Jannik Sinner is adding the 38th week to his no. 1 tally. The Italian now stands two world no. 1 weeks behind Ilie Nastase and three behind recently retired Andy Murray. Sinner earned the ATP throne in June last year and left everyone behind!
The 23-year-oldrecently struck a deal with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to serve a three-month suspension after two positive drug tests from March 2024. The Italian dynamo will be sidelined until May 4, with the Rome Masters marking his return
Jannik is in a good position to maintain the ATP throne despite missing four Masters 1000 tournaments. His closest rival, Alexander Zverev, collected only 200 ATP points in the previous three weeks and stay way behind the three-time Major champion.
Sinners ban forces him to miss key tournaments - Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Munich, and Madrid - yet his lead remains formidable. Thus, Jannik will pass Nastase, Murray and Kuerten in the next month and a half and become the13th player with most world no. 1 weeks.
Despite the suspension, Sinners 2024 dominance keeps him secure. The Italians ascent began in 2023, when he finished ranked no. 4 and emerged as a serious contender for notable titles and the ATP throne.In 2024, he erupted, posting a jaw-dropping 73-6 record and hoisting eight ATP trophies!
His haul included two Majors, three Masters 1000 titlesand the ATP Finals, cementing his reign on hard courts and etching his name into tennis lore. Everything started at the Australian Open a year ago. Jannik bested Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev en route to his maiden Major crown.
He did notslow down, adding titles in Rotterdam and Miami to his resume and establishing himself as the man to beat. Sinner slowed down a bit on clay and skipped the home Rome Masters. However, he left a hip injury behind ahead of Roland Garros.
The young gun reached the semi-final in Paris andascended to no. 1, becoming the 29th player to hold the top spot. Jannik celebrated his first ATP title as world no. 1 in Halle and fell to Daniil Medvedev in the Wimbledon five-setter.
The Italian skipped the Olympic Games in Paris and roared back with victories in Cincinnati and the US Open. Thus, he further solidifiedhis hard-court supremacy and almost terminated the year-end no. 1 battle. Sinner stood as the favorite in Shanghai.
The world's best player ousted the four-time champion Novak Djokovic in the final and added the third Masters 1000 trophy to his 2024 tally. Janniksteamrolled five opponents in straight sets at the ATP Finals in Turin, lifting his eighth ATP trophy of an incredible season.
Sinner wrapped up the year at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga, navigating Italy toward the title defense.His momentum carried into 2025, where he dazzled in Melbourne. World no. 1dropped onlytwo sets across seven Australian Open matches to extend his domination.
Jannik defeated world no. 2 Alexander Zverev in the final and celebrated his third time from the previous five Majors.On the court, Sinner was untouchable, but off it, the shadow of his doping case loomed!
After months of uncertainty, he reached a settlement with WADA, accepting a suspension from February 9 to May 4. Jannik will drop 1600 ATP points between Indian Wells and Madrid, hoping to remain on the ATP throne and compete in Rome as world no. 1.
