Jannik Sinner has many virtues and one of them is his work ethic and ability to strive every day in his desire to be better. The Italian has worked a lot on his serve mechanics alongside Darren Cahill, with palpable results that largely explain his tremendous progression in the second half of the season.
When talent is combined with a supernatural ability to strive and sacrifice every day, nothing can go wrong. Jannik Sinner He was never a paragon of technical virtues in his youth, but he always stood out above the rest in terms of discipline and work ethic. He has only intensified those virtues, which has led him to be one of the best in the world and convey the feeling that he is prepared for even higher levels of success. One of the aspects in which he has worked the most this season is the serve, having the humility and gallantry necessary to assume that he had to make structural changes as complex to assume as modifications in his mechanics. From the hand of Darren Cahillhas achieved an impressive improvement, which is analyzed in detail by the ATP.
The Australian coach has convinced Sinner of the need to invest time and effort in drastically changing a fundamental shot in tennis. Many would not dare to do something like that and would think that, if with that serve they have reached the top-5, there is no need to take risks and modify it completely. But Jannik is not like that. He allows himself to be advised, knows how to listen and is aware that he has a lot of room for improvement. With that attitude, he began to make adjustments from his initial posture of the serve movement to his preparation technique. The right arm makes a less wide movement, causing it to have to travel less distance and the service to be more fluid and smooth. In addition, starting with a different foot position allows you to push upwards more naturally.
– Sinner has modified his starting position and the movements prior to hitting the serve
“He serves particularly well in the advantage zone, where he did a lot of damage to Djokovic the other day. He has found the right rhythm in his service mechanic and must continue to influence it,” says analyst Craig O’Shanessy, amazed by the improvement of Italian, almost as much as Greg Rusedksi, an accomplished server who watches Sinner’s progression in admiration. “I have been very impressed by the fantastic work he has done with the serve. His mechanics are not yet 100% natural, but he has found a way to improve and he just needs time to continue gaining fluidity, power and effectiveness,” warns the Briton.
All the statistical data collected by this study show Sinner’s improvement with this shot, referring to aspects such as the height at which he hits the ball (he went from 2.5m to 2.8m), as well as speed and efficiency. of the first service. In the second half of the year he has saved more break points and won more service games than between January and June. All this work has accompanied him with physical conditioning that is allowing him to be faster on the track. “He has lost a little weight and walks faster forward on the court. He has greatly improved his shot selection and the truth is that I do not see any weaknesses in his game. I believe that he has many options to win a Grand Slam in 2024,” said Rusedski. . For now, Jannik Sinner will try to become champion in the ATP Finals 2023with his serve as a very important weapon for this.
2023-11-18 07:37:22
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