The season of Jannik Sinner ended with a dream final, winning the Davis Cup, shared with the entire Italian team and experienced alongside his friend Matteo Berrettini. For Italy it is the third Davis Cup in its history, and in two of them Jannik is significantly involved, leaving more and more indelible marks on Italian sport. Now it’s time for the Italian to take a little rest, but with his mind already on the next challenges.
Sinner, the unexpected super Italian: the record man with a blue heart
The year 2024 from Sinner: The titles
The South Tyrolean came from his victory at the ATP Finals in Turin (he didn’t lose a set, Before him, only Ivan Lendl managed this in 1986) and was finally crowned world number 1. The Davis Cup was the icing on the cake of an extraordinary 2024 that began with winning the Australian Openhis first career Grand Slam, and continued with another 8 titles, including another Grand Slam, the US Open. After Australia, Jannik conquered the ATP 500 from Rotterdamthe Masters 1000 from Miamithe ATP 500 from Hallethe Masters 1000 von Cincinnatidie US Openthe Masters 1000 from Shanghaidie Nitto ATP Finals and the Davis Cup. As if that wasn’t enough, he also secured the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, an exhibition tournament that brought him 6 million in prize money.
The numbers
A total of 73 wins this season in 79 matches played (Win rate of 92.4%)something never seen before in Italian tennis. Jannik also became the second player in the Open Era to finish a calendar year with at least one set won in every match played. Before him, only Roger Federer achieved this in 2005. Another date that confirms the status of the 2001 vintage. Furthermore, it was the Italian the first player ever to win the Davis Cup and the ATP Finals in the same yearin addition to finishing the season ranked No. 1 in the world (best ranking ever for an Italian), but also becoming the first Italian ever to win two Grand Slams in the same season.Jannik became that too third player in the Open Era to win the Australian Open, US Open and ATP Finals in the same season. Before him, only Roger Federer (2004, 2006-2007) and Novak Djokovic (2015, 2023) achieved this. However, Jannik is the youngest of the three (23 years and 93 days) to reach this milestone.
With 73 ATP wins in 2024 he also overtook Zverevwho achieved 69 wins. Behind him is Carlos Alcaraz with 54 wins this season. Since 2016, there has not been a tennis player who has won 70 wins in a season and 8 singles titles; the last was Andy Murray in 2016.
Next challenges: Focus on the Australian Open
Sinner will not play the preparatory tournaments for the Australian Open 2025 (January 12-26), but he should be at the historic Kooyong Classic, a traditional event taking place in Melbourne in the second week of January, where he will then defend the title he won in the final against Medvedev a year ago. Further participation in the following tournaments has yet to be confirmed and depends heavily on his physical condition.Unless there is any news, Jannik will be back on the pitch in about a month and a halfbut is already focused on the next Grand Slam and, since we know him well now, he will hardly allow himself more than a few days of vacation.
The verdict in the doping case
Sinner’s hope is that the Lausanne court’s verdict will come before the Australian Open. The CAS verdict following WADA’s appeal will determine the Italian tennis player’s innocence or guilt in the doping case. A possible ban would endanger Sinner’s entire year of 2025, but the South Tyrolean is convinced of his complete innocence and uninvolvement in the incidents. On the day of the Davis Cup triumph, Jannik admitted: “It’s a bit in my head” and he will inevitably have to live with this tension for a while. The final verdict is unlikely to be made before February, i.e. after the tournament in Melbourne.
WADA, as the International Anti-Doping Agency, was able to appeal to CAS within 21 days of notification of the ITIA decision. The intention was only to check the existence of possible negligence on the part of Sinner, which implicitly excludes the possibility that he took the substance intentionally. Sinner has been restructuring his team for some time now, dismissing Giacomo Naldi and Umberto Ferrara, who were his physiotherapist and fitness trainer. The first was involved in the massage that, given the medication for the finger injury, led to the Italian tennis player’s positive doping test.
How much did he earn
Sinner has earned $16,914,035 in 2024 by winning 8 titles. The Davis Cup has no prize money, just the honor and prestige of representing your nation. In addition to these earnings are the 6 million from the Six Kings Slam, the exhibition tournament that he won in October. Sinner’s total income this year is staggering: around 21.5 million euros, without taking into account the additional sponsors off the pitch.
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