Jannik Sinner
What Sinner did this season that solely Federer has accomplished
Italian turns into second participant in Open Period to perform…
November 27, 2024
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Jannik Sinner tallied a 73-6 season report.
By ATP Employees
Italian Jannik Sinner loved a historic season during which 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 12 months, spanning numerous kilometres, floor modifications, and elite competitors, Sinner additionally achieved a feat beforehand achieved 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 12 months with a 73-6 win-loss report, based on the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
“My aim was to grasp what I can obtain this 12 months,” Sinner stated after successful the Nitto ATP Finals, his eighth title of the 12 months. “There was no particular aim of successful a Grand Slam or being No. 1 or no matter. It’s going to be the identical subsequent 12 months: No matter we are able to catch, we take, and the remainder we be taught.
“I feel that was the mentality we approached this complete 12 months [with] attempting to lift my degree in particular moments, which I’ve accomplished all through this 12 months.”
Evaluating Sinner’s 2024 season versus Federer’s 2005 season
Stat
Sinner (2024)
Federer (2005)
W-L
73-6
81-4
Win %
92%
95%
Titles
8
11
File v. High 10
18-5
15-2
Straight-sets losses
0
0
A dive into the outcomes exhibits 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 in opposition to the Italian this 12 months, accounting for half of the six losses. When Alcaraz defeated Sinner, he finally lifted the trophy, triumphing in Indian Wells, at Roland Garros and Beijing (the place they met within the remaining).
Alcaraz and Tsitsipas’ victories imply that 4 of Sinner’s six losses got here to the eventual champion.
How does this examine to Federer’s 2005 season? The Swiss went 81-4 that 12 months 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 carry 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 12 months, I really feel like I’ve a good suggestion of what issues I want to enhance on, however I additionally really feel like I am enjoying 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 a terrific 12 months. That offers me plenty of confidence to have that perception. That is an enormous a part of having the massive outcomes.”
