who, the illuminati?

21+. incorrigible multishipper.

[channelslam]

[thirdset]

Jannik Sinner takes a moment to soak in his Wimbledon win before heading off Centre Court.

[tennisdadsaficionado]

📸 Photo by Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images

[tennisdadsaficionado]

[carlicos]

ALFGDNGDAMGADMDFM

[wincaraz]

Carlos Alcaraz and Jung Hoyeon at the World Cup 2026 Finals

[everysunsofthebes]

Cr.GettyImages (Matthias Hangst), edited by me | Jane Eyre

[tieheartbreaker]

sorry I keep thinking about that post. I've always felt that carlos doesn't mean to spain what jannik means to italy. that has many ramifications

[tieheartbreaker]

to expand on this, and to echo what some of my italian moots have been saying about it: jannik in italy is a star, mainly because italian football has been going through a rough era for quite some time now (they're flopping hard) so there's a kind of void in the country's sports landscape. but what do they have? jannik. a lot of the attention that would've naturally fallen on different football players has instead been absorbed by him. that's why we see italians saying hat his face is everywhere and that everyone seems to talk about him

on the other hand, carlos in spain isn't a star with capital s. he's a famous athlete, a great tennis player. but he doesn't carry the same degree of importance and stardom in the public's collective imagination as jannik does in his home country

this is partly because spanish football captures most of the attention (football players are the real stars of this country). and partly because spain has known what it is to have a tennis legend already. we had nadal

I believe that if nadal had never existed, carlos would be perceived as a greater phenomenon. it feels like, for many people here, there are two bars carlos has to clear to deserve their admiration: one is tangible — the historical tennis achievements he's been accomplishing. the other is abstract — he has to surpass what nadal meant to spain. what he is as a symbol in the collective imagination

there's a kind of distrust towards carlos. a desire to compare him to nadal not only as a tennis player but as a person. to constantly remind everyone: "no le llega ni a la suela de los zapatos" — that's a comment you can count on finding in almost every post about carlos, no matter the content. it's a spanish expression, the literal translation is "he doesn't even reach the sole of his shoes". he doesn't hold a candle to him, he could never be on his level — you get the idea

so I think those are the two main reasons why carlos doesn't mean to spain what jannik means to italy. they're both incredible, brilliant tennis players. but their contexts aren't the same

[everysunsofthebes]

Little fox into the final !! <333

Cr.GettyImages (Clive Brunskill), edited by me

[janniksreturn]

24 yo redhead JANNIK SINNER taking TWO at the SAME TIME (sparring partners)

[tieheartbreaker]

has anyone seen my bug?? ://

[tieheartbreaker]

this is him please be careful not to step on him he's 1 tennis ball tall :///

[janniksreturn]

"This was the very first video I filmed of Jannik, on July 8, 2015. He arrived at the training camp on Elba Island for a one-week camp with Riccardo Piatti, and that's where we did his very first video analysis. What impressed me from day one was his incredible passion for tennis and his constant desire to improve. He had an extraordinary curiosity: he watched, listened, asked questions, and wanted to understand every detail. It was clear that he was never satisfied–he always wanted to learn something new every time he stepped onto the court."

danilopizzorno via ig 🧡

[mondkaelbchen]

july 18th, 2023.

[mondkaelbchen]

happy anniversary to i think i have a rival and i'm not afraid to say it

[baldcaraz]

how time flies

[umpirecam]

is That jannikblr anon Like That because

they want jannik to fuck carlos; or

they want jannik to fuck them

[hotmanservefast]

Sobbing… my sick kitties… get better soon ❤️‍🩹

some catch by @perkyshelley

[gkdeamon]

filipino sports fans in the tl (if there are any?)