Lindsey Vonn comforts Jannik Sinner: “There are so many positive things”

The final in Monte Carlo was within reach for Jannik Sinner (ATP 8). Against 19-year-old Holger Rune, the 21-year-old from Sesto clearly won the first set 6-1 on Saturday evening, but then the Dane turned the match on its head. “Today I am disappointed. I felt I was very close to winning this tournament,” Sinner said at the post-match press conference. A little later he posted a post on social media and wrote: “Find the positive.” It didn’t take long before Sinner received encouragement – from Lindsey Vonn. The ski queen shared Sinner's post on Twitter and commented: “There are so many positive things! You are the youngest player in the Open era to reach the semi-finals in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo in the same season.” Vonn not only demonstrates great tennis know-how, but also the ideal choice of words to cheer up the youngster . A special relationship Jannik Sinner and Lindsey Vonn have a special relationship. The two sports stars got to know each other in September 2021 at a sponsorship event in New York Afterwards an almost friendly relationship developed. Sinner wished Vonn a happy birthday on social media, while the ski queen followed the tennis star's career closely. A year ago the two even went skiing together at Kronplatz, A promotional video was also shot. Sinner is competing in the ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona this week. After a bye at the start, he will meet the winner of the encounter Diego Schwartzman (Argentina/ATP 37) against Yibin Wu (China/ATP 55) on Wednesday.

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Lindsey Vonn comforts Jannik Sinner: “There are so many positive things”

Jannik Sinner was particularly affected by the semi-final defeat in Monte Carlo. He gets consolation from ski queen Lindsey Vonn.

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