Sinner downplays split with trainer, physio ahead of Wimbledon - ESPN

WIMBLEDON, England — Parting company with two of your team days before Wimbledon might not sound ideal, but world No. 1 Jannik Sinner has played down any negative impact as he prepares for the grass-court Grand Slam.

The 23-year-old Italian surprisingly split with Marco Panichi and Ulises Badio, his trainer and physiotherapist respectively, after the Halle tournament and was asked about the situation on Saturday.

«Nothing major happened. Nothing big happened. I parted ways not long ago but it's not affecting me. I feel ready to compete. I feel free. I feel me and my team, we are ready to do the best we can,» Sinner, who is bidding to win his first Wimbledon title, told reporters.

«We've reached incredible results in the past with them, so obviously huge thanks to them. We made some great job, but I decided to do something different.»

Panichi and Badio had been part of Sinner's team since September 2024 and helped him to win this year's Australian Open to take his career Grand Slam haul to three. He also reached the French Open final this month but lost a thriller to Carlos Alcaraz.

«Look, in this sport things can happen. Sometimes a player feels something different, and that's my case.»

Sinner suffered a crushing disappointment at Roland Garros where he lost to Alcaraz having led by two sets.

He won one match at Halle before losing to Alexander Bublik, but said he was mentally prepared for Wimbledon where he hopes to become the first Italian singles champion.

«Honestly, I feel ready to play. I feel ready. We are practising very well. What happened in the past is in the past already,» said Sinner, who faces fellow Italian Luca Nardi in the first round.

«I feel good. Especially mentally I feel in a very good spot. Halle