Jannik Sinner is an Italian professional tennis player who was born on August 16, 2001, in Innichen, Italy.
He started playing tennis at the age of three and has won eight ATP Tour titles in singles, including a Masters 1000 title at the 2023 Canadian Open and one in doubles.
He has been ranked as high as world No. 6 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on August 14, 2023, and world No. 124 in doubles, achieved on September 27, 2021.
Sinner is coached by Simone Vagnozzi and Darren Cahill and resides in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
He is a fan of A.C. Milan football club, and one of his tennis idols is compatriot Andreas Seppi.
Sinner is currently in a relationship with Italian social media influencer Maria Braccini.
Who is Maria Braccini?
The Italian professional tennis playerhas been in a relationship with Maria Braccini for more than three years.
Braccini is a model and social media influencer who has made a name for herself in the fashion world.
Despite being involved in a glitzy profession, Braccini says she prefers the quiet life and openly admits that she is not a people person.
Like Sinner, she is Italian but just like the touring professional she has already seen a lot of the world thanks to her modelling career.
Braccini has a closed Instagram account but still sports over 100,000 followers on the platform.
The couple reportedly broke up in 2021 following a few problems but got back together again in 2022.
Sinner has been very complimentary of his partner, feeling that she is the kind of person who is highly independent but still very nurturing.
“Maria is very tender and affectionate, but also very independent and this is the quality that strikes me the most,” Sinner said.
Jannik Sinner career
Sinner grew up in the nearby town of Sesto/Sexten and was active in skiing, football and tennis as a child.
After winning a national championship in skiing at age eight, he switched his focus to tennis at age thirteen and moved to the Italian Riviera to train with veteran coach Riccardo Piatti.
Despite limited success as a junior, Sinner began playing in professional events at age 16 and became one of the few players to win multiple ATP Challenger Tour titles at age 17.
He is an aggressive baseliner that likes to hit the ball incredibly heavily and absorb his opponent’s pressure.
Sinner is a slim build and is an incredibly effective mover.
He likes to take the ball on and strike it aggressively, as he is able to take massive cuts at the ball using his long levers.
However, Sinner doesn’t like to take unnecessary risks, as he can build points intelligently.
Sinner’s career statistics include 7 ATP tour titles, 1 ATP Tour 500, 6 ATP Tour 250, and 1 ATP Masters 1000. He has been ranked as high as world No. 8 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on April 10, 2023, and world No. 124 in doubles, achieved on September 27, 2021.
In order to advance his tennis career, Sinner decided to leave his family and friends in his hometown in the mountains to move to the Italian Riviera to train with veteran coach Riccardo Piatti.
He is also a very good skier and footballer. In fact, Jannik didn’t actually focus on tennis until the age of 13.
Before that, he was a skiing champion between the ages of 8 and 12 years old, which he attributes his ankle, knee and hip flexibility to.