The ITF's Katrina Adams stays on the front lines for women with the Tory Burch Foundation Sports Fellowship

Congrats on a great career my friend, you are a great example and we will miss you 👊🏼

Complimenti per la tua bellissima carriera amico mio, sei un grande esempio per tutti e ci mancherai 👊🏼 pic.twitter.com/M7N8AR4FvC
— Jannik Sinner (@janniksin) October 18, 2022

Sinner and Seppi were both born close to the Italian Alps, and their side-by-side shows a more recent training picture on top of a much earlier encounter—when Sinner was a young(er) kid Seppi was the established Top 50 stalwart, peaking at No. 18 in 2013.

Now 21, student Sinner has surpassed the teacher, making his Top 10 debut in 2021 and reaching three major quarterfinals out of four in 2022.

Seppi is set to play his final tournament at the Orisei Challenger after failing to obtain wild cards in either ATP’s autumn Italian offerings in Florence or Naples. The setback was a disappointment to the 38-year-old, who had appealed directly to the Italian Tennis Federation to no avail.

While he likely looks forward to spending more time with his family and young son, might we see Seppi working alongside Sinner in the future?

Advertising

Baseline

Jannik Sinner salutes retiring countryman Andreas Seppi with epic throwback

Adrian Mannarino headbutts racquet butt cap and draws blood, recalling Mikhail Youzhny

22-year-old Iga Swiatek to surpass 20 million dollars in career prize money

20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz surpasses 20 million dollars in career prize money

The ITF's Katrina Adams stays on the front lines for women with the Tory Burch Foundation Sports Fellowship

Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas hit major career prize money milestones after Monte Carlo

Petra Kvitova on that tie-break against Rybakina: “I think it was the longest one I ever played in my life”

Barbora Krejcikova surpasses $10 million in career prize money after Indian Wells

Carlos Alcaraz gives shelter to ballkid as rain starts pouring in Rio

Gabriela Sabatini among packed crowd in Buenos Aires to watch Carlos Alcaraz’s comeback match

Jannik Sinner salutes retiring countryman Andreas Seppi with epic throwback

WATCH: Sinner became a Gucci Ambassador earlier this season.

Advertising