Sinner on parents’ early sacrifice & his desire to ‘catch up’ on family time

Nos ultimos dias, o assunto vem ganhando atencao. Even amid all the fanfare of his latest ATP Masters 1000 triumph, Jannik Sinner did not have to think long about what his parents mean to him.

Segundo apurado, 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings was carrying out his post-match media duties Sunday after claiming the Mutua Madrid Open title when a journalist pointed out that it was Mother’s Day in Spain. Asked what his mother, Siglinde, has represented in his life, Sinner spoke at length about the early sacrifices made by her and his father, Hanspeter, in service of his tennis career. “I consider myself very lucky.

Lucky because, when I was 13, I made a choice to leave home and to go to a centre to practise,” Sinner said. “I think this for parents is very difficult, especially for a mother, to accept that in a way, to just go and leave home. I think it was tough for me, but it was for sure more tough for my parents because they also would like to see the kid growing up.” While Sinner is currently enjoying historic success on the ATP Tour — on Sunday in Madrid he became the first player to win five consecutive Masters 1000 events — the 24-year-old recognises some of the difficult choices he has had to make in order to chase his tennis dreams. “It's definitely a little bit [like] I missed out a little bit of time, spending time with my parents. Fique de olho nas proximas publicacoes.