Jannik Sinner is currently the best hard-court player in the country and the world.
After becoming just the fourth player to win 15 consecutive Grand Slam titles on hard courts since 2000, Jannik Sinner has denied claims that he is in the same league as Andre Agassi, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Thinner did not have his own path to Nicholas Jarry in the first round of the Australian open championship. There, the first place needs two moral breaks to get the first two sets.
Eventually, the third set has overcome the line with a more comfortable victory of 6-1, the thinner has a favorite of the hard trial, and has a favorite of acquiring an open crown in Australia. Is shown to the world. The Italian has now won 15 consecutive Grand Slam matches on hard court, 29 straight sets and 15 of his last 17 tie-breaks – an astonishing run.
Sinner joins a long list of players who have achieved this feat since the turn of the millennium, but the two-time Grand Slam champion is not resting on his laurels.
“You can’t compare yourself to these players… they have achieved so much,” Sinner said after his first-round win. “It’s amazing to be around these names. I can’t compare myself to these players, can I? They’ve done so much. I’m just trying to create my own little story.
On his love for hard courts, he added: “I love hard courts. I like these conditions, it feels so good to play, especially when it’s not as hot as today. Yes, I am so happy to try to keep going as long as I can.
His reward for reaching the second round will be a fight against Australian Tristan Schoolkate, ranked 146th in the world in the preliminary rankings.
That could test the loyalty of the public, not least because he will be facing an Australian, but also because it is Sinner’s first visit to Melbourne since his recent doping scandal.
It was authorized for any offense after in March 2024, put positive tests on a prohibited substance (Get in Wada Adelf / Case listens to the next one), when the sinner admitted that the crowd would react.
Speaking after Jarry’s victory, he said: “I was curious to see how it was. You never know what’s going on.
“I was satisfied with the crowd. The crowd was having a lot of fun, some for my opponent and some for me. It was a good atmosphere.
“I was looking forward to the opportunity to go to court. That’s what I train for, right? “I try to compete in the best way possible.”
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