Rafael Nadal’s ex-coach tipped to join Jannik Sinner’s team after split with Darren Cahill

Jannik Sinner is banned till May 4 and will be making his comeback at the Italian Open which starts on May 7.

Rafael Nadal’s ex-coach tipped to join Jannik Sinner’s team after split with Darren Cahill

Rafael Nadal, Jannik Sinner, Darren Cahill (Image via X/Jose Morgado, The Tennis Letter, RFI)

Jannik Sinner will be searching for a coach after the end of the season as he will end his partnership with Darren Cahill. Sinner, who added the Australian coach to his entourage in 2022, announced during the Australian Open this year that Cahill has decided to retire.

Riccardo Piatti, who had coached Sinner for seven years, sees Rafael Nadal‘s former coach Carlos Moya, as a good option for his compatriot. Piatti, however, also named other candidates who would be perfect coaches for the three-time Grand Slam champion.

I’d like to see Carlos Moya in that position. He was the World No. 1, he knows the tour very well. He’s a very good person, just like Darren. Another good candidate is Renzo Furlan, who just finished working with Jasmine Paolini. [Ivan] Ljubicic is also good, as is [Boris] Becker. However, Boris can be difficult.

Riccardo Piatti told Corriere della Sera

Under Moya, the 22-time Grand Slam champion lifted eight Majors (one Australian Open, two US Open, and five French Open titles). Moya joined Nadal’s team in 2016 and worked with him till his retirement at the 2024 Davis Cup.

Jannik Sinner stated he didn’t agree with WADA’s three-month ban completely

Jannik Sinner is serving his three-month doping ban. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) surprisingly reached a settlement agreement with World No.1 despite demanding a ban of between one and two years at first. Sinner said that although he was reluctant to face the ban at first, he didn’t waste his time to take this decision.

Jannik Sinner
Jannik Sinner (Image via X/The Tennis Letter)

The decision to take the three-month suspension was rather quick. We accepted it quite quickly, even though I didn’t agree completely. There was a bit of back and forth with my lawyer and the people around me. After we took this decision, it took me a while to find myself again. But I am still here.

Jannik Sinner told Sky Italy

If Sinner hadn’t reached the settlement agreement with WADA, his fate would have lied in the hands of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Because of the case resolution, WADA withdrew their appeal as a result of which he will be suspended only till May 4.

The 23-year-old landed in hot water last year when clostebol was found in his sample twice during the Sunshine Double. He avoided a ban at first as the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) believed in his explanation that the banned anabolic steroid entered his body during physiotherapy sessions.

Umberto Ferrara reveals why he brought contaminated spray to the United States

Jannik Sinner’s former physio Giacomo Naldi was using a contaminated spray to heal a cut on his finger due to which Sinner got contaminated. It was Sinner’s former fitness trainer Umberto Ferrara who suggested to Naldi to use the spray though he warned him about it. Ferrara knew about clostebol being present in the spray but despite that, he had to use it.

Jannik Sinner
Jannik Sinner (Image via X/The Tennis Podcast)

I have been using it for years as prescribed by a specialist as a support drug for a chronic disease.

Umberto Ferrara told La Gazzetta dello Sport

After ITIA’s announcement, Sinner parted ways with both Ferrara and Naldi. Ferrara admitted that he had predicted the end of the partnership. He also felt the ITIA followed the right procedure in Sinner’s case despite criticism that they didn’t ban him due to his high-profile status.

Sinner has so far lifted one title this season. He beat Alexander Zverev in straight sets to defend his Australian Open crown. Sinner will be searching for his career’s second clay-court title at the Italian Open. He will also play the Hamburg European Open just before the Roland Garros.