The Australian coach revealed what happened after the final lost with Alcaraz: “Each of us told him he was proud of him. But he hasn’t passed him yet …”
Twenty minutes in the locker room, the comparison and the embrace with the team. Darren Cahill, coach of Jannik Sinner together with Simone Vagnozzi, revealed in the video podcast of Andy Roddick what happened after the incredible final of Roland Garros, after the 3 matches Point missed by the number 1 in the world and the defeat suffered against Carlos Alcaraz after 5 and a half hours of battle. “Each of us from the team approached Jannik and gave him a hug – Cahill told him -. We told him that we were really proud of him, of his commitment. But it was not the right time to make him a speech on what we can learn. We will talk about it later. We have to show a little empathy for what he is going through. Sadness, a few tears … a few tears for everyone. And a knot that has remained inside: “But I must say that that evening, a few hours later, it was not yet made a reason. And he will never do it”.
the bond
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The Australian coach reiterated the esteem for Jannik: “After the final of Roland Garros I have even more than I had what I had before. He has a great self -awareness. And I think that to be a great champion in any sport, you must be aware of yourself. You must know how to face failures and successes more or less the same way. Try to learn from what happens, go on and improve. Incredible. has an extraordinary resilience, and that resilience will be tested after that game in Paris, to see how quickly it will be able to turn the page.
the future
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Cahill explained how the work was organized during the disqualification: “Finding training companions and organizing the sessions in the first two months during the disqualification was complicated, everything had to be approved by the ITIA. We trained in the clay field made available to one of the sponsors of Jannik, near Montecarlo, was the only field on which we could train. But the tennis, in that period, was almost in the period. Absolute was physical training. “
The Australian coach who in the past led to number 1 Andre Agassi, Andy Murray and Simona Halep then left a glimpse open for the future next to Sinner: “Will my last year with Jannik? We will see, it’s a long year. I am really having a lot of fun working with him. So … never say never”. And he added that a change could also be positive for Sinner: “By now he knows well the type of message that comes to him. Having a new voice, a new external gaze, may not be a negative thing for him. If it happens or not, you will see. But, at the moment, that is still the plan. Even if, I repeat, I am enjoying this job with him”.
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