{"id":207583,"date":"2025-10-17T23:27:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T23:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/207583\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T23:27:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T23:27:07","slug":"will-smith-as-jannik-sinner-the-hollywood-crossover-we-didnt-see-coming-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/207583\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith as Jannik Sinner? The Hollywood crossover we didn’t see coming! | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jannik Sinner
\n Will Smith as Jannik Sinner? The Hollywood crossover we didn’t see coming!<\/p>\n

Italian asked hypothetical question, delivers fun reply<\/p>\n

October 17, 2025<\/p>\n

\"Will<\/p>\n

Andreas Rentz\/Lintao Zhang\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Will Smith posts, “I’m in!” in response to Jannik Sinner’s answer.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n

Which Hollywood star would Jannik Sinner<\/a> choose to play him in a movie? The Italian recently faced that question, and his answer<\/a> might catch you off guard.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWill Smith! Why not?\u201d Sinner said with a grin after pausing to think.<\/p>\n

\nIn a playful twist, Smith himself joined the fun, posting on his Instagram story an AI-generated photo of him holding the Wimbledon<\/a> trophy, which Sinner won this year for the first time. Smith wrote, \u201cI\u2019m in!\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith is no stranger to the tennis world. He has been spotted at tournaments across the globe, from presenting Roger Federer<\/a> with a Men In Black III suit after the Swiss’ 2012 Mutua Madrid Open<\/a> title to cheering courtside at the 2018 Australian Open<\/a> as home favourite Nick Kyrgios<\/a> edged Jo-Wilfried Tsonga<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Smith also has experience bringing tennis to the big screen. He starred as Richard Williams<\/a>, father of Serena and Venus, in King Richard, which was released in 2021.<\/p>\n

Sinner, a 21-time tour-level titlist, will be back in action next week at the Erste Bank Open<\/a>, an ATP 500 event in Vienna. The No. 2 player in the PIF ATP Rankings holds a 43-6 season record, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index.<\/p>\n

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