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Diary of a new World No. 1: Jannik Sinner returns home

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June 19, 2024
Diary of a new World No. 1: Jannik Sinner returns home
Watch a documentary following Jannik Sinner behind the scenes as he returns home as World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings for the first time.
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      Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
      Jannik Sinner is the first Italian to reach No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings. By ATP Staff

      There is no place like home. That showed when Jannik Sinner returned to his hometown of Sexten in the Dolomites last week to celebrate his ascent to the top of the PIF ATP Rankings.

      “If you imagine coming from here, a tennis player, it’s very, very strange,” Sinner said in a special behind-the-scenes documentary of the first Italian World No. 1’s visit.

      The 22-year-old provided a film crew unprecedented access throughout his trip. Sinner gave fans a look at his life growing up in the mountains. The special feature helps tell the story of how Sinner evolved from a kid in a small town known for skiing to the best tennis player in the world.

      “I have my house here, and here is the other house with [my] grandma and grandpa and they always cooked for me and then after, I had to wear the ski stuff because I went to skiing immediately from two to four, and then twice a week I was playing tennis and that was it,” Sinner said. “You got it on camera!"

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      The Italian added: “We played football and we were all the time together with friends and nobody had a phone. We only had a watch and the parents they said, ‘Look, at five you should be at home’. And sometimes you arrived at 5:15 and then the parents, they got p****d a little bit!”

      Watch the full documentary above and click here to read about all the players who have reached No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings.

       

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