His soon-to-be world-topping status is not just as a singular achievement, he says, but part of a broader “movement” that Italian tennis is currently having.
With No.12 seed Jasmine Paolini into the semi-finals in both singles and doubles with Sara Errani, and Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori into the semi-finals in the men’s doubles, il Tricolore is in the midst of one of its best collective runs at a Grand Slam tournament in recent history.
“It means a lot, but I think it’s great for Italy. We are a great country with great coaches and players, and we can see this now, how this moment is,” Sinner said. “I’m happy to be part of this Italian movement. People, they start to play tennis now more and more, which is great to see. I think that’s the most important.