"Everybody celebrating that their salary’s safe": Fans react to Jannik Sinner's 'relieved' embrace with his team after angry outburst at Paris Masters

Generally, Jannik Sinner shows little to no emotion on the court. However, on Friday, the Italian wasn't happy with his team, resulting in an outburst during his encounter against Ben Shelton at the Paris Masters.

In the second set, when Sinner lost a service game, he shouted at his team seated courtside. He was captured saying something along the lines:

“I make a break and your f*cking sitting”

Despite the frustrations, Sinner had his emotions in check for the rest of the game as he advanced into the semifinal by winning the match 6-3, 6-3. After he won the match point, he went to his team and emotionally hugged all of them. The joyous moment is now doing the rounds on the internet.

Fans started hilariously reacting to this. One fan wrote:

"they needed to show jannik how much they care so he wouldn’t swear at them again." "they were lowk just relieved it didn’t go on any longer and jannik didnt get the opportunity to throw his racket at them," another fan wrote. There were more similar reaction as the fans interpret Italian's post-game emotions. "they were scared Jannik would beat them with his racket," one fan posted. "everybody celebrating that their salary’s safe and sound," one fan added. "i mean if they’re THAT relieved…sum goin on," one fan commented. "Sinner passing by like a villain while his henchmen are happy to live another day is absolute sinnema," another posted.

With the win, Jannik Sinner is now scheduled to face Germany's Alexander Zverev in the Paris Masters semifinal.

Jannik Sinner blasts slippery courts at Paris Masters

Jannik Sinner has never done this well at the Paris Masters. The Italian has struggled in previous editions, and even in this tournament, he hinted at the reason why he might struggle this year as well. He said (via SI):

"I didn't play last year. I usually never played well here. For me, it's very difficult to compare with the court since two years… not even last year. So it's very difficult. It is a very unique court. "With new balls the ball still goes quite fast. It's not as bouncy, but then, after the ball is quite big and slow. It changes a bit also the timing of the ball."

Sinner also talked about the court conditions at the Paris Masters. He called the indoor hard-courts "very unique" and pointed out what he described as a "bit slippery" surface.

"It's a very unique court here. Usually, I always struggled a bit. Very happy to come through the first match. Very happy with how I served today, I was very precise," Sinner said. "Also, I started off with the break straight away, which gives you a bit more confidence. I'm happy about today's performance. Let's see what's coming tomorrow."

It remains to be seen if Sinner overcomes all his challenges while in Paris. With Carlos Alcaraz exiting in his match against Cameron Norrie, Sinner is threatening to dethrone the Spaniard from the No. 1 ranking.

Edited by Krutik Jain