The world No. 1 claimed people like him because he’s a “normal guy” and said success hadn’t changed him.
It comes after Sinner caused a stir when he banked £4.6million for winning a Saudi Arabian exhibition tournament and later said he didn’t “play for money”
Sinner has cemented his status as the world’s best tennis player. The Italian rose to world No. 1 for the first time in June and is already guaranteed to keep the top spot until next year.
He won his first two Grand Slam titles this season – the Australian Open and US Open – and has lifted five more trophies on the ATP Tour.
But the 23-year-old believes he’s still the same person he always was despite reaching the top of the game. “From my point of view, many people like me because I’m a normal guy,” he told La Stampa.
“Success hasn’t changed me, I’m still the same as always, I’m natural and I don’t like to be the centre of attention.
The world No. 1 claimed people like him because he’s a “normal guy” and said success hadn’t changed him.
It comes after Sinner caused a stir when he banked £4.6million for winning a Saudi Arabian exhibition tournament and later said he didn’t “play for money”.
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Sinner has cemented his status as the world’s best tennis player. The Italian rose to world No. 1 for the first time in June and is already guaranteed to keep the top spot until next year.
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He won his first two Grand Slam titles this season – the Australian Open and US Open – and has lifted five more trophies on the ATP Tour.
But the 23-year-old believes he’s still the same person he always was despite reaching the top of the game. “From my point of view, many people like me because I’m a normal guy,” he told La Stampa.
“Success hasn’t changed me, I’m still the same as always, I’m natural and I don’t like to be the centre of attention.
“People who know me know this perfectly well and are aware that I have my feet on the ground. I always try not to walk with my head too high when I win and not to get down when I lose.”
While Sinner still feels like a normal guy, he’s achieved things that other players often dream about. As well as reaching world No. 1 and winning multiple Majors, he recently took home one of the biggest prize money pots ever seen in tennis.
The 23-year-old beat Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz to be crowned the champion of the inaugural Six Kings Slam – an exhibition tournament part of Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season.
The winner’s cheque was almost double the £2.8m he earned for his US Open triumph a few weeks earlier. But he later claimed that he didn’t enter the Six Kings Slam for the money.
