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Jannik Sinner: “Tennis in my mind is still a hobby” – Tennis Tonic – News, Predictions, H2H, Live Scores, stats

Jannik Sinner has stated that he feels fortunate to have made tennis his full-time career after starting it as a hobby. The Italian, who acknowledged the challenges of becoming a professional, also discussed his most and least favourite parts of the game.

For the first time, the world No. 1 seed goes into Wimbledon as the front-runner and is predicted to be a serious contender for the Slam. Sinner’s run in the sport has been nothing short of extraordinary since he won his maiden major in Australia. Sinner spoke at the media day held here in advance of the championships, which start in a few days.

Sinner stated that he values the sport above all else and does not take it for granted when discussing his favourite aspects of the Slam. Furthermore, he added that he saw no drawbacks to the sport.

He talked about it and said: “I am very lucky because I started tennis as a hobby and now it has become a job. In my mind, it is still a hobby. I love going out on the court and just playing. I think there are no negative things. I know how much I have sacrificed to be in the position I’m in. It’s always an honour to go out on the court. I think that’s one of the reasons why I love tennis, I don’t take anything for granted.”

Jannik Sinner in 2024

At the moment ranked no.1, Jannik played his last match on the 23rd of June when he overcame world no.7 Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(8) 7-6(2)

in the final in Halle to win his 15th career title.

Presently, during this year Sinner owns a composed 38-3 win-loss record. Jannik conquered 4 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami and Halle.

Jannik Sinner will face the world no.95 Yannick Hanfmann in the 1st round on Monday at 6:00 pm on Court 1. Their current record is 1-0 for Sinner.

The Italian conquered 4 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami and Halle.

The Italian won 15 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)

Sinner has scheduled to play next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 1st of July.

 

 

 

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