India, July 13 -- Jannik Sinner, currently ranked World No.1 in tennis, is the first Italian to achieve this feat. His journey to this point, however, has been anything but easy. Born on August 16, 2001, in Innichen, South Tyrol in Italy, Sinner has always credited his parents for his success.

"I wish that everyone could have my parents because they always let me choose whatever I wanted to. Even when I was younger, I also [played] some other sports and they never put pressure on [me] ... I wish that this freedom is possible for as many young kids as possible. Thank you so much [to] my parents," he said after becoming the first Italian player to win a Grand Slam singles title in nearly five decades at the 2024 Australian Open.

Jannik's ...