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"I like Sinner. I like him more because he struggles with his demons." Paolo Crepet, psychiatrist and sociologist, a guest on Tempo delle donne, focuses on Jannik Sinner and the fragilities that can characterize even an extraordinary champion like the world number 1 tennis player. "I follow tennis, I played, and I reached level C1.
"Anyone who could testify is dead, there were no photos, and I can say anything. The sport still has very 'male' responses. When Sinner "retired, it seemed exceptional," says Crepet, thinking back to the physical problems the Italian suffered at Roland Garros. Sinner was forced to withdraw due to a collapse on a scorching day.
The 25-year-old, who later triumphed at Wimbledon in June, is sidelined with knee problems and hasn't played a match in over two months. "Sometimes you retire in life, sometimes you don't make it. I don't understand this vision that only wants heroes who never give up. Before, people at the bar would say, 'It would be better if that player hadn't played,' but now everyone on social media is saying it to everyone.
Social media has amplified the ugliness,” says Crepet.
"He hadn't been well at the Rome International," says the psychiatrist, thinking back to the first part of the season, when Sinner played at full speed, then arriving in May feeling 'squeezed'. "I like Sinner more; I like someone who struggles with his demons more than someone who thinks they can erase them," he says.
Like the Italian, Carlos Alcaraz has also been affected by physical problems in a sport that demands so much from its athletes: "Alcaraz seems to have a lot of girlfriends because he couldn't with his previous coach. He's having more fun, but if you have more fun, you lose more. He just lost..." he says, referring to the Spaniard's elimination in the US Open quarterfinals. "It's like Panatta said: he could have won more, but would he have had more fun? In my opinion, no. If you have a girlfriend, you don't go to bed at 9:15 with chamomile tea. At 25, you can and should enjoy life; 40 years later, it's more difficult," he concludes.
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