Published5. June 2024, 1:42 p.m.
Roland-Garros: Italy salutes the feat of Jannik Sinner, new king of tennis
The Italian will likely be world primary within the subsequent ATP rankings, whatever the ultimate results of Roland-Garros. The transalpine press is rave.
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Ruben Steiger
Jannik Sinner did it, he’s the primary Italian world primary in historical past.
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“The perfect on the earth”. La Gazzetta dello Sport, the main Italian sports activities media, pulled out all of the stops to salute the feat of Jannik Sinner (22 years previous). The winner of the 2024 Australian Open would be the first world #1 in historical past on Monday. This historic feat was price 9 particular pages.
The entrance web page of the Gazzetta dello Sport on Wednesday June 5.
“We now have #1. His identify is Jannik Sinner, he’s 22 years previous and is the satisfaction of all Italian sport,” writes the legendary newspaper with its pink pages. It is an actual phenomenon. He rapidly received followers world wide together with his highly effective tennis and his boyish smile. He seems good everywhere in the world as a result of, along with being the most effective on the court docket, he’s well mannered, by no means extreme and at all times respectful of his opponent.
Jannik Sinner remains to be in competitors with soccer on the entrance web page of Corriere dello Sport.
The Corriere dello Sport additionally devoted its first web page to the native of San Candido within the province of Trentino-Alto Adige. “June 4, 2024. Today must be marked with a white stone as a result of it’s going to stay engraved within the historical past of Italian tennis. For the primary time, we now have certainly one of our athletes on the prime of the tennis world. Nobody had achieved it earlier than Jannik Sinner, the Italian prodigy who achieved one other magical feat, maybe essentially the most stunning and shifting of all: turning into the king of a small village within the Dolomites.”
“Italy should say thanks to Sinner”
Then he added: “Panatta, Pietrangeli, all the opposite heroes had not succeeded. Nobody earlier than Jannik had achieved the Everest-like climb: turning into the brand new world primary within the ATP rankings. Italy should say thanks to Sinner.”
Tuttosport selected simplicity to rejoice its champion with the phrase “S1nner” with the number one which replaces the letter i for apparent causes. “Jannik Sinner carried the Italian flag to the roof of the world for the primary time, realizing a dream shared with thousands and thousands of followers.”
The entrance web page of Tuttosport.
Even Luciano Spalletti, the coach of the Italian soccer staff, addressed a little bit phrase to the brand new king of the tennis planet throughout a press convention on the sidelines of the preparation match in opposition to Portugal. “You might be nice Jannik, I want to hug him and congratulate him.”
If even soccer takes a again seat for a day, Jannik Sinner’s triumph is that of the entire nation. “I’m completely happy for myself and for Italy,” declared the principle celebration after qualifying for the semi-finals of Roland-Garros.
