Antonelli superstar, Sinner wins Indian Wells and applauds him: “Thanks Kimi, you are great”

Double Italian pride

The victory achieved in the Chinese GP, his first in his career and the first by an Italian in Formula 1 in exactly 20 years, has put Andrea Kimi Antonelli at the center of the world. Even his friend Jannik Sinner – who incidentally happens to be one of the two strongest tennis players in the world at the moment – did not miss the opportunity to celebrate him on global television just after winning the Indian Wells Masters 1000 for the first time in his career.

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During the celebratory speech he gave at the time of the trophy presentation dedicated to the winner, Sinner wanted to publicly mention the feat achieved in Shanghai by the very young Mercedes driver from Bologna: “For Italy, this was a special day – declared the champion from San Candido – I am a big Formula 1 fan and having an Italian as young as Kimi bringing Italy back to the top is fantastic. So thank you Kimi and thank you Formula 1“.

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Shortly before, on the camera where those who win a tennis tournament of this level usually leave a written dedication, Sinner had already celebrated Antonelli’s result with a simple but effective “Great Kimi!!“. And Italy enjoys its champions.

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