Jannik Sinner announced himself as the new superstar of tennis after the now World No.1 won the Australian Open 2024, the first Grand Slam of his career. The 22-year-old credited a lot of his success since 2023 to his coach Darren Cahill. While Cahill’s net worth is estimated to be above the $1 million mark as per WealthySpy, it is his joke on ‘crappy pay’ which went viral at the Slam.
Cahill, in a press conference at the Australian Open 2024, lightheartedly said that Sinner has paid him less and smartly takes away a lot of his earnings when they play cards as a past-time. However, the reason behind it being a joke mostly is because Cahill has been amongst the best coaches in the world since a long time and could easily be earning anywhere above the $200,000 per year mark.
This figure has surely gone up seeing Sinner’s rising endorsements off court and prize money winnings on court. Sinner and Cahill have been working together since the summer of 2022. The Italian admitted in an interview before the press conference that that bringing in the Aussie into his team was a massive risk, but was glad that it paid off.
Sinner hails Cahill for his impact
Cahill was a former professional player himself. The Australian won two ATP titles but failed to make an impact at the Grand Slam stage. His best performance came in the US Open of 1998 when he reached the semifinals.
But as a coach, Sinner cannot deny his impact. Prior to winning the Australian Open 2024, the Italian won the ATP’s Most Improved Player of the Year Award in 2023.
During Italy’s famous Davis Cup run, Sinner said that Cahill has changed his mentality and helped him perform better in big matches.
“I think he was really important for me, for how I was growing as a player, because I feel like he gave me a lot of confidence in one way.
“Obviously gave something new to the team. Mostly I think the combination with him and with Simone [Vagnozzi] and with all the whole team is really, really nice.”
Cahill and Simeone Vagnozzi formed a remarkable partnership to guide Sinner to greater heights. The duo found the right wavelength and helped Sinner take his game to the next level.
The Australian is still his coach at the US Open 2024, amidst speculations surrounding his involvement in the doping allegations put on the World No.1. Although Sinner was cleared by the ITIA of any wrongdoing in its verdict, the controversy surrounding it has not died down.
In fact, while Sinner fired his fitness trainer Umberto Ferrera and physio Giacomo Naldi after the verdict was announced, Cahill has stayed put. So the Aussie has an important role in helping Sinner pass this testing period and in winning the US Open, which would be a huge statement.
