Tennis, the world number one in Monte Carlo. Sinner, New Year's Eve at Giovinazzi's house

The number one of world tennis he allows himself a few hours of relaxation. Jannik Sinner, the first Italian of all time to reach the number one position in the ATP rankings (and the first Italian to triumph in Australia) celebrated the arrival of the new year with friends.

Crunchy spheres for an appetizer, a tasty lasagna and a fruit jelly to finish. Jannik Sinner a Montecarlo closes a 2024 of champions and begins a 2025 of great hopes, because around the same table - with the number 1 tennis player in the world - other aces of our sport celebrated the New Year.

The blue of the racket was the special guest in Monte Carlo, at the home of the Ferrari Hypercar driver, Antonio Giovinazzi, winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023.

But it doesn't end there, because among the many luxury guests there was also Giovinazzi's colleague, Alex Pier Guidi, as well as the cyclist Giulio Ciccone. These days Jannik Sinner is in the Principality, where he lives, to put the finishing touches to his tennis and to pack his bags in view of leaving for theAustralia.

In the crosshairs is the exhibition tournament of the opening week of the Melbourne Slam. The first match of 7 is scheduled for January 2025, at 6 am Italian time against Alexei Popyrin, while on the 10th the opponent will be Stefanos Tsitsipas (match scheduled for 9 am Italian time). Sinner, who in 2024 had to forfeit (not without regrets) the Paris Games, is still waiting for the Wada put an end to the case clostebol, who continues to be part of the tennis circuit.

The last to speak out on the matter is not exactly the last to arrive, since it is Nole Djokovic.