2024 has been a remarkable year for Jannik Sinner and he capped it off brilliantly by helping Italy win their second consecutive Davis Cup final. Sinner didn’t lose a set in his last 12 matches which is remarkable. But more remarkably, he won a set in every match he played this year, making him only the second player after Roger Federer to achieve this in the Open Era. Federer achieved this feat in 2005. Sinner’s consistency has been scarily good, and he is only improving.
Sinner Creates a New Record
Jannik Sinner has gone to a deciding set in each match he lost, meaning that even his Grand Slam losses were in the fifth set. He is the first man to do so in the Open Era (Federer was close but lost in four sets to Nadal in the 2005 French Open). This proves how difficult it is to beat Sinner currently. Even when he is not playing at his best, his level is super high.
92.4 Win Percentage in 2024
Sinner is the fourth player after the Big 3 (Djokovic, Nadal and Federer) to end the season with a win percentage of over 90 in this century. His numbers on hard courts are even more staggering. Sinner’s hard court record in 2024 is 55-3 and a win percentage of 94.83, which is the third-best in the Open Era. Only Federer in 2005 and 2006 had a better win percentage.
Sinner won 6/8 big tournaments he played on hard courts and lost in the semifinals and quarterfinals of the other two. He won dominantly at the US Open, ATP Finals, Miami Masters and Shanghai Masters, plus this insane 55-3 record could have ended with a 34-match winning streak if not for a red-hot Carlos Alcaraz towards the end in Beijing.
The Italian has had no issues managing expectations. His ground game right now is above everyone else. He hits hard and early like Federer but with the stubborn consistency of Djokovic. His serve has improved and was on fire in the Davis Cup. He is already ranked 10th all-time in career prize money earnings, which is amazing. With everyone chasing him, it will be interesting to see what happens in 2025 for Sinner.
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