Jannik Sinner has become the symbolic face of Italian sport in recent times, having reached the top of the ATP rankings in a sport in which Italy had always struggled during the modern era. The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria has been the protagonist of a truly impressive rise in the last two years, completing his maturation path and establishing himself as the best player in the world together with his top rival Carlos Alcaraz. The Italian star has occupied the first position in the ATP ranking for over 60 weeks in a row and is intent on giving his best to end this season as number 1 as well, although he will have to defend many points between now and the end of the year and Carlitos has not hidden that his main goal is to dethrone the Wimbledon champion.
Fans around the world are dreaming of Sinner and Alcaraz also facing off in the US Open final at the end of the summer, having put on a memorable show in both Paris and London this year. These two players are able to express a much higher level than all their rivals and no one seems able to stay close to them in the near future, unless some young talent has his definitive consecration suddenly.
Sinner continues to dominate the men’s game
Italian tennis legend Nicola Pietrangeli has often been accused of being envious of his young compatriot Sinner.
In a recent interview with ‘SuperTennis’, he clarified his opinion about Jannik once and for all: “Interviews? They change my words, that’s enough. You know, in the end, what I don’t understand is how people can think I want to speak badly of Sinner because I’m jealous. Everything they tell me has a cost.
But I’m not as rich as Sinner… and I’m just joking because I can already see they’re going to start another controversy.”
The current world No.1 will return to action against Adrian Mannarino for the round of 16 of the Cincinnati Open today.
Taylor Swift Unveils Glamorous New Album ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Featuring Sabrina Carpenter, Max Martin Collab, and Exclusive Vinyl—Out This October
Taylor Swift has revealed her new album “The Life of a Showgirl” will be released on October 3, and unveiled the cover art and a tracklist that features Sabrina Carpenter on the title song.
Swift made the big reveal on her social media and during the Wednesday episode of the “New Heights Show” podcast, co-hosted by her Super Bowl Champion beau, Travis Kelce, and his brother Jason. Her website is offering variants including “The Life of a Showgirl: Sweat and Vanilla Perfume” in glitter orange vinyl, deluxe CD and cassette. While the podcast aired, she debuted the deluxe album covers on her site.
In a post on Instagram, she confirmed that she produced the album with Max Martin and Shellback. “And, baby, that’s show business for you. New album The Life of a Showgirl. Out October 3,” she wrote.
On the podcast, she said that “The Life of a Showgirl” was inspired by the joy that being on the Eras Tour brought her. “This album is about what was going on behind the scenes of my inner life during this tour, which was so exuberant and electric and vibrant,” she said. “It just comes from the most infectiously joyful, wild, dramatic place I was in in my life, and so that effervesence has come through on this record. And like you said, bangers.
She also confirmed that the 12 songs on the tracklist will be it for this era — in other words, “there’s no other songs coming.”
“With ‘Tortured Poets Department,’ I was like here’s a data dump of everything I thought, felt, experienced in two or three years. Here’s 31 songs. This is 12,” she said. “There’s not a thirteenth, there’s not other ones coming. This is the record I’ve been wanting to make for a very long time. I also wanted it to be every single song is on this album for hundreds of reasons, and you couldn’t take one out and it be the same album, you couldn’t add one and be… It’s just right.
“That focus and that kind of discipline with creating an album and keeping the bar really high is something I’ve been wanting to do for a very long time,” she continued. “I tend to write lots and lots of music, so it’s a temptation to release lots of music. But oftentimes, I wanted to do an album that was so focused on quality and on the theme and everything fitting together like a perfect puzzle that these 12 songs for my 12th album, I feel like we achieved that and I’m really happy about that.”
Leading up to the release of the podcast, fans noticed a countdown on her official website that was counting down to 7 p.m. ET. Her landing page featured an image of a door that was featured during the Eras Tour, and as the hours ticked by, four different boxes gradually appeared in different colors and with locks on them. Some fans surmised that each box could represent a different-colored vinyl variant.
The 14-time Grammy winner announced “The Life of a Showgirl” early Tuesday, after a mysterious countdown clock appeared on her website. Fans speculated that her 12th album was in the works, given that the clock was set to run out on the 12th day of the month at 12:12 a.m. ET. The project was then revealed in a sneak peek clip from her “New Heights Show” appearance shared on social media.
Spotify billboards began popping up around the country following the album reveal, sharing a code to a playlist entitled “And, baby, that’s show business for you.” The playlist, comprised of 22 Swift songs, likely contains clues and Easter Eggs about what to expect from “The Life of a Showgirl.” Some Swifties already pointed out that all the songs on the playlist were produced by Max Martin and Shellback, which suggested their return for the new album.
Check out the tracklist for “The Life of a Showgirl” below:
The Fate of Ophelia
Elizabeth Taylor
Opalite
Father Figure
Eldest Daughter
Ruin the Friendship
Actually Romantic
Wi$h Li$t
Wood
Cancelled!
Honey
The Life of a Showgirl featuring Sabrina Carpenter
