World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has experienced a massive upheaval in his coaching camp with the departures of fitness trainer Marco Panichi and physiotherapist Ulises Badio. The two, best known for their long tenures with 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, joined the Italian’s camp in September 2024.
Sinner, in an interaction with the press ahead of Wimbledon, bared it all about the unfolding situation.
Jannik Sinner on the Departure of Key Personnel From His Camp
In his press conference at Wimbledon, World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has revealed why he parted with his fitness trainer and physiotherapist despite a string of remarkable results since bringing them on board.
“Nothing big happened,” Sinner said. “I parted ways not long ago, but it has not affected me. I feel ready to compete. I feel free. I feel, me and my team, we are ready to do the best we can.”
Thanking Panichi and Badio for their contribution to his camp, Sinner said that he has parted from them as he decided to “do something different.”
“Sometimes a player feels different, and that is my case,” Sinner said, when asked to explain why he had parted with the duo.
The Italian also suggested that the separation was amicable. “Nothing crazy happened,” he said.
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Sinner has had an impressive 2025 season so far, winning 19 out of 22 matches. His only title this year came at the Australian Open, where he successfully defended his title after beating Alexander Zverev in the final.
Shortly after this, Sinner was suspended for three months due to his positive doping tests from last year, which occurred due to transdermal contamination. He returned to action at the Italian Open and did well to reach the final of the Masters 1000 event, beating Mariano Navone, Jesper de Jong, Francisco Cerundolo, Casper Ruud and Tommy Paul before losing to Carlos Alcaraz.
The Italian then played at the French Open and reached the final without dropping a single set. Here, he faced Carlos Alcaraz and led by two sets before the Spaniard scripted a terrific comeback to win 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2).
Sinner started his grass-court season at the Halle Open and started his run with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Jannik Hanfmann. Here, he faced Alexander Bublik and lost 6-3, 3-6, 4-6. The Italian will start his Wimbledon campaign against compatriot Luca Nardi in the first round.
The two will lock horns for the first time, and the winner of the match will take on either Aleksandra Vukic or Tseng chun-hsin in the second round.
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