Jannik Sinner

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05.04.2021

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 23

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Sinner: 'I'm Not Here For Finals; I'm Here To Win'

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The Italian fell short in Sunday's Miami final against Hurkacz
Jannik Sinner fell short of becoming the youngest Miami Open presented by Itau champion in tournament history on Sunday against Hubert Hurkacz, but it wasn’t all bad news for the #NextGenATP Italian.

On Monday, the 19-year-old sensation will climb to a career-high No. 23 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, becoming just the sixth teen since 2010 to break into the Top 30.

“I control everything. I know [in] what position I am, where I'm going to be,” Sinner said. “But for me, the main focus now is what I showed in this tournament: that I improved from the last tournament. Obviously when you get a little bit of confidence, it's a little bit easier. But you have to work hard to go deep in tournaments, especially in big tournaments.

“For me, improvement is the most important thing. I still have to talk with my team [about] why I lost, what they think, where we have to work… But I think I have to improve on every single part of my game physically, mentally, everything. Then we will see what's coming.”

TOP 30 TEENS - Age When Cracking The Top 30 (since 2010)

Player Top 30 Breakthrough Date/Ranking Age
Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 29 April 2019, No. 30 18 years, 8 months, 21 days
Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 14 May 2018, No. 25 19 years, 1 month
Alexander Zverev (GER) 20 June 2016, No. 27 19 years, 2 months
Bernard Tomic (AUS) 31 May 2012, No. 28 19 years, 7 months, 10 days
Jannik Sinner (ITA) 5 April 2021, No. 23 19 years, 7 months, 20 days
Alex de Minaur (AUS) 7 January 2019, No. 29 19 years, 10 months, 19 days
Focussing on improving doesn’t mean Sinner is not disappointed that he was unable to become the sixth teen ATP Masters 1000 champion.

“I think it has been a good week anyway,” Sinner said. “But obviously I'm not here for making finals. I'm here to win tournaments. Today was not my day, accept that. But it's going back to work and then we will see what I can do on the clay.”

The good news is that the match was not out of his control. In some key moments, Sinner made some mistakes. If the teen had been totally dominated, that would have been more concerning to the Italian. He felt the action was on his racquet.

“I think for me today is a tough day, to be honest, because losing the final here for me is not easy. But I was deciding the whole week what to do with the ball. For that, I'm happy,” Sinner said. “Today went the wrong way. Today you win or you learn. When you're 19 and playing [the] final here, obviously it's tough, and I wanted to win.”

Sinner admitted that he “was a bit nervous”. but the 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals champion felt the nerves because he really wanted to lift the trophy. In the end, he simply lost to the better player on the day, and had nothing but congratulations for Hurkacz.

“I think I can learn many things today. For me now it's tough to talk about the match,” Sinner said. “From the baseline, I was deciding what to do. Today I made a couple of mistakes in important moments, yes, but I was dictating, so I’m happy about that.

“And now back to work and now the clay season is on, so I don't want to waste time today. I think I can learn many things. Next week already is another tournament. [I've] got to be ready.”

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12.04.2021

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 22

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Sinner Sets Djokovic Clash In Monte-Carlo

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Italian defeats Ramos-Vinolas in tournament debut
In his first appearance since his runner-up finish at the Miami Open presented by Itau, 19-year-old Jannik Sinner claimed a debut win at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Tuesday to book a blockbuster meeting with World No. 1 Novak Djokovic.

The #NextGenATP Italian made a slow start to his first-round match, but he recovered quickly to defeat 2017 finalist Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3, 6-4 on Court des Princes. Sinner rallied from 0-2 in the first set and broke serve on three occasions to improve to 15-5 this season.

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Sinner and Djokovic will meet for the first time on the ATP Tour in Monte-Carlo. Djokovic is competing for the first time since he captured a record-extending ninth Australian Open title in February.

Sinner is competing in only his fourth ATP Masters 1000 main draw this week. The Great Ocean Road Open champion recovered from a set down against Karen Khachanov and Roberto Bautista Agut en route to the Miami championship match earlier this month (l. to Hurkacz).

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Win Or Learn: Sinner Looking Forward To 'Good Test' Against Djokovic

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This will be the pair's first ATP Head2Head meeting
Novak Djokovic spoke highly of #NextGenATP sensation Jannik Sinner during his pre-tournament press conference, saying the Italian has “got all the goods that he needs in order to become a champion”. On Tuesday, the Italian will get the chance to prove it against the World No. 1.

Sinner has passed many tests with flying colours during his young career. But his second-round clash against Djokovic at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters will be one of his toughest tasks yet. The tournament debutant will try to stun the 36-time ATP Masters 1000 champion, and he’s excited for the opportunity.

“I will definitely have a game plan,” Sinner said. “I know who is on the other side. Obviously it's a tough match I think from my side, because I don't know him that well. seen him a lot on TV, watching matches. But when you play against [him] in a match, it's different. I'm looking forward to that match.

“It's a good test for my side to see where I am, especially where I can improve. I know where I can improve, but this kind of match can give me a lot. I just try to go there with the right mentality like in every match.”



Although this is their first ATP Head2Head clash, Sinner is not unfamiliar with Djokovic. They have trained together several times. The Italian’s coach, Riccardo Piatti, worked with the Serbian early in his career, and the teen even remembers the first time he practised with Djokovic.

“I remember we were here in Monaco, Monte-Carlo. I practised with him… I was definitely younger. We were playing in two [on ones] because I was a small kid,” Sinner said. “We only hit for one and a half hours, classic practice.”

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Perhaps it’s fitting that they will now meet on the ATP Tour at the same venue: the Monte-Carlo Country Club. Djokovic has watched Sinner blossom in front of his eyes, and now he will try to hold him off with the rising star at a career-high No. 22 in the FedEx ATP Rankings.

“In that period of two, three years, when he was a junior coming up, we trained a lot actually in Piatti's academy, here in Monaco, both [on] hard courts, clay courts,” Djokovic said. “I have seen his development, so to say, his trajectory, his road to where he is at the moment. It's really impressive.”


Djokovic has not competed since winning his ninth Australian Open title in February. Sinner, fresh off making his first Masters 1000 final in Miami, doesn’t believe that gives him an edge, though.

“I think he has more experience than me, obviously. I don't think that's an advantage or not,” Sinner said. “I played today one match, which can give me a little bit [of] the feeling back on clay. I'm looking forward to a great battle, trying to play my tennis… then we will see what happens.”

The top-seeded Djokovic, who is pursuing a third title at this tournament, is certainly not taking the challenge lightly. The 33-year-old has watched Sinner quickly ascend, and the Italian can continue that climb with one of his biggest victories yet.

“Obviously there are a lot of the achievements that I'm sure he wants to achieve in his career as he's pointing out. He's very ambitious,” Djokovic said. “Playing [in the] final of Miami was obviously the highlight of his career so far. But I think he has been very consistent player, actually. He's always playing [in] at least [the] quarters or semis of the 250s or 500s. He has been very impressive.

“It seems like he's not satisfied with what he has achieved so far. He wants to do more, which is great to see there's the hunger in him. We never faced each other in official match, so it would be definitely great to play him on clay, and let's see what happens.”

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Monte Carlo 2021: pierwszy wygrany mecz w Księstwie.

Jannik Sinner d. Albert Ramos-Vinolas 63 64

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Monte Carlo 21 R2:

18 Milos Raonic 2495
19 Jannik Sinner 2394
20 Félix Auger-Aliassime 2373

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Sinner: 'I Try To Learn, Even If It's Tough To Accept'

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The Italian takes positives out of tournament debut
Jannik Sinner may not have claimed the win against World No. 1 Novak Djokovic Wednesday at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, but he didn't walk away empty handed. There were many lessons learned in his 6-4, 6-2 defeat to the Serb.

“Obviously what I see is that he is defending better than me when he's coming in the run," said the 19-year-old World No. 22. "We have to learn there. We have to serve a little bit better. Everything. I think the biggest part where I have to learn, but I knew already, is to understand the right situations in every match, to don't go too much, don't go too slow, all the rest."

Monte-Carlo resident Sinner was competing in just his fourth ATP Masters 1000 tournament. On the heels of his final run at the Miami Open presented by Itau, he's knocking on the door of the Top 20 in the FedEx ATP Rankings. Moving forwards, he already has his eyes on a rematch against Djokovic.

“The focus is always about improving. That's what I'm doing. That's what I'm trying to do. Try to learn from this match today as well, even if sometimes it's tough to accept,” he said. “But there is only one way to improve. I have the good team. I have the right people behind me who know what you have to do. I hope I play once more against Novak.”

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The #NextGenATP star got off to a promising start against Djokovic, claiming the first break of serve, but soon surrendered control of the match.

“Today, I think I started quite well,” said Sinner. “Then at 2-1 [on] serve, I didn't play [the game] well. Then he started to move me a little bit more. After I tried to play a little bit deeper, trying to move him.
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“I think what I missed were maybe one game each set I played a little bit not in the right way, which in the first set was 2-1, in the second set it was 4-2 when he was serving. When he went [up] 5-2, I didn't play well that game.

“But I think the rest [of the match] was not a bad match from my side. At some point, especially in the second set, the level was very high.”

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