Former Grand Slam winner judges Jannik Sinner’s credentials as the ‘strongest Italian player of all time’
Jannik Sinner has won the last three hard court Grand Slam titles, including this year's Australian Open title.
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World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is playing flawless tennis, having not lost a match in over four months. He has won every tournament he has participated in since then, including this year’s Australian Open title.
Italian tennis legend Nicola Pietrangeli has praised his country’s new superstar. However, he believes that the three-time Grand Slam champion must continue this level of performance if he wants to become the greatest Italian tennis player.
It’s fair that he has surpassed me, records are always there to be broken. However, the accounts are made at the end of the road, so I wish him with all my heart that, from now on, he will do even better. I was scary on the court, but not to all my rivals, as he currently does.
Nicola Pietrangeli said in conversation with AdnKronos
Sinner has been the epitome of dominance and consistency since 2024. Since the start of the 2024 season, the 23-year-old has reached at least the quarterfinals of every tournament he has played.
I don’t know if he is the strongest Italian tennis player of all time […] He’s only 23, let’s see when he turns 30. Now everyone talks about Jannik Sinner, but until two years ago no one knew who he was, no one knew him. When his sports career ends, we’ll see if he has been or not the best Italian tennis player of all time, anything can happen.
Nicola Pietrangeli added
In the past 12 months, he has won three Grand Slam titles, three Masters 1000 titles, one ATP Finals title, and one Davis Cup. With the clay and grass court seasons approaching, it remains to be seen if Sinner can maintain his dominance beyond hard courts.
Carlos Alcaraz takes a dig at Jannik Sinner after Rotterdam Open title
Carlos Alcaraz admitted on Sunday (February 9) that he did not miss Jannik Sinner at the Rotterdam Open. With the world No. 1 absent, Alcaraz took the opportunity to win his first indoor title. Sinner withdrew from the tournament at the last moment after winning the Australian Open last month.
Now that I’m holding the trophy, I’m going to say that I didn’t miss him in the tournament.
Carlos Alcaraz said in his post-match press conference
In the final, Alcaraz overpowered Alex de Minaur with strong shots from both sides. He took control early, breaking De Minaur’s serve in the third game with aggressive groundstrokes. However, De Minaur fought back and broke to love in the seventh game, leveling the set at 4-4.
Alcaraz quickly regained momentum with a sharp backhand pass, putting pressure on De Minaur. The Spaniard won the first set after De Minaur missed a forehand return. In the second set, the Australian responded strongly, breaking early and taking a 3-0 lead. He missed chances for a second break but held his serve to win the set as Alcaraz made errors.
The final set stayed even until the sixth game when Alcaraz broke serve with a clever drop shot. De Minaur served to stay in the match at 5-2 but made a costly double fault. On match point, he hit a backhand into the net, handing Alcaraz his 17th career title. The Spaniard celebrated with a loud “vamos” as the crowd cheered.
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