Jannik Sinner parties with fellow Wimbledon champ and reveals failure after banking £3.6m | Tennis | Sport

After successfully defending his Wimbledon crown and banking a staggering £3.6m in prize money, Jannik Sinner wants to pass another test. The world No.1, who cuts a calm and composed figure on the court, is a thrill-seeker off it.

Sinner, 24, is still trying to get his motorcycle licence, and failed just before coming to Wimbledon. Speaking in the early hours of Monday at the Champions Ball, the five-time Major winner said: “I failed it four times. Before I came here, I failed it once again.”

The Italian also let his hair down after defending his Wimbledon crown, and admitted he was “a bit tipsy” after dancing with ladies’ singles champion, Linda Noskova, at the famous ball.

While Sinner stayed cool to come from behind and beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-4, his mother, Siglinde, had to leave Centre Court multiple times during the three-hour and 46-minute final.

And the double Wimbledon champion added: “I’m a bit tipsy, so I try to talk very simple with the right words. But no, mum left a couple of times, which is normal.

“I’m not a parent yet. So I don’t know how it feels when the son is playing there, but at the end of the day, we do enjoy moments like this. It’s very, very happy to be here and, of course, I try to make them happy as well.”

Sinner bounced back from a brutal second-round exit at the French Open to retain the Wimbledon trophy and explained: “We practice a lot every day. I do dedicate my whole life to be the best possible version of myself and for moments like this, we have a lot of pressure.

“We have external problems sometimes, but at the end of the day, we always need to show up at the court and we need to perform in the best possible way. So I always try to understand how much work I put in.

“Having these kinds of results, not every tournament goes our way, but for sure, the percentage is higher if you do many things in the right way. I would say that’s the main key.

“You know until the last point it’s not over. Everything can happen. I had it in the past, in Paris last year. You know when only one point is missing. You try to focus on the right things and the right choices you need to do and also believe that you are doing the right job. Of course sometimes you need some luck as well. So today was also a lucky day for me because I can say it could have gone different ways. All things considered, I’m of course very very happy.”