The sprinter, 29 years old, Olympic gold in the 100m and 4x100m, the world championship in the 60m indoors and the European gold in the 100m and 60m indoors, writes for the Gazzetta
dear Jannik, you are great. I followed your exploits from a distance, like all Italians, and I am super happy for you, for how you never stopped pursuing your dream, the one you had as a child, after having done, like me, a choice between different disciplines. With courage, perseverance and effort. You are the first Italian to have played in the final of the ATP Finals and you are very young, you have a long journey ahead of you, full of victories. Like you, I too felt suddenly hit by a popularity I wasn’t used to. Don’t get distracted, don’t believe in the limelight and especially in social media.