Jannik Sinners season is going very well, despite the fact that the doping case has put a lot of stress on the Italian player and forced him to face a long trial. The worlds number 1 was found innocent by ITIA, but WADA has the right to appeal against the acquittal. This is increasingly remote, as Janniks version of events was considered very credible.
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Sinners numbers in 2024 are really impressive: the 23-year-old from San Candido won the Australian Open and the US Open, the Masters 1000 in Miami and Cincinnati, as well as the ATP 500 in Rotterdam and Halle. There are only five defeats suffered by the Italian champion this season.
The 2-time Grand Slam champion is playing in Beijing right now, where he tries to defend last years title. The world number 1 has a fairly simple path and should have no problems getting at least to the semifinals. After defeating the dangerous Chilean Nicolas Jarry in his debut, Jannik is set to face Russian Roman Safiullin tomorrow in the round of 16.
The Italian also benefited from the forfeits of Jan-Lennard Struff and Grigor Dimitrov before the start of the tournament, the two most dangerous opponents on his run. Sinner has become a very strong player on all surfaces, but in the tournaments on the hard court is almost unbeatable.
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Impressive numbers
The 23-year-old from San Candido is perhaps the top favorite in all tournaments that will be played from here until the end of the season. This week began the title defense in Beijing for Jannik Sinner, who twelve months ago started a golden period that led him to win the Australian Open and the US Open this season. The blue man beat the Chilean ace Nicolas Jarry, and he will be in the second round, where he will find Russian ace Roman Safiullin.
The world number one has 12 straight wins, starting in Cincinnati and continuing to Flushing Meadows (NY), where he won his second Slam of his very early career. The impressive growth of the 2-time Grand Slam champion is confirmed in some numbers as a true top player.
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Since his famous loss in New York in 2023, against Alexander Zverev in 5 sets, Jannik has not suffered any defeat in the following 48 matches against players ranked above the top 20 of the world ranking. Scary numbers that certified the level reached by the native of Val Pusteria, which aims to close for the first time in his career season as leader of the ranking.
The first round of a tournament is never easy, playing against Jarry is definitely hard but Im happy with my performance" are the statements made by the Italian at the ATP Tour microphones, underlining how they were at the first cross in the tour. "He played a good tennis, in the first set I had trouble answering his service and he took me a break.I tried to stay mentally in the game. My line worked well, but with the second one I have to improve", he added.
The goals are clear
The world number 1 has decided not to play in the ATP 500 in Vienna this year to save energy for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin and the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga. Speaking with Tennis TV, Jannik opened up on his amazing season: Yeah, this season has been amazing, no. A lot of wins, a lot of matches played, with not so many tournaments in my schedule which I managed then to practice the body in the right way.
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Look, Im just very happy to be in the position where I am right now. The season is not over, there are some very important tournaments coming up, so hopefully I will be ready. One of my main goals for sure now is the year-end finals in Turin, and this is a very special tournament for me. After, there is the Davis Cup and so many things to come. So, yeah, Im happy, but still we try to improve, even if its the last part of the season, and then we see how it goes.
Almost no one could have imagined that the rise of the Italian ace was so peremptory, especially after the numerous physical problems in 2022. Sinner has changed gears since the second half of last year, particularly after losing to Sascha Zverev at the 2023 US Open. With a great season finale, 2024 of Jannik could be equated to 2006 of Roger Federer and 2015 of Novak Djokovic. It would be an extraordinary feat for a player who turned 23 just over a month ago.
