Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner had an amazing year this season. Not only did he play some of his best matches, but also won the title at the China Open after defeating a top-seeded player. Sinner till now has had a career-high ranking of being the number 4 in the world in the ATP Tours. Due to his amazing game and humble personality, he recently spoke about his unique group of fans who are dedicated and loyal to him.

They even have a special name for themselves and attend all of his matches. Who is this certain group of fans and why do they support him?

Jannik Sinner deems his fan club to be more famous than him

Jannik Sinner has a very amazing group of fans called the Carrot Boys. They are a bunch of fans who always dress up in orange and always wear capes topped with fronds. Due to their color and shape, they refer to themselves as carrots. Recently in an interview, Sinner was asked about this fan club and how this group is even more special than all the fans, even Novak Djokovic.

To which Sinner responded, “They are even more famous than I am honestly. I got to know them a couple of days ago. It was a great meeting. I don’t them well at the moment. I got their names but I got a little confused. They have a very good-looking costume with the carota. It’s great to have a dedicated fan club. It’s growing so I am happy for them.”

The way Sinner talked about this fan club shows how grateful he is to have them. During the whole conversation, he was smiling as he referred to them and it shows how happy it makes him as well. Now not all of you might know about where this group came from and what is the history behind it. So, let’s check that out.

Sinner and his group of fans called the Carrot Club

This unique bunch came into existence for the first time mainly at Roland Garros. They were six in number then. The reason why these people dress up as carrots and call themselves the Carrot Club is because of Sinner’s choice of snacks.

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He loves to eat carrots and is often seen having them even on the court. That is what inspired their name ‘Carota’ which is a carrot in Italian. Sinner even met this club at the Louis Armstrong Stadium and took a lot of pictures with them. He also said that his hair is orange and he eats carrots so this name is perfect as he met them.

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