Jannik Sinner has definitely come out into the open, in this extremely significant season for him as for men's tennis. The Italian is playing a crazy season, which has seen him triumph in six tournaments, among which obviously the Australian Open and the US Open stand out, the first two Slams of his career.
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According to the ATP website, Sinner, from January to today, can boast truly exceptional numbers: best return, the most effective forehand, the most powerful and fastest backhand and the highest point conversion rate.
Starting precisely from the forehand, the 23-year-old can boast incredible statistics. The speed of this shot, according to the data, is about five times higher than that of his opponents. Furthermore, his ball is two centimeters lower above the net than his colleagues.
The backhand, the shot he is probably most comfortable with, translates into truly surreal numbers. Sinner is capable of hitting the ball with an average of seven miles faster than all the tennis players on the men's Tour. When he is on the offensive phase, the two-time Grand Slam champion wins 73% of the points.
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Another strength that many recognize in Jannik is his skill in the defensive phase. In addition to the quality of the responses to the powerful serves of his rivals, the Italian champion often manages to convert from the defensive phase to the offensive phase, actions that would be unthinkable for almost the entire Tour. The Italian, thanks to his skills, is considered by many as the natural heir to Novak Djokovic.
Jannik has also triumphed at the Miami Open and Cincinnati Open, which are added to the National Bank Open in Toronto, won last year (which makes 3 ATP Masters 1000 in his career). These victories, in addition to those in Rotterdam and Halle, have allowed the Italian tennis player to accumulate a very high score in the ATP ranking, which currently sees him ahead by over four thousand points from his most accredited pursuers: Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz.
In the meantime, Jannik Sinner has been busy as an ambassador for the volunteer team for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The Italian, after having supported his national teammates in the Davis Cup in Bologna, proposed himself in at thepress conference as a possible torchbearer for an event that is particularly close to his heart.
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"I would like to but these are questions we can't answer yet. I would like to be part of the Olympics in some way: sport has given me so much, I haven't received the adrenaline that skiing has given me from other things yet. I have a great connection with winter. I would like to see the giant and the downhill, but only from outside because when I skied I was scared. One of my best days is December 25, because with my friends and family we always make a nice group to go skiing.
It's a special day that recharges me, skiing is still very important to me. The Olympics for me, as for every athlete, were the biggest goal this year, but unfortunately I wasn't able to go. Having the winter ones in Italy will be special, I imagine them different from the summer ones but it will be a great event, with the best athletes in the world. We can only enjoy it. Skiing and tennis? They are different, the thing they have in common is having a good balance," he analyzed.
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Jimmy Connors, former American tennis player, in his podcast, started a parallel between Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, winners this year in Australia in January and recently at the US Open.
"Sinner and Sabalenka start winning matches before they even step foot on the court: now they have a psychological influence on the other players," he analyzed.
For the 8-time Grand Slam champion Jannik and Aryna now have the fear factor: "Other players fear them. That means they will start winning matches before they even step on the court. The trust is: I will play you for five hours, if necessary, no matter what, you will have to find a way to beat me because I will not beat myself. For me that is what great players work for. The 2024 US Open champions have the game, the mentality and everything that is needed to win matches, but they also have that little something extra that makes their opponent understand that they have to kill them to beat them. That is something special and I think both Sinner and Sabalenka have that now. It is really special," he said.
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