Australian Open champion Jannik
Sinner has said he is ready for the tough times that will
inevitably come in his career, after becoming the first Italian
to reach third place in the world ranking following his victory
at the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam.
"The matches you win are not won on the day they are played. You
win by preparing for months, perhaps years, working for that
match," the 22-year-old told Vanity Fair in an interview in the
edition that will be in news stands on Wednesday.
"We'll see if this work also helps when I have my first failure.
"We'll see how I react. But I'm not afraid of making mistakes, I
don't think about it. I don't see the point of thinking about
it."
Sinner, who is from the majority German-speaking province of
South Tyrol, stressed that "I am very proud to be Italian".
He added that he didn't feel he had missed out by having to
forego some things to reach the top of his sport.
"I have everything," he said.
"I've never been to a night club, I don't like going to sleep
late. I prefer to play cards with a friend".
When asked if children were right to see him as a role model he
replied: "maybe, because I know I treat all people the same.
"If I have the number one in the rankings before me or the
person who cleans the locker rooms, I always treat them the
same, with politeness," he concluded.
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