Sinner, training and technology: the secrets of number one

The talent, the heart, the innate instinct to raise the level when the points burned, do not train: and Sinner has always owned its essence. The muscles, on the other hand, can be shaped, can be modeled to support a game of rhythm and power increasingly linked to the physical structure. And alongside the athletic preparation it becomes fundamental to intervene on the resistance and the recovery qualities. When it appeared on the horizon with the potential of the brightest star of this decade and also of the neighbor, Jannik affected the slender build despite the meter and 88 (then he grew up to the current 1.93) and he himself often paid attention to the improvements to be obtained in the athletic estate, especially in the three sets out of five sets.

the last step

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For three years, after the revolutionary changes in the staff, the progress have been solid and constant and the three Slam won, in addition to the 79 official games played in 2024, are there to demonstrate that the current dominator of the circuit has substantially reached the perfect balance between the technical and physical qualities, a great work in depth on the details that made it more consistent without prejudicing the strong points of his game. The three months of disqualification, a terrible point certainly not desired, were however converted into a precious opportunity to take the last step towards definitive consolidation. Since the arrival in Rome it has certainly appeared evident that Sinner’s muscle mass has increased in the arms, in the legs and at the bottom of the back. It is the result of the programming revealed during the forced break by Marco Panichi, the athletic trainer of n.1: “The stop was not wanted, but we have exploited it to the maximum. Usually in a year there are only 3-4 weeks for a true athletic preparation. This time we were able to work with a longer-term perspective, in a athletic style”.

On earth, the surface less loved by the strongest in the world, the physical condition is essential to support prolonged exchanges, and it is an aspect that becomes particularly evident in the second week of Roland Garros, the true, sinner’s great goal after the return. The red fox certainly has the game to beat Alcaraz also on red, but the work on the muscles serves to bring Spanish (and the other opponents) closer to athletic explosiveness and in the bottom: in his career, so far, Jannik has played a 5th set 15 times and has won only six; Carlos is 12-1. And the defeats of a year ago in the semifinal in Paris against the great Spanish rival and in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon against Medvedev, albeit matured in particular contexts (in the first he was back from the injury to his right hip, in the other he had cramps for the tension due to the possible ruling arriving for the doping case) certainly remain a warning.

electronics

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Knowing the obsessive care of the number one in the ranking, it is not surprising that the forum has also asked technology aid, using the GPS in training, a practice allowed by the ATP also in the game. The heart rate monitor allows you to monitor different parameters including heartbeats and, in the case of those with GPS, the kilometers traveled during the game. Not only that, in tennis allows you to analyze the positions in the field, a fundamental element in a sport in which the game is commanded trying to be as close as possible to the bottom line. On the other hand, the power is nothing without control.