Jannik Sinner assures "nothing big happened" in split from Marco Panichi and Ulises Badio

Meeting with press for Wimbledon media day, world No. 1 Jannik Sinner confirmed reports that his team has undergone a major shakeup heading into The Championships.

The three-time major winner has parted ways with trainer Marco Panichi and physiotherapist Ulises Badio. The move was made following his Terra Wortmann Open appearance, where the defending Halle champion was eliminated by eventual title holder Alexander Bublik in the second round.

Speaking about the decision Saturday, Sinner stressed that “nothing big happened” to cause the change.

“We've reached incredible results in the past with them, so obviously huge thanks to them. We made some great (results), but I decided to do something different,” he said.

Asked in a follow-up about his reasoning, the 23-year-old replied, “As I said, there's not one specific thing. Nothing crazy happened. That's for sure not.

“In this sport things can happen. There is nothing incredible, no, because sometimes a player feels something different, and that's my case.”

Panichi and Badio, who previously worked with Novak Djokovic, were brought on board last September following Sinner’s US Open title run to join coaches Simone Vagnozzi and Darren Cahill. The tandem’s hiring came after Sinner had fired fitness trainer Umberto Ferrara and physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi ahead of his Flushing Meadows triumph as a result of their roles in the Italian’s two positive tests for the banned anabolic steroid Clostebol at 2024 Indian Wells.

“I'm here to play tennis. I'm here to show that I can play some good tennis also on grass,” stated Sinner.

Sometimes a player feels something different, and that's my case. Jannik Sinner on his recent team change

Wimbledon follows a Grand Slam appearance that saw Sinner come out on the losing end of a magnificent Roland Garros final with Carlos Alcaraz. His rival ultimately rallied from two sets down and later saved three championship points to successfully retain the French Open crown.

“I feel good. I feel especially mentally I feel in a very good spot,” the top seed shared. “Halle was a little bit different, because before I haven't had so much time to cut that off. Now it's gone, and I see also the reactions of other players and people, they talked the level is very, very high. Just privileged to be in this position.”

Sinner’s runner-up effort in Paris marked his first major final at a non-hard court major—and he’ll once again look to put himself in that same position again in London. His previous best result at the All England Club is a 2023 semifinal. Last year, he was edged out in a five-set quarterfinal by Daniil Medvedev.

With two-time reigning champion Alcaraz—the No. 2 seed—opening Centre Court play Monday per tradition, that puts Sinner on Tuesday’s order of play to begin his campaign against countryman Luca Nardi.