ROME. “In Jannik’s team I am not the most important coach, who is Simone Vagnozzi, but I am the one with the most experience. In the last four months many things have happened within the group and many of these have fallen on my shoulders. I tried to maintain the sense of things and Jannik’s focus on what were our objectives, I kept telling him that he had done nothing wrong and that whatever happened he had to keep his head up”.
Thus, in an interview with ESPN one of Jannik Sinner’s coaches, Darren Cahill, who on Sunday could not hold back his tears for the victory of the South Tyrolean at the US Open. “My reaction to Sinner’s victory is rather similar to that of a very exhausted old man,” explained Cahill who then spoke about the last few months: “We managed to get through this period, certainly not without stress – he continued – Probably the reaction I had after the victory was also due to that”.
The Australian then spoke about his relationship with Sinner: “I also have to talk about Jannik as a person. My job was to help him mature and become the person everyone looks up to, a figure from whom children can draw inspiration. Even before the final I told him that the way he behaved in the last few weeks showed honesty and resilience, he must be very proud of himself. Now it’s right that he has fun, he deserves it so much.”
2024-09-11 13:08:20