Jannik Sinner leaves Australian Open crowd in stitches as Italian sleeps like a baby

Jannik Sinner had the fans cracking up as he detailed his sleeping pattern

Jannik Sinner left the Australian Open fans in stitches as he talked through his pre and post-match routines at the Australian Open. The defending champion booked his spot in the second week, beating Marcos Giron 6-3 6-4 6-2 and spoke to Jim Courier during his on-court interview, where he was asked about his working hours on match day. The Italian immediately started giggling before explaining just how much he liked to sleep before and after getting on the court.

Courier is known for giving some of the best on-court interviews with top players at the Aussie Open and other tournaments. And he was back in business to chat to Sinner after his third-round victory on Saturday.

The world No. 1 opened the Rod Laver Arena night session, which begins at 7pm local time, and Courier was keen to know what Sinner got up to before and after the tie. "What’s a day in the life of Jannik Sinner like on match day when you have all that time before the match and you still have lots to do after the match?" he asked before the Italian started chuckling. "Why is that funny?" Courier grinned. The two-time Grand Slam champion replied: "Because I’m watching part of my box there smiling, I don’t know why!

Jannik Sinner admitted he tried to sleep for 10 hours a night

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"Usually I’m quite relaxed until 20 minutes before the match. I try to sleep in as long as possible which, I have no doubts I can do that every day." Asked when he got up, Sinner surprised everyone when he revealed how much slumber he got. "I slept around 10 hours this night which is good," he said. "Enjoy it while it lasts, my man. It doesn’t last," 54-year-old Courier joked. "Everyone tells me that! So hopefully I can keep going," Sinner continued. "And then I had again, half an hour before the match, again sleeping. But hopefully I wake up when it counts, no? When it’s 7pm I try to be awake!

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