Jannik Sinner has reportedly hired Rafael Nadal’s former coach

Jannik Sinner is set to appoint Rafael Nadal’s former coach Carlos Moya for the 2026 season, according to a report.

Moya will replace Darren Cahill on Sinner‘s coaching team, with the legendary Australian stepping down from coaching on the ATP Tour at the end of the year.

Cahill joined Sinner’s team in July 2022 and, along with Simone Vagnozzi, he has been integral to the Italian’s evolution as a player and the huge success he has enjoyed.

Sinner has won 14 of his 19 career singles titles — including all three of his Grand Slams — since appointing Cahill.

The 23-year-old has been the world No 1 since climbing to the pinnacle of the ATP Rankings for the first time in June 2024.

“He brought me so many things,” Sinner said when asked about Cahill during the 2025 Australian Open. “One year is still long. I don’t want to talk so much about his retirement.

“I feel very, very lucky and happy to be his last player on tour. He has been an amazing, amazing coach and person, not only for me but for all the other players he has worked with.”

Sofya Tartakova, a tennis journalist for Russian outlet Bolshe!, reported the news of Sinner’s major coaching move in a post on X.

“Carlos Moya to coach Jannik Sinner! As Bolshe! has learned, the world No 1 will start working with the Spanish coach in 2026,” Tartakova wrote.

Moya coached Nadal from 2017 until his legendary fellow Mallorcan retired in November 2024, helping him win 21 titles, including eight of his 22 Grand Slams and eight Masters 1000 crowns.

The Spaniard reached world No 1 and won 20 titles, including the 1998 French Open, during an illustrious playing career spanning from 1995 to 2010.

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The report comes as something of a surprise given Moya declared earlier this month that he was in no rush to take another coaching role on the tour.

“Maybe in a few months or a few years I’ll change my mind, but right now, I’m enjoying this moment,” the 48-year-old said during an event in Madrid.

“After so much time traveling and competing, a detox period was a good idea. I’m not bored at all.”

Sinner is next set to compete at the 2025 French Open, which will get underway on Sunday May 25.

The world No 1 will aim to win a maiden Roland Garros title, having achieved his best previous result at the Paris major last year, when he reached the semi-finals.

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