Tennis-Teenage Miami finalist Sinner blends tranquillity, talent to keep rising

Aged just 19, men's Miami Open tennis finalist Jannik Sinner already stands out on the ATP tour for a calm demeanour belying his youth - something his coach Riccardo Piatti puts down to the Italian's background as a junior ski champion.

In February, Sinner became the youngest man since Novak Djokovic in 2006 to win two ATP titles, and a win in his first ATP Masters 1000 final on Sunday against friend and occasional doubles partner Hubert Hurkacz would make him the youngest-ever Miami winner.After his Miami quarter-final loss to Sinner, Alexander Bublik asked the Italian at the net if he was human, while former world No. 9 Roberto Bautista Agut also lauded Sinner for his mental strength after losing to him in the semi-final.

"If you ski or make some race, you understand immediately that you need to be concentrated and if you make a mistake, you are out," Piatti told the ATP Tour website http://www.atptour.com.

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