Jannik Sinner gained the ‘Six Kings Slam’ final Saturday, confirming that he wouldn’t need to lose even in an exhibition. The World no 1 had a very onerous run in Saudi Arabia, having needed to defeat in sequence Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.
The Italian ace has confirmed to be virtually unbeatable in indoor situations and would be the prime favourite on the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, the place he can have the added benefit of enjoying in entrance of his followers. Jannik’s season was actually spectacular, having gained over 60 matches and suffered solely six defeats.
The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria gained seven titles in 2024, together with two Main (Australian Open and US Open) and three Masters 1000 (Miami, Cincinnati and Shanghai). Sinner’s consistency allowed him to create a outstanding hole in comparison with Alcaraz within the ATP rating, guaranteeing already now the understanding of closing the yr on the prime of the ATP rating.
As if that weren’t sufficient, the two-time Grand Slam champion has earned $6 million due to his triumph in Saudi Arabia final weekend. It’s superb to assume that the Italian ace has gained extra from an exhibition than from his successes in Melbourne and New York this yr.
Sinner is again in Monte Carlo
After enjoying in Saudi Arabia, the world no 1 returned to Monte Carlo to observe onerous for the final three occasions of 2024. The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria shall be again in motion at Paris-Bercy subsequent week for the final Masters 1000 of the season, earlier than the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin and the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga.
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Again coaching in Montecarlo earlier than the final three tournaments of 2024:
– Paris Bercy Grasp 🇫🇷- ATP Finals 🎱🇮🇹- Davis Cup 🇪🇸
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The Italian ace misplaced 500 factors from final yr’s victory in Vienna and Jannik nonetheless has over 4000 factors forward of quantity two, massive rival Carlos Alcaraz. Spectacular, mentally and bodily Sinner is actually scary and for some seems to be like a younger Novak Djokovic. His numbers are spectacular and Jannik leads the ATP rating with none downside, this week he reached the 20 weeks of the ATP rating, seventeenth on this rating and reached a tennis legend Mats Wilander, former tennis participant and now prime analyst on the ATP tour.
Throughout a press convention in Saudi Arabia, the Italian ace mirrored on his rise: “I’ve discovered and accepted what I’m. I made some massive errors previously, for instance the match towards Altmaier at Roland Garros (2023), I used to be not mentally prepared. From that second on, I began engaged on myself, attempting to just accept it and work even if you end up drained throughout the exercises, if you really feel like you possibly can’t do it anymore, however it’s a must to preserve shifting ahead to turn out to be the
Higher model of your self. Yesterday I had some onerous occasions towards Novak that I can enhance on, I felt very drained at occasions. At the moment too, there are issues that may be improved, however I really feel like I’ve taken a step ahead and I hope this would be the case for months and years to come back as a result of it’s a long-term work.”
Sinner has handed Mats Wilander and is about to climb this rating once more as he shall be first a minimum of till the tip of the season and there are good possibilities that he can even be initially of 2025. Sinner is 16 weeks away and will attain the highest of the rating Carlos Alcaraz, it’s not utopia and Jannik has glorious possibilities, the Spanish is at 36 after which Ilie Nastase was 40 weeks within the prime of the rating after which Andy Murray.
Scary numbers, the tennis participant who has been extra weeks on the prime of the rating in historical past and Novak Djokovic with 428 weeks, forward of 310 Roger Federer and 286 Pete Sampras. Sinner and Alcaraz are simply initially however – given the scenario – they’re destined to climb the rating nonetheless a lot.
A spectacular duopoly
In a protracted interview with ‘Tennis Majors’, 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem commented on Jannik and Carlitos’ rise: “Carlos got here up and Jannik got here up. And now you have got principally the same scenario if you wish to win a giant title. It’s a must to beat each of them. They gained all 4 Slams in 2024.
So, the scenario didn’t actually change. I feel it’s going to be the identical in, I don’t know, 15 years or one thing. Individuals will say: ‘OK, now, if Carlos, if Jannik, possibly the brand new guys arising, in the event that they retire, it’s going to be method simpler’. However once more, new guys are going to come back. It has been all the time like that in tennis historical past. I feel it would all the time be.”
