5 Live Sport: All About… Wimbledon 2026 - French Open Daily: The Making of Jannik Sinner

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Jannik Sinner is the best tennis player in the world but else do you know about him? BBC Sport has travelled across Italy to tell his story from the foot of the Dolomites to the top of world tennis. Featuring interviews with his first coach, the men who guided him into the top 10, and the owner of a local bar where Sinner matches are watched all hours of day and night.

02:02 - Introduction and descriptions of Jannik Sinner's home town
05:59 - Interview with Andreas Schönegger - Sinner's first ever coach
17:00 - Tracing Sinner's journey across Italy to the Piatti academy
19:56 - Interview with Riccardo Piatti - Sinner's first full-time coach
34:36 - Andrea Volpini on the decision for Sinner not to play junior Grand Slams
42:22 - Sinner Grand Slam winning era with Darren Cahill and Simone Vagnozzi
54:16 - Interview with a bar owner in Sinner's home town where local people gather to watch matches

Published on Saturday, 23rd May 2026.

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