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Nicola Pietrangeli Opens Up on Chronic Pain, Memory Lapses and Sinner Speculation

His first SuperTennis interview since his son’s funeral details unrelenting sacral pain, memory lapses and his denial of jealousy toward Jannik Sinner.

Overview

  • Pietrangeli describes constant sacral pain following femur complications at Policlinico Gemelli, saying it leaves him unable to rest and often bedridden.
  • He contrasts a clear recall of events from fifty years ago with struggles to remember recent occurrences, attributing the shift to the effects of aging.
  • The 91-year-old explicitly rejects claims that he criticized Jannik Sinner out of jealousy, calling such suggestions unfounded.
  • He recounts mistaking a call from President Sergio Mattarella for an unknown caller while battling a coughing fit, leading to an amused apology.
  • Pietrangeli expresses gratitude for the tribute organized by about a hundred of his late son Giorgio’s surfer friends and the wider community’s support.