"You have to be a complete player": Jannik Sinner eyes more success on grass, clay courts after another Australian Open title

Italy’s Jannik Sinner has set his sights on ruling the grass and clay court after another triumph on the hard surface. The 23-year-old is regarded as the best player currently playing in men’s tennis in the singles category.

Sinner recently secured another title on the hard court. He defended his Australian Open title after beating Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. It was his third major title on the hard court. He lifted the Australian Open in 2024 after beating Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the final in a five-set thriller with a score of 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6. He then won the US Open last year as well after beating America’s Taylor Fritz in the final with a score of 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.

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In between that, he also won the ATP Finals on his home soil, where he got the better of Fritz as well in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-4. Talking after his memorable run in Melbourne, Sinner stated that he is now looking to improve his record on grass and clay courts.

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“Of course, on hard court I feel more comfortable,” said the reigning world number one. “I think that we can see. But I take it as positive because on the other surfaces, I still have to improve, I have to see how it works. I’m going to put a lot of energy into that, trying to find the right ways, and hopefully to go far also in the other grand slams who are not played on hard court. I’m still young and I think I have time to adjust, especially on grass court, because I never played the juniors. It was kind of new when I arrived to the tour. It’s exactly what I like. The difficulties trying to understand where I can improve. You have to be a complete player, not only one surface. I believe last year was not a bad season at all on clay and also on grass. I can do better, yes, but let’s see."

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