'More Concerned About Taking $5 Off Me Than $20,000 Paycheque': Coach On Sinner's Competitiveness

| by Erik Virostko

As every tennis player or athlete, Jannik Sinner is very competitive and one of his coaches, Darren Cahill recently talked about it.

Competitiveness is one of the most important qualities for athletes. The desire to win is very needed, and that certainly showed early on in Jannik Sinner's career when he first dominated on ski slopes, before taking on tennis.

Currently, the young Italian progresses in his young career quite quickly, as he's one of the established players in the ATP's Top 10. One of the most important parts of his success, is his team, and he recently revealed that he doesn't choose it just based on their quality of work.

Sinner revealed that it's important for him to have a good relationship with the people too, and that seems to be the case currently with his coach Simone Vagnozzi, and mentor Darren Cahill. And it was Cahill who recently spoke about the youngster.

"My role is more about the experience and how to help him mentally in these big moments, and to make sure that we're working on the right stuff that eventually is going to get him to the place we want to be."

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The Australian coach talked about his involvement in Sinner's team, and why it is crucial. According to Cahill, "it's little things that make a big difference," and that' what he's taking care of in the Italian's team.

"To help Umberto and Giacomo [as well] and work out when we need to practise for an extra 45 minutes, or when it's good to send him back to the hotel to rest. It’s just the little things that make a big difference in a player's career, and that's kind of my role, more of an overseer of the team. So far, it's been really enjoyable, and I love it."

But is more than that, he also has a very good relationship with Sinner. As Cahill revealed, the young Italian is very competitive, and the two often make small bets when they compete in cards or go-karts.

"We have lots of laughs. We play lots of games against each other. Jannik is incredibly competitive, whether we're playing cards or on the go-karts, or doing anything outside of tennis, he wants to win, and win badly. I think at times he's more concerned with taking five Euros off me than he is about winning a $20,000 paycheque. He cares more about five Euros, winning it off me, and takes great satisfaction when he sees me taking it out of the wallet to give it to him as well."

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