Jannik Sinner mentioned Wednesday that successful the Australian Open has not modified him and he now has ambitions to be primary on the earth.
“I’m the identical boy I used to be earlier than I received the title,” he insisted on his return to Rome.
“Feeling the heat of the individuals, their enthusiasm, that pleases me, however I’m the identical ‘ragazzo’ (lad) I used to be a fortnight in the past,” mentioned the primary Italian to win the Australian Open at a press convention on the headquarters of the Italian Tennis Federation.
His dramatic win over Daniil Medvedev on Sunday, which noticed him come again from two units all the way down to win in 5, sparked a wave of ‘Sinnermania’ in Italy however the 22-year-old is conserving his ft firmly on the bottom.
“I’m taking this reputation in my stride,” he mentioned.
“I’m glad to share all these feelings nevertheless it was just one event, and it’s potential that my outcomes received’t be pretty much as good” sooner or later, smiled the person who ended a 48-year Grand Slam drought for Italian males’s tennis.
He’s the primary Italian man to win a significant since Adriano Panatta — the one man to beat Bjorn Borg on the purple clay of Roland Garros — beat Harold Solomon within the closing of the 1976 French Open.
Since arriving in Rome from Melbourne on Tuesday, Sinner has met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. He can be obtained by President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday with the Italian crew that received the 2023 Davis Cup.
The calls for on his time imply that the world No.4 has withdrawn from subsequent week’s Marseille event though he has handed on an invite to the celebrated Sanremo Italian Music Competition in early February.
“After my keep right here, Australia’s over, we’ll should look forward and get again to coaching,” he mentioned.
“The purpose (of this season) was to get barely higher ends in the Grand Slams than final 12 months once I reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon.
“The primary Grand Slam of the 12 months (Australia) went effectively however there are nonetheless three extra, so the season doesn’t finish right here.
“My dream has at all times been to win a Grand Slam. Now I do know what it means and the feelings it brings. I can’t wait to get again to work and attempt to really feel that once more.”
Having crushed Novak Djokovic in Melbourne in addition to Medvedev, Sinner now has his sights set on turning into one of the best participant on the earth, though he recognises that will take a while but.
“To be No.1 on the earth? There’s a giant distinction between being within the prime 5 and being within the prime three,” he mentioned.
“It’s the identical between being prime three and world No.1. It’s important to take issues one step at a time.
“I’m conscious that I nonetheless want to enhance my bodily situation, my power and my endurance.
“When it comes to tennis, I can do the whole lot just a little higher, significantly on my serve. There’s nonetheless work to be carried out.”
Sinner is predicted to return to the court docket in Rotterdam in mid-February, with eyes already set on the 12 months’s second main at Roland Garros.