Hardly anyone could have imagined that Jannik Sinner would collect similar numbers in 2024. The Italian ace had already shown tremendous progresses in the latter part of last year, when they won two ATP 500 (Beijing and Vienna) and reached the final at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin.
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Jannik had made the last part of his 2023 more beautiful by dragging his country to victory in the Davis Cup after so many years, achieving an epic feat against Novak Djokovic in the decisive match of the entire Finals in Malaga (he erased three match points in a row to the 24-time Grand Slam champion). This year, Sinners level reached peaks that made him the best player in the world.
The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria has more than 60 victories in a season and suffered only six defeats, proving to be almost unbeatable on hard courts. As if that were not enough, the world number 1 won two Grand Slam titles and three Masters 1000 titles making the history of Italian tennis.
The two-time Grand Slam champion - who has just won the Shanghai Masters 1000 and the 'Six Kings Slam' in Saudi Arabia - is already back in Monte Carlo where he is practicing for the last tournaments of the season. Sinner will be at Paris-Bercy next week for the final Masters 1000 of the season, which will also serve as a test for the Nitto ATP Finals and the Davis Cup Finals.
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Insane numbers
Only the doping case has partially ruined the season of the 23 year old from Sesto Pusteria, who had the ability to not lose heart by always expressing himself at his best on the tennis court. As already mentioned, Jannik Sinners 2024 was impressive to say the least. This for various reasons but especially for the growth that Jannik had in twelve months, went from being a good tennis player close to the Top Ten to be the number one in the world undisputed, releasing crumbs to all others.
In this year the Italian tennis player has won two Grand Slam titles, several Masters 1000 and various tournaments that have made him the first number one in the Italian world of history. A record that will hold at least until next season but the impression is that Jannik is anything but full. Just think of the results and Sinner won in recent days the Six Kings Slam, rich exhibition that was held in Riyadh and brought to Jannik the beauty of 6 million dollars. Incredible figures for three races and Jannik smiles not only for the results but also from an economic point of view as 2024 was very rich for his cashes.
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Including the Saudi tournament Sinner has earned 16.6 million euros in 2024, but the season is not yet over and the athlete from San Candido could become the tennis player to earn the highest figure as prize money in a single season, By breaking a long-held record by legendary champion Novak Djokovic.
Nole in fact earned 17.85 million euros in 2017 and for 7 years this record is unbeaten despite the constant increase in prize pools. The season is not over yet, however, as there are the Masters 1000 in Paris-Bercy and the ATP Finals in Turin. The French tournament could bring almost 1 million in the winners box while making a difference are the ATP Finals in Turin that would guarantee the winner 4.4 million euros in case of victory without any defeat, Not even in the round robin phase of the tournament.
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An entertaining experience
During an interview with DAZN in Saudi Arabia, the World No.1 revealed some interesting details about filming the Six Kings Slams trailer: "So if you watch the details, I'm the only one who is sweating, and I'll tell you the story now. So we have been there and this was kind of structure, obviously much smaller and it was so h*t and we made it before Wimbledon and it was so h*t. As you can see I was sweating all the time. You know, the hair went up like this because there was a fan straight in my face. So it was exhausting but it was also so much fun. It was quite an experience. It was amazing."
Many fans, professionals and former players have complained about the prize money that this event has reserved for participants.The players earned $1.5 million for their presence in Saudi Arabia alone, while Sinner - who won the tournament - took another $6 million. Its strange that Jannik made more money than he had ever felt for his triumphs at the Australian Open and US Open.
