Jannik Sinner’s rule-breaking beige bag marked him as part of a generation trying to differentiate itself from the Federer and Nadal era
Most sporting events have their own “catwalk” these days. The Premier League has its team bus-to-changing room stride, and the NBA its “tunnel fashion”.
At Wimbledon, it’s the corridor-to-court walk. But when Jannik Sinner, the 21-year-old Italian and men’s world No 8, emerged from the tunnel carrying a leather-trimmed canvas duffel bag covered in Gucci’s GG monogram, something felt different.