Tennis superstar Jannik Sinner: MotoGP generates a great deal of energy

The MotoGP World Championship takes a break this coming weekend, before heading to Portimão in the Algarve and Valencia in Spain for the final two rounds of the year, marking the conclusion of a season that has been extraordinary in every respect. The favourite is Ducati factory rider Marc Marquez, who could clinch his tenth world title – his eighth in the premier MotoGP class – as early as the next race.

The fact that MotoGP is an absolute spectacle was most recently demonstrated in unique fashion under the floodlights in Doha. Now, Italy’s exceptional tennis star Jannik Sinner has also spoken out with remarkable comments during a panel discussion at a major international insurance group in Milan. The South Tyrolean spoke out in defence of motor racing and, in particular, the riders in the Road Racing World Championship.

“I’d say motor racing is the only sport I watch that really stirs my emotions,” admitted the 25-year-old from Sexten in the Puster Valley, offering some fascinating insights: “I’m also a football fan, I watch matches – and lots more besides! I like tennis too, of course – that’s my job, after all. I follow basketball as well. I’m a real sports fanatic – but none of that really stirs my emotions these days.”

Jannik Sinner nach einer «Hot Lap» mit F1-Champion Antonelli

Foto: instagram Jannik Sinner

Sinner, currently number two in the world tennis rankings and a motorcyclist himself, admitted: “But when I watch races, MotoGP – when Bagnaia or Bezzecchi win, for example. That really gives me a boost – it gives me something very specific. What Kimi Antonelli has achieved this year was also extraordinary. Especially the fact that he managed all that at the age of 20, and with such natural ease and confidence.”

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