“A phenomenon is born”: Press pays homage to Sinner

From the most famous sports newspaper in Italy, the Gazzetta dello Sport, Jannik Sinner (ATP 119) was chosen as “Man of the Day”. “Sinner, a phenomenon is born. Jannik gave world number 13 Gael Monfils a tennis lesson. Now the top 100 is really just one step away for the 18-year-old,” wrote Gazzetta. And further: “There were already signs during the season that Sinner had a lot of potential (we remember: he started as number 551), but now the boy has really exploded. At 18 years and two months old, he already moves like a veteran with thousands of games under his belt. Impressive."

>>> What Jannik Sinner says about his win against number 13 in the world can be found here

The newspaper Tuttosport is also full of praise for Sinner, who beat a top 15 player for the first time in his career on Thursday. “If there is someone who makes you look old, it is Jannik Sinner. The 18-year-old is one of the best that the young tennis generation has to offer. At his age, there is no one who plays so calmly, who can stand up to the greats of tennis, who can earn a place in the top 100 as a Christmas present,” writes the Turin paper.

Sinner and Seppi are in action today But the local newspapers also praise the young Sesto native. “That was the madman,” headlines the Tagblatt Dolomites . “Prodigy Jannik Sinner celebrated his greatest success to date at the indoor tournament in Antwerp,” said the Südtiroler Tagblatt. The South Tyrol writes, however: “A truly extraordinary achievement by Jannik Sinner.”

But the 18-year-old is not allowed to rest. This Friday he will meet the American Fances Tiafoe (ATP 14) in the first ATP quarter-finals of his career at 53 p.m. Then the South Tyrolean can continue writing his personal fairy tale.

But Sinner is not the only local tennis athlete who is currently causing a sensation. South Tyrol's best player, Andreas Seppi, is also there ATP tournament in Moscow in the quarterfinals . There he will meet the Russian Karen Khachanov, number 15.30 in the world, this Friday at 8:XNUMX p.m.

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“A phenomenon is born”: Press pays homage to Sinner

Jannik Sinner set a milestone in his career on Thursday and swept off superstar Gael Monfils, who is ranked 13th in the world, in just 61 minutes. The press is crazy about the young Sesto native.

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