The 2024 tennis season is over. Well, we have the Davis Cup finals in Malaga still remaining, but in terms of singles, we can call it Sinner’s season.
Jannik Sinner ended the year with an ATP Finals win, the first in his country’s history. He is ranked number one in the world. He won eight titles and scored 69 – 6 in matches. Two of those titles were Grand Slams, the Australian Open and the US Open, making him the dominating hard court player of the year. This resulted in close to 17 million dollar in prize money for 2024. Then you can add all the lucrative sponsorship deals with HEAD, Gucci and more, and you can say that it has been Sinner’s season in 2024. For more info about his year and his results, you can see Jannik Sinner’s player activity on the ATP website.
Clostebol questions
The only actual stain on Sinner’s season was the questions around doping, which was at first dismissed but is now back in WADA’s hands. This could have huge repercussions not only for Sinner personally, but also for tennis as a sport. A doped world number one is never good. No matter what you believe in the case, he has some nervous weeks before WADA returns with their decision.
Even a shorter ban, like a slap on the fingers for being negligent (that was the story, according to the Sinner camp, that it got into his bloodstream through a massage) will put a dent on an otherwise stellar season, which really started with his dominant end and Davis Cup win in 2023.
What’s next?
Doping questions aside, what is next for Sinner? Well, it starts down under with a title defense at the Australian Open. Looking at how amazing Sinner has been on hard courts, he is a strong favorite going into the first grand slam of the year. Sure, Djokovic has had a long-time subscription to the AO Open trophy, but with some lingering knee issues and questions around motivation, it is tough to put him above Sinner when it comes to being a favorite.
Alcaraz won the French Open and Wimbledon but was a little on and off overall during 2024. He will be Sinner’s main rival for 2025, but he has to sort out some lapses of concentration, which happens every now and then. His highest level is incredibly high, but his lowest level is more erratic than he would want to overtake Sinner as the world number one.
Other rivals are not as clear. Zverev and Fritz look to be the most solid players at the moment. Medvedev and Rublev are both struggling to stay consistent and outside that you would need some younger players to step up and make a real stride. No one wants to see Giovanni Mpetschi Perricard in their draw, but will he able to keep rising in the ranks?
What do you think of Sinner in 2025? Do you have any robust ATP predictions for next year?
