Report About Jannik Sinner's Coach Missing 2025 US Open Slammed As 'Fake News'

Brad Gilbert, Coco Gauff's former coach, has rubbished a report about Jannik Sinner's co-coach, Darren Cahill, missing the 2025 US Open.

Earlier this season, Sinner said that Cahill, who has coached him alongside Simone Vagnozzi since July 2022, will retire from coaching at the end of this year to spend more time with his family after consistently being on the road for several years.

However, that may not be the case after all. After winning the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, Sinner did not rule out the possibility of him staying on but accepted that the Australian would travel less if he remained with the ATP world No. 1.

It seemed like Cahill's absence from travelling with Sinner might start even earlier than expected after La Repubblica reported that he did not plan to fly to New York for the US Open so he could take a short break.

Gilbert is adamant that La Repubblica's article is inaccurate. Gauff and Andy Roddick's former coach called the story fake news in a short but direct response to it on X (formerly Twitter).

Although Cahill's involvement cannot be called official until confirmed by Sinner or someone around his team, Gilbert is a pretty reliable source since he and Cahill have known each other for many years as experienced coaches.

Gilbert's confidence in the tweet is demonstrated by his saying, "for the record." The American knows he would look foolish if Cahill does not end up travelling with Sinner to the US Open, but he does not seem worried about that.

Sinner has not hidden Cahill's importance to his development. Under Cahill and Vagnozzi's expert guidance, the 23-year-old has developed into the most consistent ATP player in the world since the start of 2024.

The four-time Grand Slam champion has spoken about how protected Cahill made him feel during his hugely controversial doping case. Although the World Anti-Doping Agency accepted that Sinner did not mean to dope and had no knowledge of clostebol entering his system, he still served a three-month ban.

That doping scandal was caused by his fitness coach, Umberto Ferrara, providing a product that contained clostebol to his physiotherapist, Giacomo Naldi, who then gave Sinner massages after using the product.

Sinner split with Ferrara and Naldi when the story became public a few days before the 2024 US Open, claiming he could no longer trust them. A few weeks later, the two-time Australian Open winner hired Marco Panichi and Ulises Badio.

Despite Sinner's fitness noticeably improving under their guidance, he parted with Panichi and Badio a few days before the 2025 Wimbledon Championships. The world No. 1 did not want to give many details, but admitted he instigated the move.

While many were surprised by that decision, Sinner's rehiring of Ferrara a few days ago caused widespread astonishment. Working again with one of the men who caused the nightmare he endured seems strange, and Sinner must know he will face many questions about it.