Jannik Sinner has dominated tennis since the beginning of 2024 and continues to make big moves on and off of the court.
The ATP Tour’s number one-ranked player has won three of the last five Grand Slam tournaments (2024 Australian Open, 2024 US Open, 2025 Australian Open).
He did, however, receive some tough news in Melbourne earlier this year as his coach Darren Cahill announced his plans to step down at the end of the 2025 season.
Cahill currently works alongside Simone Vagnozzi, as many questioned whether Vagnozzi would take full responsibility for the 23-year-old’s coaching efforts when Cahill departs.
However, it has now been revealed that Sinner will be adding a former Grand Slam winner to his coaching staff ahead of the 2026 season.
Carlos Moya will join Jannik Sinner’s coaching team ahead of the 2026 season
Russian media outlet, Bolshe, has reported that Spain’s Carlos Moya will join forces with Sinner in the new year.
Moya was reportedly one of four names Sinner’s mentor and former coach, Riccardo Piatti, recommended he consider recently.
- Carlos Moya
- Renzo Furlan
- Goran Ivanisevic
- Boris Becker
The Spaniard has been out of work since Rafael Nadal retired from tennis at the end of 2024, having led him to multiple Grand Slam titles.
As Nadal’s coach, Moya won eight Grand Slam titles (1 Australian Open, 5 French Open, 2 US Open).
Prior to coaching Nadal, Moya worked with Canada’s Milos Raonic for a year in 2016, guiding him to his first Major final.
Raonic lost to Andy Murray in the Wimbledon final, 4-6, 6-7, 6-7, coming up short on Centre Court.
Having reached a Grand Slam final with the two players he’s worked with thus far in his coaching career, Moya will no doubt look to extend that streak when he teams up with Sinner in 2026.
Carlos Moya’s career achievements
The 48-year-old’s coaching accolades are impressive, but just how good was he as a player?
Moya won a Major title and held the number one ranking, as he led the way for Spain during the late 1990s.
- Grand Slam titles – 1 (1998 French Open)
- Masters 1000 titles – 3
- ATP titles – 20
- Weeks at number one – 2
Winning the French Open in 1998, Moya wrote his name into Spanish sporting history before assuming the world number one ranking for two weeks the following year.
Sinner should learn a lot from Moya, despite arguably eclipsing his career achievements at the age of 23.
- Grand Slam titles – 3 (2024 Australian Open, 2024 US Open, 2025 Australian Open)
- Masters 1000 titles – 4
- ATP titles – 19
- Weeks at number one – 50
The world number one will no doubt look forward to Moya joining his team, but will first set his sights on ending his coaching relationship with Cahill on a high.
Jannik Sinner continues quest for the Calendar Grand Slam
In January, Sinner beat Alexander Zverev to win the Australian Open title, moving him 25% closer to accomplishing the sport’s most elusive goal.
No male player has completed the Calendar Grand Slam (winning all four Grand Slams in a calendar year) since Rod Laver did so 56 years ago.
To do so in 2025, a player would need to win 28 Grand Slam matches, a feat few have come close to reaching over the years.
Novak Djokovic won 27 of the 28 matches required in 2021 before falling at the final hurdle, losing to Daniil Medvedev in the US Open championship match.
For Sinner to match Laver, he needs to win 21 more Grand Slam matches in 2025.
Getting ahead of yourself is never going to aid your Career Grand Slam ambitions, so Sinner will likely take it one tournament at a time and focus on the upcoming French Open.
Sinner will return to Roland Garros, where he lost in last year’s semi-final, as the number one seed, with many tipping him to face off against his closest rival, Carlos Alcaraz, in the final.
A 12th career meeting between the pair at the French Open would certainly go down a treat, as Sinner looks to win his maiden title in Paris.
The 2025 French Open is scheduled to begin on Sunday, May 25, with the final taking place on Sunday, June 8.
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