Sinner is training with Nadal for the Australian Open

In a normal season, the tennis aces in Melbourne could change training venues and partners at will. As a corona restriction, the Australian organizers have decided that all athletes will only be allowed to prepare for the Grand Slam tournament in February in training pairs in the first week after arrival. French Open quarterfinals as a trigger The fact that Nadal chose Sinner is like an accolade for the man from Sexten. After all, the world number two is one of the “big three” (Federer, Nadal and Djokovic) and only showed his class at the French Open in September when he was crowned tournament winner without losing a single set. In the quarterfinals he met Jannik Sinner – and that made it anything but easy for the Spaniard. Even then, Nadal praised Sinner highly after the match. “He is a great talent. He hits the ball with a lot of power and speed. “In the first two sentences, especially at the end of the first, he made it very difficult for me,” the 34-year-old said at the time. This game may also be the reason why Nadal now wants to train with Sinner. Sinner's coach Riccardo Piatti also knows that the preparation with Nadal is a great opportunity. “The opportunity to prepare for a Grand Slam with a 20-time Grand Slam tournament winner is a great experience for Sinner,” commented Piatti. Wawrinka and Schwartzman join in the second week of training Even after the first week, Sinner will be surrounded by excellent tennis players. Two more actors are allowed to join in. In the case of the young Sesto native, these are the Swiss Stan Wawrinka and the Argentinian Diego Schwartzman. Sinner probably couldn't get in the mood any better for the next Grand Slam tournament.

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Sinner is training with Nadal for the Australian Open

Jannik Sinner will prepare for the Australian Open with none other than Rafael Nadal. The Spanish tennis champion has snagged the South Tyrolean youngster as a training partner.

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