The San Candido-born is often termed as one of the most highly-rated
young players in the men’s single tennis in the circuit.
Even though the current world number seven has not won a Grand
Slam in his career but pundits believe it is just a matter of time before he
will get his hands on the big one.
Sinner had a decent outing at the highest level this year
where despite starting slowly, he managed to gather the pace in the later half.
The highlight of the year for him came in Wimbledon where his
journey eventually ended in the semifinal when he lost to the current world number
one Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-4, 7-6.
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1 - Claiming victory over Yoshihito Nishioka, Jannik Sinner has become the first Italian in the Open Era to earn more than 45 ATP wins in three seasons, doing it for a third consecutive calendar year - 2021, 2022, 2023. Pioneer.
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