Looking at the 79 matches played by Jannik Sinner in 2024, there is a milestone that demonstrates the superlative level expressed this season by the Italian. While waiting for the last matches at the Davis Cup Finals, optaAce has released a rather sensational statistic regarding the ATP No1.
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Of the 73 victories obtained in the last 52 weeks, 53 have come without conceding a single set to the opponent. To these are added 13 successes in the third set, 6 conceding a set in the best five set matches, and a single victory in the fifth set: that of the Australian Open final against Daniil Medvedev.
But to this it must be added that, of the 6 defeats suffered this season, the Italian has won at least one set. Sinner lost two matches in the fifth set - the French Open semifinal against Carlos Alcaraz and the Wimbledon quarterfinals against Daniil Medvedev, and the other four by surrendering in the deciding set in best-of-three-set matches. Monstrous numbers.
Jannik's 2024 numbers are generally sensational: 8 tournaments won - including the first two Slams of his career and the success a few days ago at the ATP Finals - the leadership of men's tennis conquered six months ago and an overall record of 73 victories out of 79 matches played.
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The 23-year-old Italian has definitively completed the maturation that began last year, becoming a complete tennis player who seems to have almost no rivals and destined to dominate the circuit for a long time together with his rival and friend Alcaraz.
As mentioned, Jannik has only suffered 6 defeats this season. With a frightening average of 92.10% victories, but who has done better than him?
The last place in this special ranking is occupied by Ivan Lendl, in 1982, with 92.17%. Only 5 other players have been able to do better than the Italian: John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Lendl.
Sinner, however, still has some chances to increase this incredible average. On Thursday, the Italian will be busy in the Davis Cup together with his teammates, with the aim of bringing home the second title in a row. If Jannik were to win the three matches scheduled until the final, he would rise to an average of 92.4%, nothing from the almost unbeatable version of Federer in 2004 (92.50%).
