Italian legend classifies Jannik Sinner’s dominance as ‘boring’
Jannik Sinner will be looking to add the ATP Finals to his incredible list of tennis accomplishments in 2024.
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Jannik Sinner has had one of the most remarkable seasons in tennis history in 2024. The Italian captured two Grand Slam titles, and three Masters 1000 titles, and secured his position as the Year-End World No. 1.
However, one notable exception is who doesn’t enjoy watching Sinner’s matches. Surprisingly, this critic is a fellow Italian—former World No. 4 Adriano Panatta—who has called Sinner’s dominance in 2024 “boring.”
Sinner played a normal and routine match and that was enough for him. It’s boring. At the moment, Jannik can only lose against [Carlos] Alcaraz or maybe [Novak] Djokovic. He can stumble against [Alexander] Zverev, but that won’t happen to him against [Daniil] Medvedev. They seem to have absolutely no idea how to beat him. They’re already starting to lose. I almost want to change the channel because the outcome is so predictable. I hope there will be a final between Alcaraz and Sinner. That would be the only really hard-fought match of this tournament.
Adriano Panatta said on La Domenica Sportiva (H/T: Tennis365)
Whether or not Sinner’s style is exciting, his results have been consistently impressive in 2024. The 23-year-old has won titles on various surfaces this season and seems poised to add even more achievements next year.
Does he feel pressure? Never. He doesn’t even feel his blood pressure. It must be high 100 and low 70. But in terms of attitude on the pitch, I have never seen anyone like him. And he makes no mistakes, neither on nor off the pitch.
Adriano Panatta added
The one matchup that has not gone his way is against Carlos Alcaraz. The Italian has lost to the Spaniard in all three of their ATP Tour meetings this year.
Jannik Sinner awarded the Year-End World No.1 trophy
Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner was honored with the trophy for ending 2024 as the No. 1 player in the ATP rankings. The award was presented to him in front of his home crowd at the ATP Finals. Sinner’s year included major victories, with titles at both the Australian Open and the U.S. Open, marking his first two Grand Slam wins. He officially secured the year-end No. 1 spot about a month ago.
It’s a nice feeling, [it is] special sharing these kinds of moments here in Italy with the crowd. This would not be possible without all the people I have around and especially these kind of people I want to keep forever, because it has a journey from the beginning.
Jannik Sinner in the award ceremony
Sinner is the 19th player to earn this year-end No. 1 honor and the 29th man overall to hold the top spot in the ATP rankings. In the season finale, he started strong, defeating Alex de Minaur on Sunday (November 10) in a match between the top eight players.
This ATP Finals marks Sinner’s first time playing at home since news emerged before his U.S. Open title that he had tested positive in a drug test earlier this year. His return to Italy adds a special significance to his year-end achievement.
During the ceremony, Sinner became emotional as he received the ATP Year-End No. 1 trophy from Andrea Gaudenzi, the ATP Chairman, along with former World No. 1 Boris Becker and Mohamed Alsayyad from PIF. It was a memorable moment for the Italian star in front of his fans.
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