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Jannik Sinner, who is the number 1 Italian tennis player in the world. PHOTO
South Tyrolean, a past as a skier. In 2020 he won his first ATP title, in Sofia. In 2023, the victory of the first Masters 1000 in Toronto. In November he led Italy to conquer the Davis Cup. In 2024 he became the first Italian to win the Australian Open. A few months later, in June, he reached the top of the ranking By Federica Villa
Jannik Sinner is the young talent of Italian tennis who, match after match, has become a granite certainty, making Italy dream. Since 2020, after the victory in his first ATP tournament (at the Sofia Open), a crescendo. At the beginning of 2024, he makes history: to the Australian Open comes to play his first Grand Slam final against Medvedev. The winner: no other Italian tennis player had ever taken home the Australian title. A few weeks pass and he also wins the Miami Masters 1000. Since the beginning of June 2024 he is number 1 in the world ranking
A very important date in Sinner’s career is that of November 14, 2020 when he won his first ATP tournament. In the final of the Sofia Open, the South Tyrolean beats Canadian Vasek Pospisil 6-4, 3-6, 7-6. Two days later he enters the top 40 of the world rankings, in 37th position.
Another key step is the Roland Garros in 2020, where, in his first participation, after beating Goffin, Bonzi and Coria, in the round of 16 he beats Zverev, number 6 of the tournament and number 7 in the world. In the quarterfinals he loses against the king of the red clay of Paris, Rafa Nadal
