Rome, May 31, 2025– A real bomb has exploded in the world of sport and technology.Jannik Sinner, currently the most loved and winning Italian tennis player, announced a few minutes ago that he hadUnderstanding against Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur in Capo di Tesla, Spacex and X (ex Twitter), fordefamation and discrimination based on nationality.
In a press conference held in Monte Carlo, where Sinner lives during the European season, the South Tyrolean champion appeared visibly tried: “I tolerated too much. My reputation, my honor and my identity as Italian have been attacked in a vile and free way. I decided to act legally against Elon Musk to protect myself and my country.”
His words immediately went around the world. The accusation is serious and unprecedented: Musk would have published and reconciled on X (ex Twitter) several posts containingdenigration insinuationson Sinner’s account, with references to hisItalian nationalityin a contemptuous tone, binding it tonegative stereotypes.
A few minutes after the announcement, Musk tweeted in response: “I didn’t even know who it was before. Maybe someone needs advertising before Wimbledon?”
The comment, judged by many users as a sarcastic and disrespectful, further turned on the debate on social media.
International editorial offices, fromCNNaLa Gazzetta dello Sport, are digging between the posts of the last few months to look for the evidence of Sinner’s statements. According to sources close to the athlete, the contents in question would already have beenRimossi is changed, mathe screenshotsThey would already be in the hands of the tennis players’ lawyers.
A Team Sinner lawyer confirmed that the case wasfiled with a Federal Court in the United States, where the X platform is based. There is talk of a multimilionary damage request and the opening of an international debate on theaccountability of social mediain cases of discrimination.
Public opinion split. Many Italian and international fans have tightened around Sinner, using the hashtag#Istandwithsinner, while others defend Musk speaking of “freedom of speech”.
In the meantime, theInternational Tennis Federation (ITF)He said he will monitor the situation to evaluate any implications for the image of sport.
This case, exploded unexpectedly, has already had a huge impact on public opinion and promises to become one of themore controversial than 2025. The truth will emerge in the courts, but one thing is certain:The border between sport, social and responsibility is changing quickly, and Jannik Sinner, willing oxed, is now at the center of this revolution.
