A Year of Records and Challenges in World Tennis

A Year of Records and Challenges in World Tennis

Jannik Sinner has just closed a record-breaking 2024, but is already projected for next year. The Italian tennis player has become number one in the world in the ATP ranking, he has managed to defend the position until the end of the year, achieving important results and taking advantage of the failures of more sought-after rivals such as Alcaraz and Djokovic.

Sinner on the Clostebol case: «I have seen darkness, I felt lost. At Wimbledon he was white as a ghost.

No Sanremo: Sinner’s announcement

Jannik Sinner was interviewed by Chiambretti for the SuperTennis Awards 2024. The Italian denied his alleged participation in the Sanremo Festival: “No, I’m not going, because I have better things to do.”

Sinner will participate in the ATP 500 in Doha: the announcement

Jannik Sinner will compete at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2025. This was announced by the Qatar Tennis Federation on its website. «The tournament, now elevated to an ATP 500 event, will take place from February 17 to 22 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, with the participation of some of the sport’s biggest stars. A dominant force in men’s tennis, Sinner has cemented his place in history with an extraordinary 2024 season. At just 23 years old, he has captured eight titles, including historic victories at the Australian Open and US Open, becoming the first Italian to win two Grand Slam tournaments. “He concluded the year with his first title at the ATP Finals and won three prestigious ATP Masters 1000 titles in Miami, Cincinnati and Shanghai, further cementing his fame as one of the brightest stars in modern tennis,” summarizes the federation. Rashid Al-Hajri, Vice President and Manager of Public and Government Affairs at ExxonMobil Qatar: “We are delighted to welcome Jannik Sinner, the world number 1, to the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2025, now an ATP500 event. Jannik’s remarkable talent and unwavering determination bring an inspiring energy to this year’s tournament and we look forward to seeing him demonstrate his skills on the court in Doha. As title sponsor, ExxonMobil Qatar is honored to collaborate with the Qatar Tennis Federation to create an extraordinary experience for fans and players alike.”

Sinner’s calendar in 2025

Jannik Sinner will make his 2025 debut at Opening Week, scheduled for January 7-10 at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena. This is an exhibition tournament for charity that will be held at the Rod Laver Arena and in which Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Qinwen Zheng, Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin will also participate. His calendar, in terms of official commitments, currently foresees:

  • AUSTRALIAN OPEN (Slam) – From January 12 to 26, 2025
  • ROTTERDAM (ATP 500) – From February 1 to 9, 2025
  • DOHA (ATP 500) – From February 17 to 23, 2025

His record-setting 2024

Sinner is the first player to win ATP Finals y Davis Cup as number one in the world in the same year. They have won a set in each of the 79 matches played (73 wins), as they only managed before Roger Federer in 2005 and Serena Williams in 2013. Statistics that tell of a magical 2024, in which beating him was really difficult. Alcaraz in the final in Beijing took 3 hours and 24 minutes, Medvedev in Wimbledon 5 sets and 4 hours. The altoatesino is one who never lets go of the bone. This is how the successes came from Australian Open until the Us Openbecoming the second Italian after Nicola Pietrangeli to win two slams in one year. The Masters 1000 should not be forgotten (Shanghai, Cincinnati y Miami) and the 500 (Halle, Rotterdam).

Sinner’s prize money

Sinner He has earned $16,914,035 this year, winning 8 titles. The Davis Cup It has no prize money, only the honor and pride of an entire nation. To these are added the 5.5 million of the Six Kings Slamthe exhibition tournament in Riyadh won in October. Sinner’s total earnings this year are staggering: around €21.5 million.

When does the Wada sentence arrive?

The issue of doping remains pending, for which the final ruling is still awaited. Points and prize money Indian Wellsthe tournament under the magnifying glass for Clostebolwere withdrawn but then nothing more was said. Sinner He has relived his last months in words from this point of view: «I always think about it a little. We have already had three hearings, all of them have gone well and I am confident that this will be the case for the next one as well. I have had ups and downs on a human level, sometimes I was heartbroken. Life puts you in front of difficulties and you must know how to resist. “I have collaborated perfectly for the first three hearings and it has gone well, we will see how the fourth goes.” The decision of the WADA is expected after February 11.

The risk of sanction

The Wada As the International Anti-Doping Agency, it was able to appeal to the CAS within 21 days from the communication of the decision. HATE. The intention was only to verify the existence of possible negligence of Sinnerimplicitly excluding that he himself had voluntarily taken the substance. Sinner has already moved a long time ago, revolutionizing his team, firing Giacomo Naldi y Umberto Ferrarawho were his physiotherapist and physical trainer. The first would have been involved in the massage that, given the medication on the finger wound, would have caused the Italian tennis player to test positive.

Even after Davis, the man from Alto Athena expressed himself with words that seemed to be a clear reference to the importance of who makes up his team: «For me it is important to have people around me who know what I am like. This is what allows me to continue playing at these levels. The extensionist Omar Camporese commented to MowMag: «I hope you see it like we do, it was a superficial thing and nothing was done intentionally. “We are facing total innocence, it was pure bad luck.”

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