Vagnozzi on Sinner's Return: "The First Two Matches Will Be Crucial"
Jannik Sinner is making his big comeback to competition this Friday against Mariano Navone in Rome. His coach, Simone Vagnozzi, spoke about the stakes of this return: "There was no better place than Rome to start from scratch: we’re finally back to talking about tennis, which is what interests us.
It was wonderful to be back on the center court, with so many spectators. For a tennis player, being healthy and not being able to compete is the hardest thing.
Jannik is a fierce competitor—without that, he felt empty. Now, he knows he can get back to doing what he loves. The first two matches will be crucial to getting back into the swing of things.
It will be a little tough; he’ll have to get dirty, sweat, win, maybe not perfectly at first, and gradually find his rhythm again."
