Jannik Sinner reveals why he will give Australian Open trophy to his parents in Italy instead of taking it to own apartment

Jannik Sinner added to his ever-growing trophy cabinet by winning the 2025 Australian Open on Sunday, January 26. The Italian played a fantastic match against Alexander Zverev, beating him 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 to cap off an amazing two weeks in Melbourne.

It's the second year in a row that he has won the Australian Open, with this trophy being the third Grand Slam trophy he has won this year. After a successful title defense Down Under, the 23-year-old continues to posit the case for being the best men's player on the circuit.

While speaking to Barbara Schett of Eurosport after the match, Sinner disclosed the pragmatic reasons behind sending the Australian Open trophy to his parents back home. Mentioning how he lives in Monaco and it's not the most spacious place, Sinner said:

"My apartment in Monte Carlo is quite small, so I'll leave this one safe at my parents' house. I'm much more at peace if it stays there!"

Jannik Sinner has always been rather humble and doesn't make a big fuss about a lot of things. He's described himself as quite normal many times, hailing from a rather modest background.

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Jannik Sinner on sending a message to his family in Italian: "No, they need to learn English"

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Coming from a rather small village in the North of Italy makes Jannik Sinner quite proud because he's going to take this trophy back there. He's always been proud of his roots, which are not necessarily Italian by origin, but he's also proud to represent Italy internationally.

As far as his family goes, he's rather close with them. He brought his brother Marc with him here, a really special moment while the parents remained home. They almost never travel to the Italian's events and didn't witness his maiden Grand Slam win in Australia last year as well.

When asked if he wanted to relay a message to his parents back home, Jannik Sinner humorously quipped:

"No, they need to learn English)! They know how much this trophy means to me and how important it is to share it with them," he said.

Highlighting a 'beautiful' memory of having his brother Marc witness him win his second Australian Major, Sinner added:

"My brother is here with me, it's beautiful. It's beautiful that this trophy can come from a small village like mine."

Following his win over Alexander Zverev, the World No.1 broke countless records on the ATP circuit, including becoming the first-ever Italian player (male or female) to win three Grand Slams titles.