{"id":1788379,"date":"2026-02-23T19:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1788379"},"modified":"2026-02-23T19:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:00:52","slug":"is-jannik-sinner-in-a-crisis-grand-slam-winner-answers-in-strong-message-to-italians-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1788379","title":{"rendered":"Is Jannik Sinner &#8216;in a crisis&#8217;? Grand Slam winner answers in strong message to Italian&#8217;s critics"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Is Jannik Sinner \u2018in a crisis\u2019? Grand Slam winner answers in strong message to Italian\u2019s critics<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/ewan-west\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Ewan West                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"23 Feb 2026 7:00 PM\" data-ps-date=\"23 Feb 2026 7:00 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1771873252\"><br \/>\n                            23 Feb 2026 7:00 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-crisis-critics-sent-message-adriano-panatta\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to facebook\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fjannik-sinner-crisis-critics-sent-message-adriano-panatta\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to twitter\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fjannik-sinner-crisis-critics-sent-message-adriano-panatta\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to linkedin\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/send\/?text=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fjannik-sinner-crisis-critics-sent-message-adriano-panatta\" aria-label=\"Share to whatsapp\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fjannik-sinner-crisis-critics-sent-message-adriano-panatta\" aria-label=\"Share to flipboard\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"sm:hidden flex items-center space-x-5\">\n                        <a class=\"!text-share-icon hover:!text-share-icon-active flex items-center justify-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" aria-label=\"Follow Tennis365 on Google Search\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <button id=\"t365-article-share-btn\" class=\"mr-2 hidden h-6 w-6 appearance-none border-none !text-share-icon outline-none hover:!text-share-icon-active sm:hidden\" data-title=\"Is Jannik Sinner \u2018in a crisis\u2019? Grand Slam winner answers in strong message to Italian\u2019s critics\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jannik-Sinner-press-conference-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Jannik Sinner speaks to the media in Doha\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Jannik Sinner speaks at a press conference                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Italian tennis great Adriano Panatta has shut down the suggestion that Jannik Sinner is \u201cin a crisis\u201d as he sent a firm message to the world No 2\u2019s critics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a> fell before the final at the two tournaments he has played so far in 2026, losing to Novak Djokovic in a five-set Australian Open semi-final before a three-set quarter-final defeat to Jakub Mensik in Doha.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian\u2019s loss to Djokovic ended his two-year reign at the Australian Open, where he won the first of his four Grand Slam titles in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old only failed to reach the final at two of the 12 events he played in 2025 \u2014 one of which ended in a retirement. He lost just six matches in both 2025 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on La Domenica Sportiva on Italian TV channel Rai Sport, Panatta \u2014 who won the 1976 French Open \u2014 asserted that those criticising Sinner\u2019s start to the season \u201cdon\u2019t know what they\u2019re talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSinner in a crisis? Who says so? We\u2019re not kidding. He lost two matches, one against Novak Djokovic, who is a legend of the sport, and one against a twenty-year-old kid ranked number 16 in the world,\u201d said the former world No 4 (translated from Italian).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose who don\u2019t know him (Mensik) think it was a defeat against an unknown, but that\u2019s not exactly the case.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Tour News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-force-to-be-reckoned-with-star-backed-sunshine-double-resurgence\"><strong>Jannik Sinner \u2018a force to be reckoned with\u2019 as star backed for Sunshine Double resurgence<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/holger-rune-rumoured-comeback-date-plan-revealed-french-open\"><strong>Holger Rune\u2019s rumoured comeback date emerges \u2013 and it is far sooner than expected<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s logical that people in Spain are talking about a crisis. It would be nice if it were like that for them, but I\u2019m sorry to contradict them. Jannik is not in a crisis at all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReal tennis is starting now with the two tournaments in America and then on clay in Europe and at Roland Garros.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe difference between Sinner and [Carlos] Alcaraz can only be seen in the Grand Slam tournaments; only there will we know the truth. I\u2019m very confident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut where does the criticism come from? From improvised coaches who talk too much and don\u2019t know what they\u2019re talking about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomeone like Sinner, who was number 1 in the world, won everything in his career, and was almost undefeated, can\u2019t be criticised for two losses. You don\u2019t win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn sports, you can make mistakes, and Jannik isn\u2019t immune to this. He wins a lot and sometimes he loses. That\u2019s normal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/atp-rankings-race-to-turin-carlos-alcaraz-extends-lead-jannik-sinner-novak-djokovic\">ATP Rankings Race To Turin: Carlos Alcaraz extends lead over Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner +1<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Jannik Sinner \u2018in a crisis\u2019? Grand Slam winner answers in strong message to Italian\u2019s critics Ewan West 23 Feb 2026 7:00 PM Jannik Sinner speaks at a press conference Italian tennis great Adriano Panatta has shut down the suggestion that Jannik Sinner is \u201cin a crisis\u201d as he sent a firm message to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-1788379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1788379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1788379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1788379\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1788379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1788379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1788379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}