WATCH: Jannik Sinner deftly avoids kissing Italian singer Laura Pausini after an embrace turns visibly awkward

Sinner tried his best to get out of the embarrassing moment.

WATCH: Jannik Sinner deftly avoids kissing Italian singer Laura Pausini after an embrace turns visibly awkward

Jannik Sinner (Via Imago/screengrab X)

Jannik Sinner recently crossed paths with Grammy award winner singer Laura Pausini. After winning the Miami Open, the World No. 2 shared a rather embarrassing yet fun photoshoot moments with the Italian singer. 

Sinner is on a purple patch in 2024, bagging another title and making it three tournament wins out of four. Having lost only one match thus far, the Italian has quickly climbed up the ranks and is currently placed at his personal best of World No. 2.

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Coming off a great run at the Indian Wells, the Italian did one better in the Miami Open. He beat Grigor Dimitrov to win the Finals on his third attempt. After the victory, the Italian was caught up with the routine photoshoots. During that, he met up with the singer and songwriter Laura Pausini, who was extremely delighted upon meeting Sinner. 

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After taking a couple of photos embracing each other, the singer leaned in for a kiss, but Sinner skillfully dodged it, turning it into a pout instead. This marked one of the most embarrassing, and hilarious, moments of the year, effectively concluding their brief photoshoot.

Jannik Sinner faces an uphill challenge for the upcoming season in clay

The young Jannik Sinner continued his glorious run in 2024. From the Australian Open, he has maintained his form, hunting down the ranking points before usurping Carlos Alcaraz from the No.2 position. 

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Jannik Sinner (Via Imago)

Entering the clay season, Sinner is nearly 1000 points away from overtaking Novak Djokovic as ATP’s No.1 ranked player. However, the Italian does face an uphill battle at the clay season. Not only does he have a huge number of points to cover up, he has only a few points to defend for the whole season. 

Alcaraz is only a few points away from Sinner, leaving the Australian Open winner with only 65 points to defend for the next month or more. Nothing has gone wrong for the youngster this season, as he seems more than ready to continue the winning streak. Playing among returning giants and remaining a strong favorite in the upcoming tournaments, the 22-year-old must be hoping to maintain his form. 

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