Carlos Moya may have dismissed reports that he is set to become Jannik Sinner’s coach, but a former world No 2 has a feeling that “it will happen”.
Sinner is in the market for a new coach to work alongside Simone Vagnozzi as Darren Cahill – who joined the Italian’s team in 2022 – will step away from the ATP Tour after the 2025 season.
Just weeks after Moya – who coached Rafael Nadal from 2017 until the tennis retired in November 2024 – stated that he is not yet interested in a return to coaching as he was “enjoying this moment. After so much time traveling and competing, a detox period was a good idea”, it was reported he had taken up the role to become Sinner’s coach.
Russia’s Bolshe! claimed it was a done deal as journalist Sofya Tartakova wrote 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.”
But less than 24 hours later, Moya denied the rrumour telling Radio Nacional de España: “Me as his coach? Fake news as big as a house.”
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Speaking after Moya’s “fake news” comment, Corretja explained “what he heard” and why he thinks it would be a good move for the Italian.
“I heard about it and I have to say I have been hearing about this rumour for a few weeks already so it didn’t take me as a surprise,” the Spaniard, who finished runner-up at Roland Garros in 1998, said during a TNT Sports interview.
“I think that will be awesome, that would be great. I think that would be a very smart move from Jannik. Carlos has been No 1 in the world, he has been such a great coach as well, he knows the tour.
“I know Carlos won’t go with anyone that is not a big star and have chances of winning a Slam, because it doesn’t make sense for him because it doesn’t make sense for him to go with someone who doesn’t have a chance to win a major.
“I think he would add to him [Sinner] a mentality of knowing, considering also that Alcaraz is his biggest rival now, ‘how do we think, how do we work with the forehand?’
“I think Moya’s forehand was one of the greatest we ever had. I think Jannik has improved his forehand, but I think there is some space there where he can still improve, the movement, the place on the return, maybe drop shot on the forehand side that Moya played very well as well.
“Also the mentality, Moya is such a specialist on knowing the game, he loves the statistics, the analysis.
“I think for Jannik it would be an intelligent and a smart move. I would see it as a great combination.
“I think honestly that it will happen. This is my feeling.”
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