Jannik Sinner joins Stan Wawrinka
The success of the Italian teenager Jannik Sinner does not go unnoticed in the business world either: The 18-year-old South Tyrolean signed a contract with the agency that, among others, also serves Stan Wawrinka.
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Oct 30, 2019, 01:09 pm
Jannik Sinner started the tennis year 2019 in position 319 of the ATP world rankings. After the semi-final in Antwerp and most recently the first-round win at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, the South Tyrolean is now rank 93rd No player who is in front of him, is younger than the 18-year-old from Innichen, few will greater potential granted as Sinner. Who could already win two Challenger titles in the current season.
In the sporting field, it is running well on schedule. Especially as Sinner, who was an excellent skier in his early teens, is in good hands with coach Ricardo Piatti. Until recently, Piatti took care of Borna Coric, and Maria Sharapova had also taken advice from the Italian in the summer of this year. Most recently in Vienna was Andrea Volpini from Team Piatti at Sinners side.
In future, the business will be handled by the agency that also looks after Stan Wawrinka and Karen Khachanov. This was announced a few days ago. Lawrence Frankopan, the CEO of StarWings, was impressed by Jannik Sinner in a statement. "He shows great potential at his young age, a unique personality and great fighting spirit, all the characteristics of a true champion. We hope that we can help his long-term coach Riccardo Piatti and his team at the Piatti Tennis Center to bring Jannik to the top of the world.