{"id":120509,"date":"2025-09-04T23:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T23:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/120509\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T23:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T23:42:10","slug":"jannik-sinner-breaks-silence-on-would-be-us-open-bag-thief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/120509\/","title":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner breaks silence on would-be US Open bag thief"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a U.S. Open first for Jannik Sinner \u2014\u00a0and not in a good way.<\/p>\n

Sinner said he was aware that a fan tried getting into his bag<\/a> after he dominated Alexander Bublik in the fourth round Monday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I haven\u2019t experienced (anything like that),\u201d Sinner said Wednesday night after he dismissed fellow Italian Lorenzo Mussetti in straight sets.<\/p>\n

\"AA fan tries reaching into Jannik Sinner\u2019s bag at the US Open on Sept. 1, 2025. @alexiuss11\/X<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know it was \u2026. I checked straight away if he took something because I don\u2019t have only rackets there. I have my phone, my wallet, but, you know, the security is doing a great job. Especially on court, there\u2019s lots of security and I believe especially in big tournaments (they do) an amazing job to make us feel safe. New things happen like this that makes (what they\u2019re doing) a great job.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Sinner walked over to the crowd to hand one of the clamoring fans a towel, another reached around him to seemingly try and get into his tennis bag.<\/p>\n

\"Jannik Sinner is into the US Open semifinals after a dominant win on Sept. 3, 2025. Mike Frey-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

A security guard noticed and intervened with the fan then putting his hands up.<\/p>\n

A USTA official told the Daily Mail that they opted not to punish the fan<\/a>, despite some on social media calling for his banishment from the Flushing Meadows grounds.<\/p>\n

The incident has gotten far less attention than Polish CEO Piotr Szczerek being caught on video snatching a hat away from a young kid<\/a> after Kamil Majchrzak\u2019s upset of Karen Khachanov last week.<\/p>\n

Jannik Sinner on the person who tried to steal something from his bag:<\/p>\n

\u201cI checked straight away if he took something. I don\u2019t have only racquets there. I have my phone and my wallet. But I feel like security is doing a great job.\u201d<\/p>\n

(via US Open Press) pic.twitter.com\/sqYsnrKRoK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) September 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

The situation involving Sinner is just about the only thing that has gone wrong these two weeks for the defending US Open champ.<\/p>\n

Sinner has lost one set \u2014 against No. 27 seed Denis Shapovalov in the third round \u2014\u00a0on his way to the semifinals.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Sinner claimed Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year, and lost a heartbreaking final to Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old will face Felix Auger-Aliassime in the semifinals Friday, with Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic dueling on the other side of the draw.<\/p>\n

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