Jannik Sinner is currently the best tennis player. The Italian is ranked No.1 in the World Rankings of the open tennis era. is looking to finish off an extraordinary season in style by returning to the home territory as the favourite for his first ATP Finals title. The Italian comes to Turin following a great season in which he won the Australian and US Opens.
These were his first Grand Slam titles and he won five other ATP championships. He is aiming for his first triumph at the season-ending event in Turin. Having come a long way since losing the final to Novak Djokovic last year, progressing to become world number one and a national hero. The World No.1 is the first Italian to lead the men’s global rankings.
Jannik Sinner broke his country’s 48-year men’s Slam championship drought and finished the “Race To Turin” with almost 10,330 points. That sum is almost 3,000 points more than his nearest challenger, Alexander Zverev, demonstrating Sinner’s dominance in 2024. Sinner, on the other hand, has been surrounded by controversy. After testing positive for traces of the steroid clostebol twice in March and still be permitted to play.
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The International Tennis Integrity Agency initially cleared him in August, but the World Anti-Doping Agency filed an appeal at the end of September, requesting a two-year penalty. Fans in Turin will be looking for another round of Sinner’s budding rivalry with the flamboyant Carlos Alcaraz, who is also a two-time Slam champion this year after successfully defending his Wimbledon title and winning Roland Garros for the first time.
Jannik Sinner, who has denied any wrongdoing, told reporters on Thursday, “We don’t know anything yet (about the appeal). It’s not a pleasurable situation to be in but we remain optimists. It’s difficult to talk about a rivalry when you’re so young. We’re two players who like to do battle. Being considered favourite is different compared to last year but I’m going to have the same approach to the tournament.”
