Jannik Sinner claimed another win in his impressive 2024, lifting the trophy at the Nitto ATP Finals in front of his fans. The world No. 1 won the final event on the ATP calendar without dropping a set, before thanking the crowd in Turin who supported him relentlessly throughout the week.
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The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria plays unstoppable tennis in indoor conditions, where he has proven to be the best once again. Jannik's numbers this season are truly incredible: eight titles, including two Majors, three Masters 1000, the Nitto ATP Finals and two ATP 500.
The Italian ace has a truly huge margin over all his rivals in the ranking and will remain world number 1 even after the 2025 Australian Open, despite having to defend his title at Melbourne Park next January.
The 2-time Grand Slam champion will not play some tournaments as preparation for the AO, just as he has already done this year. 2025 will be an important year for Jannik also because of the doping case, which should reach its final verdict in the first months of next season. WADA requested a ban of one to two years, despite ITIA acknowledging the player's full innocence.
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Simply the best
The world No. 1 was unstoppable in Turin last week and no opponent ever gave the feeling of being able to defeat him. Taylor Fritz played a very good final yesterday, but lost to a much more complete player than him and did not get a single break in the whole match.
Speaking with Tennis Channel after the match, former World No.1 Andy Roddick commented on Sinners win at the ATP Finals: "This looks like the route to victory of, like a 16-and-under statewide tournament if you're a really good junior. Honestly, like, I'm not sure where you go, what you do, and we haven't even approached all the pressure set of never having won in Italy, well he didn't care about that. 'You're World No. 1, how are you going to perform every year? Forget about that. There is a virus out of Paris, forget about, the drugs scenario, let's just forget about that.' And then, the beatings on the best players in the world for an entire week.
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Jannik's level has been very bright all year. The Italian ace has always maintained a positive attitude on the court despite the stress related to the doping case. The mental strength of this player is incredible if we consider that he is only 23 years old and that he could improve in the next 1-2 seasons.
The former American ace (Roddick) also added: "I mean, I don't know that we can overcomplement this guy on how he played this week. There were just no errors, like he will miss a shot, maybe one or two a set, but it's the right shot, it's an aggressive miss and then he is right back to work With his serve going the way its going down, if you run back what the book was on Sinner three years ago, it was like, 'Okay well, his serve is good, not great, maybe he is not as strong as he could be, maybe when he gets stronger, he is going to get out of the corners, in big matches, maybe he gets a little bit tight,' none of those exist anymore. Talk about progress.
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Sinner will play the Davis Cup Finals
Sinner's 2024 is destined to remain in tennis history and shows that this player can become one of the best ever. The world No. 1 can still improve some aspects of his game, and his dedication makes him different from most other players. At the moment, only Carlitos Alcaraz seems to be able to hold his level despite not having the same consistency as him.
The young Spaniard reaches truly incredible peaks and has already won 4 Grand Slam titles at just 21 years old, but he is over 4000 points behind the Italian in the ATP ranking. The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria will try to close his 2024 in style by also winning the Davis Cup Finals, which will start on November 19th in Malaga.
Jannik had been decisive for Italy's triumph last year, when he achieved a shocking win over Novak Djokovic to erase three match points from the Serbian legend. That match changed the inertia of their rivalry, as Nole was unable to defeat Sinner from that point on. The Italian ace prevailed over the Serbian in the 2024 Australian Open semifinal and the the Rolex Shanghai Masters final, preventing the 24-time Grand Slam champion from winning his 100th title.
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All the opponents will have to find new solutions to put the world number 1 in trouble next year, otherwise Jannik will continue to dominate for a long time.
