The Pala Alpitour in Turin organized the ATP Finals for the third consecutive year, replacing the O2 in London. Italy is experiencing a new golden age in men’s tennis with the emergence of new talents such as Matteo Berrettini, Lorenzo Musetti, Matteo Arnaldi and as, Jannik Sinnerthis week’s hero.
At 22 years old he made history. Today, Saturday, at 2:30 pm, he will become the first Italian tennis player to play in the semifinals of an ATP Finals. He aspires to be the ‘teacher’ surrounded by stars. He faced the Russian Daniel Medvedevand if he maintains his status as the only undefeated player in the tournament, on Sunday he will play in the final, at six o’clock in the afternoon, against Novak Djokovic or Carlos Alcaraz.
From this boy Saint Candidea German-speaking area in the Dolomite mountains, who as a child excelled in his skills on skis, which were like a second pair of shoes for him, is known since he abandoned the snow descents in favor of the tennis court it has. a tremendous talent in handling the racquet.
At a young age he established himself on the professional circuit. At 19 years old, he aims to become a future Grand Slam champion and world number one. Real goals for his potential, which he has yet to meet. It is and it is a matter of time, as long as the physical development, which has worked in a specific daily program, is accompanied by mental maturity, the most complicated part to make a big step to the elite.
And of sinful It began to point out that his talent was at odds with his ability to withstand pressure in key moments against bigger rivals. A barrier that began to break this course. He has reached his best ranking, world No. 4, he defeated rivals who once choked him, like himself. Daniel Medvedevwhich he passed on the seventh attempt, or Novak Djokovic which he knocked out this week in Turin, to the delight of an adoring public, driving the passion known on football fields when the Azzurra compete.
With exceptional manners, kind and helpful. An exemplary boy who grew up under the mantle of a coach identified as Riccardo Piattithat she divorced in 2022. She was surprised by the signing Simone Vagnozzi, when many expected a prominent international character.
Experience works, with Australian reinforcement Darren Cahillwho succeeded with Andre Agassi, Lleyton Hewitt or Simona Halep. Join summer 2022. The Sinner team is well known. Umberto Ferrara manages physical preparation, Giacomo Naldi This is the physiotherapist. Another obstacle in the campaign of all of them is the arrival of the first Masters 1000 title of the tennis player, in Canada.
Less well known is how the mental side of Jannik Sinner works. Improvement in pressure management will be recognized. In Turin it may melt as the center of attention, but the support of the standings assumes it as another point in its favour. At least until now.
There are no opportunities in high-competition sport. Jannik Sinner In Turin, he revealed at an international level the secret of this advancement, which concerns Formula One, a character that has been in the F1 World Championship since 1989 and in other motor disciplines.
Fernando Alonso He knows him well, having worked with him during his world champion days with Renault. For example, he was the one who diagnosed the otitis suffered by the Asturian during the 2009 Malaysian GP,
He works on the mental side with a high-goal child, Charles Leclerc, now in control of a Ferrari. Because ‘The Doctor’, as they call it Riccardo Ceccarellideveloped the Formula Medicine method, a system to strengthen the minds of athletes who must make decisions in thousands of seconds under stress.
He usually travels around the world with F1, but also finds time to travel to Turin, where he follows the successes of Sinner. Djokovic and Rune. “I work a little with him, in Formula Medicine. It is different from doing it with a psychologist, talking and looking for a solution. We dedicate ourselves to solving exercises on a computer and we calculate the performance of my brain when it comes to finding solutions to the problems I see in these exercises,” Sinner explained.
Show your satisfaction. “Repetition makes me automate processes and my brain is better and works better under pressure and in extreme situations. It helps me a lot because it makes me understand if why things happen and I can analyze them in detail. We have been working with this method for several years and “I feel it works well. I have improved a lot in this aspect of thinking.”
This weekend he has the opportunity to reinforce that preparation to his team with facts. If not, the next campaign, where it should reach the top at some point. Contrary to who makes a classic, Carlos Alcaraz. Their conflicts are pure poetry.
The Carota Boys (Carrot Boys), the Italian tennis player’s fan club, are always in his favor.
Source: La Verdad
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