Jannik Sinner is a great tennis player, but he is a genuinely good person too. Sinner gave us recent examples during his Round of 16 win over Christopher O'Connell of his off-the-cuff behavior that makes us wish we were friends with him.
It has been hot in Miami wreaking havoc with the players and spectators. During Sinner's match, he rushed to the aid of a spectator who passed out by passing courtside towels and drinks up into the stands.
During the same match, he accidentally hit a ball with the frame of his racquet. The ball careened behind him and struck his physio in a painful private part of his body. Sinner ran over to check on him when he realized what happened. Both laughed the incident off.
No wonder Sinner has legions of fans called Carota Boys
Sinner's good nature has attracted a group of fans known as the Carota Boys. The fans are dressed in orange and are at most of his tournaments en force.
The Carota Boys reaction to Jannik Sinner winning the Australian Open.
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 28, 2024
These guys have loved & supported Jannik as passionately as anyone can possibly support an athlete.
A special day for Jannik.
A special day for the boys in orange. 🥹
(@CarotaBoys)🥕🧡🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/Qop3vwRhm7
He is a down-to-earth guy who prioritzes being a good person over his athletic career, and it shows. His family is of utmost importance to him, and he never appears disrespectful or rude on or off the court.
Until seven years ago, Jannik Sinner spent two days a week skiing and two days a week playing tennis.
— Janniksin_Updates (@JannikSinner_Up) October 29, 2021
In September 2015 he moved to Bordighera and began his adventure with @RPiatti.
Today he is a Top 10 player#JanTheFox pic.twitter.com/TzGZDuWM3S
It is a good thing for the tennis world that Sinner chose this sport because he was a skier also. He has not abandoned skiing altogether; he still hits the slopes occasionally. Sinner is always up for new challenges and recently tried wheelchair tennis with Grand Slam singles and doubles wheelchair legend Alfie Hewett.
Things you love to see 😍@alfiehewett6 & Jannik Sinner playing wheelchair tennis at the @MiamiOpen
— Wheelchair Tennis (LTA) (@WChairTennisGB) March 26, 2024
Alfie & @GordonReid91 are among those contesting a wheelchair tennis invitational/exhibition in Miami from today#wheelchairtennis | 📹: @TennisONEApppic.twitter.com/eQWDxV7JOA
Sinner is the leading Italian tennis player at World No. 3, but the country is bursting at the seams with young tennis talent in the men's game. Lorenzo Musetti (24th), Matteo Arnaldi (38th), Lorenzo Sonego (53rd), Flavio Cobolli (63rd), Luciano Darderi (75th), and Luca Nardi (96th) are the seven men's singles players in the Top 100. All are in their early 20s except for Sonego who is 28.