Jannik Sinner has been sharpening his tools before the new season begins training with Carlos Alcaraz at the Juan Carlos Ferrero Academy and Alex Corretja believes the next step in his development is incoming in 2024.
By next step, Corretja thinks that a Grand Slam is in the offing either in the next year or the year after. He enjoyed a dream 2023 season winning his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title at the Canadian Open and finishing runner-up in the ATP Finals after toppling Novak Djokovic in the group, He also defeated him again as Davis Cup Finals glory went to Italy.
It was a first Davis Cup title since 1976 and one that Sinner anchored his country to. Corretja now believes that it is only a matter of time before he gets a prestigious singles honour.
“I think Sinner is doing the right steps,” he said on
Eurosport. “He’s been improving his game very much.
“It was very important to add different things, like his serve is huge, his forehand, his backhand, but also he’s slicing from time to time. He’s coming more often to the net. He’s doing some drop shots. This is a variation that he needed in order to be ready to win majors.
“If you only play a huge level of tennis, you’re going to win maybe [against] 80% of the guys on tour, 85%. But there are some others that you won’t beat if you don’t have something different.
“You need something special to win majors. And I think Jannik, he’s been working on that and it’s paying off.
“He’s ready and I think he will be ready to win a major. [In] ’24, why not? If not, ’25, but I think he’s going to be definitely 100% ready.”
