Il February 16, 2022 it is the turning point date, the one from which everything began. It’s the moment when Jannik Sinner formalizes the separation from Riccardo Piatti. A break that came after about 8 years of work, and following the disappointment of the elimination in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. After 24 hours the announcement arrives Simon Vagnozziafter another four months here is the one Darren Cahill. They are the architects of the explosion of Jannik Sinner, those who have indicated the path to consecration, the great goals. The guides who sit in the blue corner today come from different worlds and experiences. Who I am Simon Vagnozzi e Darren Cahill?
The first was born on May 30, 1983 AD Ascoli Piceno. Former student of Massimiliano Sartori (come Andreas I knew), Simon Vagnozzi as a player he entered the main draw in 3 Slam are 4 in double, precisely Roland Garros, US Open e Wimbledon, without however going beyond the first round. It is in this discipline that he gets the best satisfaction, reaching his best ranking in April 2011 at position number 74. Paired with Andreas Seppi reaches the final in the 250 tournament in Bastad, but loses to the duo composed of Lindstedt e Tecau. At singles level, however, he rose to number 161 in November 2011, but without ever playing a main draw of a Slam. However, the turning point came at the age of 32. He decides to hang up his racket to become a coach, and the results are immediately very different. At the end of 2016 he began to follow Marco Sniped, which under his guidance goes from no. 180 at no. 16 in the world, reaching the semi-final of Roland Garros in 2018 (after eliminating in the quarterfinals Novak Djokovic) and winning three ATP titles (the 250th of Umag, Budapest e Good Aires). Cecchinato’s results crisis in 2019 leads to the separation between the two. So in the same year Vagnozzi joined the team Stefano Work. With him the tennis player from the Marche enters the top 100 for the first time and in February 2021 he reaches position number 60 in the world. However, after a series of negative results in May 2021, the relationship ends. The adventure with Jannik Sinner leaves in February 2022. The choice of the young Italian initially leaves more than a doubt, which however are quickly erased by the results and technical improvements that Sinner begins to introduce into his game. An inexorable rise thanks to Vagnozzi’s work and not only that, because in the following June the other one also arrived, Darren Cahill.
The Australian is not a coach like the others, but one of the prominent figures of the tennis scene. He has dedicated his entire life to this sport, first as a player and then as a coach. Born in Adelaide on October 2, 1965, in his playing career he reached no. 22 in the ATP ranking, winning two tournaments, Gstaad in 1988 and San Francisco in 1991. In doubles, however, he entered the top 10, with 13 trophies won and an Australian Open final, without forgetting the last act of Wimbledon 1987 In the double mixed. After retiring from playing tennis in 1995 he decided to become a coach. With him a 20 year old Lleyton Hewitt he becomes the youngest number 1 in the history of tennis, at 20 years and 8 months. A record that remained intact until September 2022, with Carlos Alcaraz at the top at 19 years and 4 months. All seasoned with titles and Us Open 2001 e Wimbledon 2002. After Hewitt here is the adventure with Andre Agassi, 32 years old at the time. The results of the duo arrived soon: from number 5 in the world the American managed to reach number 1 (the oldest ever at that time), winning the 2003 Australian Open. Another lucky experience for Cahill was alongside Simona Halepwho conquered Roland Garros 2018 and the top of the WTA rankings.