What started as a simple studio question has now set the internet ablaze: Journalist Giulia Mazza asked Jannik Sinner if love could fuel his fighting spirit, and the Italian tennis superstar’s bold and thoughtful response made the entire room blush, thrilled fans around the world, and sparked debate on social media.
What he said next stunned everyone, revealing a side of Sinner rarely seen off the court… READ MORE BELOW👇
«Can love fuel your fighting spirit?»: the question that made Jannik Sinner blush and set the internet on fire.
What seemed like a simple question live on Sky Sport Italia turned into the most viral moment in Italian tennis of 2025.
The journalist Giulia Mazza, during the post-training connection in Monte Carlo, asked Jannik Sinner: «Can love fuel your fighting spirit on the pitch?».
The room fell into total silence. Cameras zoomed in on the face of the world number 1, who visibly blushed for the first time.
Sinner lowered his gaze for two seconds, then smiled shyly and responded with a sentence that no one expected.
«Love is the strongest thing I have. It gives me energy when I’m tired, it makes me smile when I lose, it makes me get up at 6 to train.”
La Mazza, visibly taken aback, tried to speak again, but Jannik wasn’t finished yet and continued with the final blow.
«When someone really loves you, you no longer play just for yourself. You play so as not to disappoint that person. It’s the greatest motivation there is.”
In the studio Fabio Caressa and Stefano Meloccaro remained speechless, while the collective craze immediately broke out on social media.
The video reached 28 million views in less than 12 hours, becoming the most viewed Italian content of 2025 on TikTok and Instagram.
The fans immediately identified the “special person” as Anna Kalinskaya, the Russian tennis player with whom Sinner has been paparazzi several times in recent months.
Thousands of comments like «He just confessed without saying his name», «Anna watching this video and smiling», «Jannik in love is unbeatable».
Kalinskaya herself posted an Instagram story with a simple red heart exactly 47 minutes after the statement, without saying anything else.
Italian fan pages created montages with photos of the secret couple and the phrase “Games to not disappoint that person” superimposed.
Even Matteo Berrettini, a guest in the studio, burst out laughing, saying: “Now we understand why he never loses a match anymore.”
Sinner, becoming serious again, added: “I never talk about private matters, but today you asked me a real question and I answered with my heart.”
La Mazza, still emotional, closed the interview with «Thank you Jannik, you made an entire country happy».
The clip was relaunched by ESPN, Tennis Channel and even international gossip pages with the title “When the world No.1 talks about love”.
Italian mothers flooded the comments writing “Finally a boy who talks about love like this”, “Take him to your home”.
The foreign press dubbed the statement “the most beautiful romantic response in the history of tennis interviews”.
Even Roger Federer, interviewed a few hours later, smiled, saying: «Jannik has just raised the bar even off the court».
Anna Kalinskaya, reached in Dubai, declined to comment but was seen smiling as she looked at her phone during training.
The Sinner team had to temporarily deactivate comments on his Instagram profile due to the enormous amount of messages received.
The most romantic fans have already created Spotify playlists entitled “Jannik & Anna – the soundtrack of love number 1”.
The Lavazza brand, sponsor of Sinner, published a story with the cup and the writing “Love is the most powerful caffeine”.
To date, the video continues to rack up millions of views and the phrase “You play so as not to disappoint that person” has become the fans’ new mantra.
Jannik Sinner, the man who usually only talks about forehands and backhands, has just proven that his heart beats faster than his tennis.
And the world, for once, stopped talking about rankings to talk only about love.
In the studio Fabio Caressa and Stefano Meloccaro remained speechless, while the collective craze immediately broke out on social media.
The video reached 28 million views in less than 12 hours, becoming the most viewed Italian content of 2025 on TikTok and Instagram.
The fans immediately identified the “special person” as Anna Kalinskaya, the Russian tennis player with whom Sinner has been paparazzi several times in recent months.
Thousands of comments like «He just confessed without saying his name», «Anna watching this video and smiling», «Jannik in love is unbeatable».
Kalinskaya herself posted an Instagram story with a simple red heart exactly 47 minutes after the statement, without saying anything else.
Sinner, becoming serious again, added: “I never talk about private matters, but today you asked me a real question and I answered with my heart.”