"This is how he helped me": Alexandre Muller's sensational revelation about Jannik Sinner

One of the surprises at the start of this tennis season is Alexandre Muller , who, after entering the top 100 in April 2023 after the final in Marrakech , has now lifted his first Tour trophy.

Victory came in Hong Kong, winning the five matches (including the final) always coming back from a set down, like no one else had ever done. Good news for a tennis player who is still forced to live with Crohn's disease , a chronic inflammation of the intestine with symptoms that can even become disabling, as he himself had the opportunity to explain in an interview.

In the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro , Muller then reached the final, losing on Sunday against the Argentine Sebastian Baez , number 56 in the ranking. However, a good run and more points to climb the ATP ranking. He also made himself noticed for having eliminated the new star Joao Fonseca , beating three other Argentines such as Etcheverry, Fran Cerundolo and Comesaña .

Asked in Brazil about his career improvement, Muller had great praise for Jannik Sinner : “During the off-season I trained with the best player in the world, I think that helped ,” he said. The reference is of course to the time spent training with the 23-year-old from Pustertal in Dubai. On the court for these victories Muller was alone against the opponent of the moment, but perhaps it can be said that the Red and Blue had a hand in it.

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Alexandre Muller pulls out the "cold celebration" as he takes out local hero Fonseca 6-1 7-6 under the lights in Rio! #RioOpen pic.twitter.com/Jv87ZzXuOi