Would he have excited Odermatt?: Tennis star Sinner could have gone far in the World Cup

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The world saw no later than three weeks ago when he triumphed at the Australian Open that Janik Sinner (22) is blessed with a lot of tennis talent. The redhead with carrot fans has disappointed record man Novak Djokovic (36) – and has enchanted the entire tennis universe. He recently underlined his form with the title at the ATP 500 tournament in Rotterdam.

However, it is quite possible that the South Tyrolean could have gone far in another sport. At least that is what someone who guided the young Jannik as a ski instructor claims. «Football, skiing, tennis: he succeeded in everything. Every move he made was good. Either he won medals or he was at the top,” Klaus Happacher told Eurosport.

Sinner, who once became Italian junior giant slalom champion, loved racing down the slopes of his hometown of Sesto as “Biabl”. In the far north of Italy, not far from the Dolomites. The right-hander, who moved to the Mediterranean coast at the age of 13 to play tennis, is no longer in his home country that often. But the fact that he still has a lot of feeling with the skis under his feet is evident from a video recorded around the turn of the year, in which the 1.88 meter thick man expertly skis down the slopes.

The question of whether he would have actually made it to the Alpine World Cup and possibly competed against ski dominator Marco Odermatt, who was five years his senior, will never be answered. But Happacher believes: “Jannik would have been a great ski racer without a doubt.” It should come as no surprise that Sinner saw the ski icons Alberto Tomba (57) and Bode Miller (46) as his great idols.

The ski instructor reports on a particularly motivated, hard-working boy who was particularly interested in the technical disciplines of slalom and giant slalom and who was not above helping the slope workers plan the route. Happacher remembers: “Jannik was a special child. I’ve never met anyone like him in my career. Never never never.”

Source : Blick