Could Jannik Sinner’s Wimbledon title run have been initiated by his ability to forget past disappointments? Coaches Darren Cahill and Simone Vagnozzi believe that Sinner’s first significant step towards his grass-court major victory was moving past his Roland Garros disappointment. Despite holding a two-set lead and three championship points against Carlos Alcaraz in Paris, Sinner experienced a heartbreaking defeat. However, he managed to overcome this setback with a title win at SW19 five weeks later.
“After Paris it was tough, but we spoke a lot,” said Vagnozzi after Sinner defeated Alcaraz in four sets on Sunday to secure his maiden Wimbledon crown. “We spoke that we were really proud of what he did in Paris. We came here with all the purpose to have a good tournament.”
Vagnozzi highlighted Sinner’s mental strength as a crucial factor: “But for sure his mental strength is really strong. We are lucky to work with a guy like this that every day is going on the court with the right mentality, with a good attitude.”
Cahill praised Sinner’s resilience after a challenging fourth-round match against Grigor Dimitrov at the All England Club. Despite an elbow injury and falling two sets behind, Dimitrov retired due to injury, allowing Sinner to advance.
“We in the box always had faith that he was going to get himself out of that match,” said Cahill. He emphasized that Grand Slam tournaments involve seven matches over best-of-five sets, often involving some form of adversity or luck.
Sinner snapped a five-match losing streak against Alcaraz in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series during the championship match on Centre Court. Cahill noted the importance of this victory: “Today was important for many reasons… He needed that win today.”