Sinner’s brother responds with ten words shaking world tennis
Wimbledon 2025 gave the public unforgettable moments inside the field, but also outside. This time, however, it was not a winning blow or an epic match that leaving everyone speechless. It was a confession, intimate and painful, made by one of the absolute protagonists of the tournament: Jannik Sinner.
After his victory in the quarter -finals, which projected him for the third consecutive time in the semifinal in the London Slam, the number one in the world showed up at a press conference visibly tried. Despite the smile of circumstance and the composure that have always characterized him, something in his eyes let it guess that the success just obtained had moved deep memories.
When a journalist asked him who would have liked to see in the stands during that important game, Sinner’s response displaced everyone:
“My father and brother never came to see me play. Not because they didn’t want to, but because they couldn’t. They worked as waiters in a small restaurant in Bolzano. We had no money to travel. Often they asked me for loan the money that served to pay my trips. Now that I am the one who takes the bread home, I feel the duty to repay my brother for every jump, every extraordinary hour, every silence.”
The press room remained silent. Nobody dared to ask the next question. For the first time, Sinner was not talking as an athlete, but as a son and brother. A boy who climbed the peaks of world tennis without ever forgetting his roots.
Jannik’s statements have become viral in a few hours. The social networks were filled with messages of support and affection. But the answer he hit the most came from the person at the center of the story: his older brother, Lukas Sinner.
In a post published on his personal profile, Lukas wrote only ten words, accompanied by an old photo of the two children’s brothers on an improvised tennis court:
“You made us proud. We always believed you.”
A few words, but full of meaning. A message that has excited thousands of fans, journalists and even former tennis champions such as Roger Federer and Francesca Schiavone, who shared the post on their profiles, praising the strength of the Sinner family.
Behind the success of Jannik there is a story that few knew in detail. Born in a humble family of South Tyrol, he started playing tennis on the Fatto di Fatto di Fatto, often making the snow in order to train. While his peers spent the afternoons between video games and outings, he traveled hours to reach the minor tournaments, sleeping in shared rooms or by car with his father.
His parents, Hanspeter and Sigrinke, have made enormous sacrifices. But it is the relationship with his brother Lukas who today appears under a new light. While Jannik chased his dreams, Lukas put aside his own to help the family, accepting night shifts in the restaurants, working during the holidays, always in the shade.
Sinner’s revelation generated a wave of empathy not only among the fans, but also within the ATP circuit. Rafael Nadal commented:
“These are the stories that show the true value of athletes.”
Novak Djokovic said:
“I bow to the courage to tell these truths. Tennis needs human champions, not just technicians.”
And Carlos Alcaraz, historical rival and friend, has published a simple heart emoji accompanied by the message:
“Sinner es Grande, inside and off the pitch.”
Now that Jannik Sinner is at the height of success, with millions of fans and sponsors behind him, it is clear that nothing has scratched his values. Every victory, every point, is a tribute to those who have allowed him to believe it. And while the world acclaims him as a champion, he continues to behave like the boy of all time, what he knows that without his family, nothing would have been possible.
And if there is a phrase that summarizes all this, it is the one written by Lukas. In ten words, he managed to tell a whole story. A story that, today, belongs not only to the Sinner, but to all of us.
