Jannik Sinner revealed that his father was at work and had to miss the French Open final on Sunday, June 8. Sinner’s father, Johann, works as a chef at a restaurant in a ski lodge in the Dolomites and had to miss the 5-hour and 29-minute classic between Sinner and Alcaraz, with the Spaniard winning the title with a stunning comeback.
Speaking at the press conference, the Italian said that his family and close friends would help him heal from the loss and claimed they would be happy to have him back home. Sinner said that success doesn’t change anything in his family and they’re simple people.
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Sinner said that his dad may have watched the game on TV if he had finished his work.
“Yeah, I mean, my family, the people who know me, now they are helping me.”
“It’s (about) giving at times, and sometimes you take something. And now it’s my time to take something from the close people I have. They would for sure be happy that I come back home (and be) with my family, with everyone. We are just a very simple family. My dad was not here because he was working today. Nothing of our success changes in the family.”
“It was nice to see my mom here. And I guess my dad, he was watching on TV—if he finished work. It’s okay,” said Sinner.
‘Cannot keep crying’
Sinner was two sets up and had three championship points in the third set before letting the advantage slip against Alcaraz in the French Open final. The Italian said that before his career started, he never thought he would find himself in a spot where he was playing the longest French Open final in history.
The Italian said that while the result hurts, he cannot keep on crying about it and will have to move on.
“As I always said before my career started, I never would have thought to find myself in this position. (It) was not even a dream, because it was so far and I was not thinking about this. Now I find myself here, playing the longest match in history of Roland Garros in a final. It hurts, yes, but in other way you cannot keep going crying… So, it happens,” said Sinner.
The World No.1 will now shift his focus towards Wimbledon.
