Jannik Sinner won't say why he fired two team members right before Wimbledon
LONDON — Jannik Sinner confirmed that he recently fired two members of his team — fitness coach Marco Panichi and physiotherapist Ulises Badio, who themselves were replacements for people involved in the player's doping case — but declined Saturday to explain the reason for the change ahead of Wimbledon .
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It's been a long time, but Katie Boulter is hot on my heels and just a couple places behind me. "I know she's such a great grass court player, such a great player in general, that it's going to be a really difficult battle for the rest of the season. "Being number one is nice to have, but it isn't everything to me." Xu, along with Hannah Klugman and Mika Stojsavljevic, is one of three under 17 British players in the women's draw - the first time this has happened in Wimbledon history. She's been sitting her A-Levels during the grass court season recalls watching Radicand win at the US Open while a boarder at the LTA's national academy in Loughborough. Advertisement 'I haven't really given them advice. It's weird. I don't really see myself in that sort of light to be giving advice,' adds Raducanu. 'But I remember how it feels, for sure. I think that I'm still trying to figure things out, I'm still trying to learn and go through this journey. They haven't come to me with any questions. 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