Jannik Sinner plans to return to competition by late December for an exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia, Univers Tennis reported.
“L’objectif est d’aller en Australie, j’espère pouvoir y être,” Sinner said regarding the Australian Open.
The Italian world number two has spent recent months away from the tour due to a knee injury. Sport Auto noted that his recovery period in Monaco involves extensive time on a racing simulator alongside gym sessions. When he is not working on his knee, Sinner watches Grands Prix, noting that motorsport remains the only sport he watches with real emotion.
“Ces derniers mois n’ont pas été simples parce que la compétition me manque,” Sinner told Sport Auto. “Le fait d’entrer sur le court et de donner 100 % me manque. Le tennis me manque tout simplement.” He emphasizes protecting his body to play for another 10 or 15 years.
During his time away from the court, Sinner maintains a garage in Monaco valued at over one million euros. His daily driver is an Audi RS6 ABT Legacy Edition, a modified estate featuring a biturbo V8 engine that produces approximately 760 horsepower, according to Sport Auto, capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in under three seconds and exceeding 300 km/h.
His collection also includes a Ferrari 812 Competizione with an 830-horsepower atmospheric V12 engine, limited to 999 units worldwide and capable of reaching approximately 340 km/h.
He owns a Ferrari SF90 Spider Assetto Fiorano hybrid hypercar generating 1,000 horsepower from its biturbo V8 and three electric motors, alongside a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S with approximately 480 horsepower, a lighter Alpine A110 S producing 300 horsepower, a Ferrari Purosangue V12 SUV, and an Alfa Romeo Stelvio Q4, Sport Auto reported. During his time away, he also earned his license for heavy-cylinder motorcycles after completing theoretical and practical tests.
“J’ai toujours dit qu’un jour, vous me verrez dans une voiture de course,” Sinner said to Sport Auto regarding his post-career ambitions in motorsport.
“Pour avoir une longue carrière, il faut de la chance,” Sinner said, according to We Love Tennis. “J’ai eu la chance de rencontrer les bonnes personnes au bon moment. J’ai pris une décision à l’âge de 13 ans et j’ai dit à mes parents que je voulais suivre une certaine voie.”
His parents replied that they knew nothing about tennis, leading them to find Alex Vittur. His parents initially told his manager Alex Vittur to maintain support regardless of his ranking.
“Mais on ne connaît rien au tennis : nous avons trouvé Alex, qui est aujourd’hui mon manager, et la seule chose que mes parents ont dite à Alex, c’est : ‘Ne l’abandonne jamais, même s’il se retrouve 700e mondial, ne le laisse jamais tomber’,” Sinner added to We Love Tennis. “Puis je suis devenu ce que je suis devenu, mais il faut beaucoup de chance.”
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