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The passing of the season in the circuito ATP during 2024 appears to have been designed by a Hollywood screenwriter, with Jannik Sinner overcoming adversity and becoming the absolute king of tennis right now. At only 23 years old and with the sword of Damocles of a possible sanction hanging over him, the Italian has signed one of the best seasons of all time.
More than eleven months of frenetic activity, challenges achieved, unexpected obstacles and enormous media pressure. That’s what he’s had to face. Jannik Sinner in 2024 that is already part of the golden history of tennis. The Italian had to give up the Olympic Games dispute, he has had to fight in court to prove his innocence, he has been exposed to public opinion due to his positive results and how his case was handled, and he continues to be threatened by a possible sanction. However, none of that has stopped him from achieving glory.
– Sinner is the first player in history to win a Grand Slam, ATP Finals and Davis Cup title in the same year
Two titles of Grand Slamchampion of ATP Finals and Davis Cupemergence into number 1 in the world and closing the year in that position… There are many data that support his greatness and more, if we see that he has become the second player in history to win a set in every match played during a campaign, joining Federer in 2005, and the first to win the last two tournaments of the year (ATP Finals and Davis Cup), as well as at least one Grand Slam.
If all this is not enough to demonstrate his iron dominance, it is necessary to resort to a statistical aspect that can be an ideal thermometer to determine which are the best seasons ever seen in the world of tennis. It is the one that refers to the percentage of matches won compared to those played. Jannik Sinner He has played 79 games in 2024, and only ended up defeated in 6, his executioners being Tsitsipas, Rublev, Medvedev and Alcaraz, on three occasions. This translates into 92.4% victories, being the ninth best record in history.
– This is the top-10 best seasons in the history of tennis in relation to matches played and won
- John McEnroe (1984): 82 wins and 3 losses – 96.5%
- Jimmy Connors (1974): 94 wins and 4 losses – 95.9%
- Roger Federer (2005): 81 wins and 4 losses – 95.3%
- Roger Federer (2006): 92 wins and 5 losses – 94.8%
- Bj̦rn Borg (1979): 84 wins and 6 losses Р93.3%
- Novak Djokovic (2015): 82 wins and 6 losses – 93.2%
- Roger Federer (2004): 74 wins and 6 losses – 92.5%
- Ivan Lendl (1986): 74 wins and 6 losses – 92.5%
- Jannik Sinner (2024): 73 wins and 6 losses – 92.4%
- Ivan Lendl (1985): 84 wins and 7 losses – 92.3%
