Jannik Sinner
What Sinner did this season that solely Federer has achieved
Italian turns into second participant in Open Period to perform…
November 27, 2024
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Jannik Sinner tallied a 73-6 season file.
By ATP Workers
Italian Jannik Sinner loved a historic season through 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 yr, spanning numerous kilometres, floor adjustments, 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 attain this feat (minimal 20 matches performed). Sinner completed his standout yr with a 73-6 win-loss file, in line with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
“My aim was to grasp what I can obtain this yr,” Sinner stated after profitable the Nitto ATP Finals, his eighth title of the yr. “There was no particular aim of profitable 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 lift my degree in particular moments, which I’ve achieved all through this yr.”
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. Prime 10
18-5
15-2
Straight-sets losses
0
0
A dive into the outcomes exhibits how tough it’s to dethrone the person atop the PIF ATP Rankings. 5 of Sinner’s six losses got here to Prime 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 yr, 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 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 carry his Slam tally to 6.
Sinner has already solidified his place within the file books and if this season is a sign, he’s setting the stage for a fair 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 superb 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 fantastic yr. That provides me a number of confidence to have that perception. That is an enormous a part of having the massive outcomes.”
