Andreas Seppi - "Jannik Sinner learns very fast"
One of the big questions in 2020 will be: how fast will the development of Jannik Sinner progress? His Italian compatriot Andreas Seppi is confident.
by tennisnet.com
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Nov 27, 2019, 08:14 am
Yes, the Italian team did not manage to survive the preliminary round at the Davis Cup final tournament in Madrid. In the group with Canada and the USA, it put Matteo Berrettini, Fabio Fognini and Co. two defeats, the performances in the Caja Magical were quickly completed. Nevertheless, the Italian tennis federation seems to have done a lot of things right in the last few years, which can also be seen in the two top players: Fognini won in Monte Carlo for the first time a tournament of the ATP Masters 1000 series, Berrettini reached the ATP finals in London ,
The greatest hopes, however, lie on a man who has just entered the top 100 of the world ranking: Jannik Sinner, 18 years old, a South Tyrolean, who grew up a few kilometers from the Austrian border. Not only did Sinner win the #NextGen Finals in Milan, but he ended his season with success at the Challenger in Ortisei with the final victory over Sebastian Ofner.
Wolfgang Thiem slows the expectations
Naturally, the praise for the young Italian does not want to break, even if Wolfgang Thiem, father of Austria's number one Dominic, has given the ATP Finals the idea that Sinner will be subject to a realty check in the coming year. For then, not every single victory would be hung so high, to the opponents had adjusted to the playing style of Sinner better.
Now another South Tyrolean has confirmed that this has changed for the better within a very short time in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport: Andreas Seppi. "I am pleased that players from our region continue to come so far, and Jannik is the future," said the 35-year-old. "We have not trained so often together, most recently in Monte Carlo, but already there I have noticed his improvements. He is very strong and can still improve because he wants it too. "
Seppi communicates with Sinner
Sinner is supervised by the Italian star coach Riccardo Piatti, the contact with his closer compatriot Seppi is rather sporadic. "I've rarely seen him since he moved to Bordighera, but we often talk to each other, exchanging messages. For the moment, it does not seem to me that the pressure is too much for him. He is a honest and always well-hung boy who learns very fast. "