Tennis fans might argue that there is little work to be done on Jannik Sinner’s game. The Italian superstar is the ATP World No. 1 this year with a record of 65-6 and seven singles titles (including two Grand Slams).

But all the legends of the sport learn that they must continue to grow and improve. When looking for an advantage on the court, there is no better player to learn from than Novak Djokovic.

The 37-year-old has won 24 Grand Slam titles and is still going strong. So it makes sense that Sinner would try to emulate what worked for Djokovic. This includes equipment.

Sinner spent last week training in Monte Carlo ahead of the 2024 Rolex Paris Masters. Careful fans noticed that Sinner was playing with a different racket than usual.

Sinner was testing an all-black prototype model of the HEAD Speed ​​Legend. This is the same racket that Djokovic has been using in matches for years.

Tennis reporter José Morgado confirmed the rumors on social media. Morgado wrote: “Jannik Sinner was indeed testing rackets in Monte-Carlo last week.
Some engineers from HEAD were on site and I was told that he wanted all the rackets to be black, so he didn’t know which model he was testing. Interesting…”

For most of Sinner’s young career, Head has had success on the TGT racket. Despite finishing his best season yet, Sinner is keen to test some of the other frames in the Head collection.

Fans and members of the media are skeptical that Sinner will change racquets ahead of this week’s Paris Masters match. No matter what, the tennis prodigy is always looking for an advantage on the court.

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