraz, whose ranking has dropped to World No. 3.
Jannik Sinner opens up about longing for quality time with his family
Despite his parents Johann and Siglinde working at a ski lodge in Italy’s South Tyrol region during his childhood, Sinner’s passion for skiing was largely fueled by the environment. While they have mostly avoided attending his matches, they still support his success as the reigning Australian Open champion.
Despite this, Johann did make an appearance at this year’s BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, where Sinner advanced to the semifinals before ultimately losing to Alcaraz.
After winning the Miami Open, Jannik Sinner was questioned about the possibility of his parents attending more of his matches in the future. The Italian responded by mentioning that his parents have a comfortable life in their hometown and also have the responsibility of caring for his grandparents.
“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,”Sinner said.
The winner of the Miami Open also expressed his longing for quality time with his parents, as he had moved away from home at the age of 13 or 14.
“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. 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,”Sinner added.
Jannik Sinner is scheduled to participate in the upcoming Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, which will signal the start of this year’s clay court season.
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