Jannik Sinner’s remarkable work ethic

If you lead 4-0 and 40-15 on your own serve in the first set and still don't win the section, this annoys every tennis player to no end. This also applies to Jannik Sinner, who also served for the set against Jack Draper in the second round. But the Brit came back – and turned each section in his favor. The decisive factor for this was the youngster's service. “Today I didn’t serve well – like I have for some time,” Sinner said after the match. It is well known that the path to the top in tennis is rocky and certainly does not run in a straight line. Sinner knows this best and therefore emphasizes like a mantra that constant work is the only solution. This is not an empty phrase, but the reality. The South Tyrolean proved this on Tuesday. After his doubles win with Feliciano Lopez Sinner didn't pack his bag and leave the court, but instead worked on his serve under the strict eyes of his mentor Riccardo Piatti. New beginning What's striking is a new serving movement that is not known from Sinner. The 19-year-old usually carries out his service from the Pin Point stand. This means that he brings his right leg up and then jumps off and hits the ball. This method is used by, among others, Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev. On Tuesday, however, a video showed Sinner performing the serve from a platform stand. Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas are known for the movement in which the feet do not move from one place. It is uncertain whether Sinner will actually modify his serve movement so shortly before Wimbledon. The fact that he stands up a few minutes after winning a match and continues to work on himself is a sign of his work ethic, which has gotten him to where he is now.

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Jannik Sinner’s remarkable work ethic

The surprising first round defeat at the ATP 500 tournament in the Queens'Club gnawed at Jannik Sinner. However, the Sesto native is not throwing in the towel, on the contrary: he is working harder than ever before.

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