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Despite having to defend a lot of points in 2025, it is difficult not to speculate that Jannik Sinner will end this season at the top of the ATP rankings as well. The Italian ace is unstoppable on hard courts a surface on which he has won the last three Grand Slam tournaments played and is also very consistent on red clay and grass.
The world number 1 won the Australian Open for the second year in a row and the final against Alexander Zverev won by the Italian in three sets and without conceding a single break point to his opponent sanctioned Jannik's clear superiority at this moment.
Only Carlos Alcaraz seems able to stop him in the most prestigious tournaments on the calendar, but the young Spaniard still does not have the necessary consistency to be able to dethrone him in the ATP ranking. Although he has just won his first title in 2025 in Rotterdam, the 21-year-old from Murcia is many points away from his great rival.
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Sinner is waiting to know his fate
The only obstacle for Sinner could be the trial before the CAS in Lausanne, which will be held in mid-April. The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria risks suffering a suspension of one to two years due to the doping case that hit him, a verdict that would greatly damage his image and generate a lot of controversy.
In a long interview with 'Tennis365', the famous presenter Gigi Salmon reflected on this very delicate topic: Sinner is the player to beat at the moment, but in terms of the court hearing, we dont know how its going to go and I just cant imagine him being banned for a year.
Gigi continued: When I was asked to make my predictions for year-end No 1, I went with Alcaraz because of the situation around Sinner.
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Its going to be harder for Novak Djokovic from now on, Sascha Zverev still has that issue in Grand Slams in terms of getting over the line, so the default will be Carlos Alcaraz if Sinner is banned.
