These past few weeks, Sinner has been nothing short of brilliant.
Having never won a match against World No. 3 Daniil Medvedev previously, his most recent victories over him at the China and Erste Bank Opens demonstrated exactly how far he’s come. This became even more apparent when Sinner defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, Novak Djokovic, and Holger Rune in three straight games at the ATP finals in Turin, Italy.
Sinner became the first Italian player in ATP history to qualify for the semi-finals as a result. He has also won more than any other Italian player this year, with sixty victories.
So, what changed?
Sinner works with Ceccarelli
In his latest interview, Sinner revealed that his mentality has significantly changed after working closely with Doctor Ricardo Ceccarelli.
Ceccarelli, who is primarily associated with Formula 1 drivers, has developed a method of treatment known as ‘Formula Medicine’, which is intended to enhance the mental health of individuals who are confronted with a high level of physical and mental demands in their professional life, profession, or sport.
And, evidently, Sinner’s decision to learn from Ceccarelli worked greatly to his advantage.
According to Sinner, working with Ceccarelli is different from working with a coach or sports psychologist because, in those cases, “you have a conversation with that person and try to find solutions.”
He proceeded to elucidate what makes it challenging and better, stating, “What I do is different because we dedicate ourselves to solving exercises on a computer and we calculate the performance of my brain when it comes to finding solutions to the problems I encounter in these exercises. Repetition makes me automate the processes and my brain is more efficient and works better under pressure and in extreme situations. It helps me a lot because it makes me have to understand why things happen and I can analyze them in detail,” Sinner said, as per The Tennis Letter.
In conclusion, Sinner stated that they have been utilizing this approach for a number of years and that it has proven to be a successful method for them. He noted that the exercises had significantly enhanced his mental state.
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