Jannik Sinner happy to see new champions as no Big Three player in Grand Slam winners list for first time in 22 years
Jannik Sinner became the youngest man to win his first two Grand Slams in the same year, while no Majors were won by the Big 3 for the first time in 22 years.
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Jannik Sinner with his US Open and Australian Open titles (Images via X, Boston.com)
Jannik Sinner is the new US Open champion. The Italian defeated American No. 1 Taylor Fritz in the final on Sunday (September 8) to clinch his first title in New York. It is his second Grand Slam title, following his Australian Open win earlier this year. Meanwhile, Carlos Alcaraz won the titles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
With this, the Alcaraz-Sinner pair joined Roger Federer–Rafael Nadal (2017) and Novak Djokovic-Nadal (2019) as the only male pairs to split the Majors in a single season. It is also the first time in 22 years that none of the Grand Slams were won by a member of the Big 3.
With the landscape of men’s tennis changing, Sinner stated that it was good for the sport to see new champions emerge. He also stated that new rivalries and strong opponents will also make him a better player.
Well, it is a bit different, for sure. I mean, it's something new, but it's also nice to see. Nice to see new champions. Nice to see new rivalries. I always have players and I will always have players who are going to make me a better player, because there are going to be times where they beat me. Then you have to try to find a way how to win against certain players.Jannik Sinner said at his post-match press conference
After Federer retired in 2022, Nadal and Djokovic won three of the four Grand Slams in 2022. Last year, Djokovic won three of the four Majors.
While Nadal has been sidelined with injuries, Djokovic could not win any Grand Slam this year. The Serbian missed out on his only chance when he lost to Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final.
Despite US Open win, Jannik Sinner points out how he can further improve his game
Despite being in the form of his life, Jannik Sinner says that work does not stop for him. In his post-match press conference, the Italian pointed out that not everything in his game was “perfect” currently.
The 23-year-old gave his struggles with his serves as an example and emphasized the need to continue working hard if he wanted to become a better player.
Today we saw that not everything was perfect. You know, I could have served slightly better, but, you know, this makes me realize that the work never stops. It's always a continue work which, in the end of the day, if you want to be a better player you always have to work, and you have to have these daily routines, accept difficult times on court.Jannik Sinner said
In the final, Sinner made five double faults as compared to Fritz’s four, while the American hit 29 winners to Sinner’s 23. Fritz was also ahead in getting the first serve right with 59% of them going in while Sinner could only get 51% of his first serves right.
What made the difference in the end, was the Italian doing better than Fritz in unforced errors (21 to 34), win percentage on 1st and second serve, and also in breakpoints and receiving points won.
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