BOLZANO. “My team for the moment is made up of coach Riccardo Piatti, trainer Dalibor Sirola and physiotherapist Claudio Zimaglia. But there will be a new person that I don’t want to reveal”. It was Jannik Sinner himself, in a press conference after winning the first round of the Australian Open, who opened the hunt for the name.
Who will be the new member of the South Tyrolean team and in what role? Many think of a “supercoach”, preferably with a past in the circuit, which can contribute to the growth of the player, as many champions have done: just think of Rafa Nadal who relied on Carlos Moya, Roger Federer who he is joined by Stefan Edberg and Ljubicic, while Novak Djokovic in the past has resorted to Boris Becker and Andre Agassi.
The newspaper La Stampa mentioned John McEnroe: the former number 1 in the world, born in 1959, who has a soft spot for Sinner, whom he called “the best talent seen in the last decade” stating that “he has the potential to win. many Slams “.
Another name on the pitch, that of Maria Sharapova, which Sinner’s coach Riccardo Piatti followed between 2019 and 2020. And the two athletes have become friends. If they are roses …