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Jannik Sinner

What Sinner did this season that solely Federer has performed

Italian turns into second participant in Open Period to perform…

November 27, 2024

Italian Jannik Sinner loved a historic season wherein he rose to World No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings and picked up eight tour-level trophies, together with his first two main titles.

Throughout 79 matches this yr, spanning numerous kilometres, floor modifications, and elite competitors, Sinner additionally achieved a feat beforehand completed solely by Swiss legend Roger Federer. The 23-year-old by no means misplaced in straight units.

Sinner and Federer are the one gamers within the Open Period to realize this feat (minimal 20 matches performed). Sinner completed his standout yr with a 73-6 win-loss report, in line with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.

“My purpose was to grasp what I can obtain this yr,” Sinner stated after successful the Nitto ATP Finals, his eighth title of the yr. “There was no particular purpose of successful a Grand Slam or being No. 1 or no matter. It’s going to be the identical subsequent yr: No matter we are able to catch, we take, and the remaining we study.

“I feel that was the mentality we approached this complete yr [with] making an attempt to boost my stage in particular moments, which I’ve performed all through this yr.”

Evaluating Sinner’s 2024 season versus Federer’s 2005 season

A dive into the outcomes reveals how troublesome it’s to dethrone the person atop the PIF ATP Rankings. 5 of Sinner’s six losses got here to High 10 opponents. His lowest-ranked loss was to then-World No. 12 Stefanos Tsitsipas in Monte-Carlo, the place the Greek went on to seize the title.

Sinner’s nice rival Carlos Alcaraz was an ideal 3-0 towards the Italian this yr, accounting for half of the six losses. When Alcaraz defeated Sinner, he ultimately lifted the trophy, triumphing in Indian Wells, at Roland Garros and Beijing (the place they met within the closing).

Alcaraz and Tsitsipas’ victories imply that 4 of Sinner’s six losses got here to the eventual champion.

How does this evaluate to Federer’s 2005 season? The Swiss went 81-4 that yr and three of his losses got here to the eventual champion at best-of-five tournaments. Federer additionally received two main titles in 2005 to convey his Slam tally to 6.

Sinner has already solidified his place within the report books and if this season is a sign, he’s setting the stage for an excellent brighter future.

“Going into my offseason, beginning subsequent yr, I really feel like I’ve a good suggestion of what issues I would like to enhance on, however I additionally really feel like I am taking part in excellent tennis,” Sinner stated.

“Again once I was 5 [in the world], I did not really feel like I used to be 5. Now I am ranked the place I am at, I really feel like I belong. It is a totally different feeling. It has been an incredible yr. That offers me a whole lot of confidence to have that perception. That is an enormous a part of having the large outcomes.”