Jannik Sinner has resumed practicing with maximum intensity after taking a small break to recharge his batteries. The world number 1 certainly needed to rest and metabolize his incredible triumph at the Wimbledon Championships, which allowed him to become the first Italian player ever to win the most prestigious tournament in the world.
In addition, the 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria took revenge on his top rival Carlos Alcaraz who had beaten him at Roland Garros a few weeks earlier, inflicting on him the most atrocious disappointment of his young career in the longest final in the history of the French Slam.
The four-time Grand Slam champion has decided not to participate in the Toronto Masters 1000, extending his break from the ATP tour, so as to be ready for the Cincinnati Masters 1000 in which he will have to defend the title won a year ago.
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Sinner is on top of the world
It is no mystery that Jannik's main goal at this stage of the season is the US Open, where he triumphed in the last edition thanks to a series of performances bordering on perfection. This surface is perfectly suited to the game of the Italian star, who will have to defend a lot of points between now and the end of 2025 and will have to try to maintain the first position in the ATP ranking.
Sinner has been number for 60 weeks in a row, but Alcaraz has come considerably closer to him in recent months having finally found that consistency that he had always lacked in past seasons.
The world number 1 - who has decided to hire Umberto Ferrara again as his fitness coach, generating controversy - has returned to practice in Monte Carlo these days and is expected to leave for the United States shortly.
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In particular, he is focusing his work mainly on the backhand slice, a shot that can prove very useful during American tournaments.
