Sinner reveals subtle change he's making to his game at Indian Wells
Much has been made about the incremental gains at the top of the men’s game, and Jannik Sinner is no exception. Ahead of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the Italian spoke candidly about the long hours he and his team have invested in fine-tuning his game.
“I think we are always trying to progress with our games,” Sinner said during his pre-tournament press conference on Tuesday. “I feel like we are doing a great job. It has been a very hard practice week here for me. We spent many, many hours of practice.”
Central to that improvement is a subtle but significant tactical shift. Sinner revealed he is looking to inject greater intent into his baseline exchanges, an area already considered one of the strongest components of his game.
“[I am] very happy with how I’m feeling on the court, and obviously we try to go as far as possible in the tournament,” Sinner said. “In the same time, we also try to improve a couple of things. I’m trying to be slightly more aggressive at times on the baseline, and then we see how it goes.”
Away from the competitive focus, Sinner has also given fans a closer look at his life off court through his YouTube content, something he sees as a meaningful way to bridge the gap between athlete and audience.
“I feel like fans, they don’t know exactly how we are as a person, so this helps also to show how I am off the courts. I think it’s something great,” Sinner said.
[NO 1 CLUB]The Italian admitted he is a consumer of similar content himself.
“Me personally, I love to watch also other YouTube videos from other sports people, and it’s of course something different,” Sinner said. “You have behind my team what makes it by itself. You know, I don’t have to worry about anything else.”
Sinner is chasing his sixth ATP Masters 1000 crown this fortnight but first in Indian Wells, having won all of the other five hard-court events at this level. The World No. 2 Sinner trails World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz by 2,800 points in the PIF ATP Live Rankings. The Italian, a two-time Indian Wells semi-finalist, starts against James Duckworth or a qualifier in the California desert.
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