Tennis

Sinner's coach on the Italian's victory at the US Open: «We were relieved»

Simone Vagnozzi, coach of world number one Yannick Cinner, has spoken about his ward's victory at the US Open 2024.

In the US Open final, Cinner defeated American Taylor Fritz in three sets.

«Winning in Australia was the starting point. It was the first Grand Slam tournament he won. In addition, then he got back at the score 0:2. In New York, we felt relieved after everything that had happened to us.

During those difficult months we tried to talk less about the doping case with Yannick. It was important to focus on the job at hand. We did our part, but a lot of credit goes to Yannick, because in the end it was him who went on court», Corriere dello Sport quoted Vagnozzi as saying.

Earlier, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced that the Italian had failed two doping tests during the Masters series tournament in Indian Wells in March. Despite this, the Italian avoided disqualification but was stripped of the ranking points and prize money he earned at the tournament.