Italian Tennis President Calls Out Carlos Alcaraz’s $9 Million Yacht Purchase: “Jannik Sinner Will Never Buy It”

For the first time since the 2023 US Open, a player other than Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner won a Grand Slam title. In the French Open final, Alexander Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli in five sets, ending his Major title drought.

Alcaraz was forced to withdraw because of a wrist injury he suffered while competing at the Barcelona Open. Sinner, during his second-round match against Juan Manuel Cerundolo, suffered from severe cramps and lost the match in five sets despite being just one game away from the win.

Alcaraz, who has often complained about the tennis schedule, has commissioned a custom $9 million Sunreef Ultima 88 catamaran to enjoy some time away from tennis. Angelo Binaghi, the President of the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation, thinks his compatriot Sinner would never buy a luxury yacht.

It all starts with example. Sinner choosing to stay on the court, to try until the very end, without complaining about his condition. But when have we ever seen anything like that before? We admired foreign champions who did it instead. As a former player, I belong to a generation of tennis players who sent the message that you had to be bold and bold, a little lazy, because you were successful anyway.

Angelo Binaghi said during his interview with Corriere Della Serra

It’s not the first time a tennis player would be buying a luxury yacht. Even Rafael Nadal bought an 80-foot custom Sunreef power catamaran worth $6.2 million.

Now we have a champion, fallen from the sky, who is leading the movement with the example of hard work. Can I say it? Unlike Alcaraz, Jannik will never buy himself a six-million-euro yacht. I’m sure of it, and I don’t think I’ll be proven wrong.

Angelo Binaghi added

For his comment, Binaghi has been facing heavy criticism from Alcaraz fans. It’s uncertain when the Spaniard will be back in action, but what’s confirmed is that he will be missing the entire grass swing, including Wimbledon, where he played in the final in the previous three seasons.

John McEnroe reacts to Jannik Sinner’s cramping

It’s not the first time cramps affected Jannik Sinner during the match. In last year’s Shanghai Masters, Sinner was forced to hand the walkover to Tallon Griekspoor in the third round due to cramps.

Also in last year’s Australian Open fourth round, he took a controversial 11-minute medical timeout as he suffered from physical discomfort due to the heat. John McEnroe has now reacted to Sinner’s cramping problem. He told Tennis365:

Carlos Alcaraz had a problem against Zverev at the Australian. He was cramping, and somehow he recovered. Sinner has gotten through some of these matches when he has cramped, and we’d be talking about a different final if he had got through that one game. It’s too bad. It shows he’s human, but I’d be willing to bet anything that they are doing everything they can to fix this.

Alcaraz dealt with cramps during his five-set battle against Zverev in this year’s Australian Open semifinals. The World No.2 knocked out Sascha, and later in the final, he went past Novak Djokovic, becoming the youngest man in the Open Era to complete the Career Grand Slam.

At Wimbledon, Sinner will be competing as the defending champion. He denied Alcaraz a hat-trick last year. In 2023 and 2024, the seven-time Grand Slam champion beat Djokovic in the finals.

Sinner will not be playing any warm-up tournament before Wimbledon. The main draw of the grass-court Major starts on June 29. Sinner will be chasing his sixth title of the season as he won the first five Masters 1000s of the season, becoming the first man to do so.

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