Coach Darren Cahill Says Jannik Sinner Has Intention to Play Canadian Open After Wimbledon Victory

Jannik Sinner successfully defended his crown at the 2026 Wimbledon after a four-set thriller against Alexander Zverev on Sunday (July 12). And now, after some much-needed rest, he will be preparing for the North American hard-court swing.

The Italian ace is not scheduled to play the Citi Open, the main draw of which will start on July 27. Next is the Canadian Open, which is set to start on August 1. Sinner, although he is scheduled to play in Montreal, has not yet made it clear whether he wants to participate or not. But his coach, Darren Cahill, at the press conference after his protege’s Wimbledon win, said the World No.1 has the intention to feature in the sixth Masters 1000 of the season.

There’s a difference compared to last year. Back then, there were only two weeks between Wimbledon and Canada. That compressed schedule made it very difficult to get to the final weekend of Wimbledon and then compete immediately afterward in Canada.

Sinner is on a historic 34-match winning streak in Masters 1000s, with the streak starting at the 2025 Paris Masters. After that Paris win, he clinched the first five Masters 1000s of the season, winning in Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Madrid, and Rome.

His triumph in his home event made him the second man after Novak Djokovic to complete the Career Golden Slam. Sinner has added 10 Masters 1000s to his trophy cabinet.

This year there are three weeks. It’s on the planned schedule. We’ll sit down as a team to decide Jannik’s competition plan going forward. The Masters 1000 tournaments are incredibly important, and our intention is to make sure we put him in the best possible position to perform at his best.

Darren Cahill added

The now five-time Grand Slam champion is a winner of 17 Big Titles (five Majors, 10 Masters 1000s, and two ATP Finals). The Wimbledon trophy was also his first Major since last year’s Wimbledon, as Carlos Alcaraz stopped him from defending his US Open crown and Djokovic knocked him out of the semifinals of this year’s Australian Open. At the French Open, he had suffered a shock second-round exit.

Alexander Zverev analyzes his level after his defeat to Jannik Sinner

Alexander Zverev registered his 10th consecutive defeat to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon final and now trails 4-11 in the head-to-head matchups. Before this season, Zverev had never progressed beyond the fourth round at the All England Club.

Had he won, he would have become the seventh man in the Open Era to complete the Channel Slam, as prior to Wimbledon, he ended his Grand Slam title drought by defeating Flavio Cobolli in the French Open final. After failing to secure his career’s first title on grass, Zverev analyzed his level during the final.

Overall, I think the level was very good. The slip didn’t help me in the third set. My level dropped a bit in the third set, but then I recovered in the fourth. I got broken in my service, yes, in a somewhat unlucky way, so… That was the match. But overall, I think we both maintained a fairly high level throughout the match.

Alexander Zverev said at the press conference

Zverev got a chance to break Sinner at one point during the third set, but he failed to do so and also suffered a nasty fall. Sinner rushed toward him to help him get back to his feet, showing great sportsmanship during the tense moment. Zverev was chasing his second title of the season at SW19. He has now played five Grand Slam finals in his career.

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