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Jannik Sinner Said Model Lara Leito Isn't His Girlfriend. He's Single
Professional tennis player Jannik Sinner has explained his dating status after rumors emerged that he has a model girlfriend. Sinner gave the clarification after pictures emerged showing him walking with model Lara Leito. To be clear, he said that he's single. Sinner doesn't have a wife or a girlfriend - although he used to have the latter. Advertisement Sinner defeated tennis legend Novak Djokovic on June 6 in a thrilling semi-final match at the French Open. He now heads to the finals. In April, Sports Illustrated reported that rumors had circulated that Sinner was "now dating Lara Lieto. She is a 31-year-old Russian model who previously dated actor Adrien Brody." Although SI spelled her name Lieto, most sites give it as Leito. However, in May, Sinner told reporters that he was not dating Leito or anyone. He had a tennis pro girlfriend named Anna Kalinskaya, but they broke up, SI reported. 'There's a lot of attention,' Sinner said then, according to Tennis Up to Date. Advertisement 'Also, off the court, I was surprised to see some pictures, which, nothing serious. I'm not in a relationship," he said, according to that site, which added that Leito "was seen with Sinner at the Monte-Carlo Tennis Club." People reported that Sinner's comments came at an Italian Open press conference. According to SI, Sinner, of Italy, split with "longtime girlfriend and professional tennis player Anna Kalinskaya in late 2024." SI shared an Instagram post by the site Chi Magazine that contained photos of Sinner with a woman. The page wrote, "Sinner and the new girlfriend Lara! Who is she?" According to People, Kalinskaya is a professional tennis player from Russia. Advertisement People noted that Sinner confirmed he was dating Kalinskaya in 2024, and then they were spotted together at Wimbledon. He told Vanity Fair Italia that he tries to keep his dating life private. "I like to talk about tennis, and about the sport in general. But if you're referring to private life, it's true, I want to keep it that way. I want to protect the people who are closest to me, keeping them out of this. I live it as a small task to be carried out, almost a duty: they helped me, as a young man, to acquire security in myself, and today in some way I want to protect them," he said. "During the tournaments, I am very focused. But I think it's a beautiful thing when you find a love," he said to the publication, adding that the "best tennis players in the world all have... (a) wife and children.' Advertisement Related: Jack Draper Says Tennis Makes It Hard to Have a Girlfriend Jannik Sinner Said Model Lara Leito Isn't His Girlfriend. He's Single first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 6, 2025
Fox News
07-05-2025
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Jannik Sinner reveals major life update after returning from 3-month suspension: 'It's all good'
Jannik Sinner has officially returned to the court after serving a three-month suspension resulting from a positive drug test. He's also officially single. The top-ranked men's singles tennis pro clarified his relationship status ahead of the Italian Open this week after an Italian publication shared photos of him spending time with Russian model Lara Leito last month. The news seemingly confirmed Sinner's split from fellow tennis pro Anna Kalinskaya. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON "I'm very happy to be back here. It has been three very long months," Sinner said during a press conference on Tuesday. "I was glad to share some great moments with my family, with my friends. We were practicing very hard, especially in the gym in the beginning, coming back to the court again." On top of sharing information about his training, Sinner got ahead of reporters to confirm that he is "single." "I saw there is a lot of attention also kind of off the court, and I was also very surprised to see some pictures which, nothing serious, let's say like this: I'm not in a relationship, so for whoever is asking, it's all good." Sinner and Kalinskaya were linked last year, which he confirmed at the French Open in May 2024, the New York Post reported. The couple shared a kiss a few months later after he won the U.S. Open in September. TENNIS ORGANIZATION DRAWS MIXED REACTION AFTER 'CREEPY' ANTI-DOPING POLICY SURFACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA But the paparazzi snaps and Sinner's comments this week have confirmed their split. Back on the court, Sinner expressed joy at returning to tennis after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) suspended him as a result of testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid twice more than a year ago. "I didn't want to do it in the beginning, and also it was a bit not easy for me to accept it, because I know what really happened," Sinner said. "But sometimes we have to choose the best in a very bad moment, and that's what we did. So it's all over now. So I'm happy to play tennis again." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Sinner, 23, tested positive for low levels of metabolite of clostebol, a banned anabolic steroid that can be used for ophthalmological and dermatological use, in March 2024. Eight days after the Indian Wells tournament, Sinner tested positive again in an out-of-competition sample. According to the International Tennis Integrity Agency's initial findings, Sinner explained that he tested positive after receiving a massage from a trainer who had used an over-the-counter spray that contained clostebol to treat a small wound after cutting his own finger. While WADA accepted the no-fault explanation, the organization said the three-month suspension was necessary as "an athlete bears responsibility for the entourage's negligence." Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X , and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter .
