Jannik Sinner Turns into First Italian To Attain The ATP No. 1 Rating

by Workers | June 4th, 2024, 11:41 am

Jannik Sinner is the new #1.

It was solely a matter of time, nevertheless it wasn’t presupposed to be right this moment. With Novak Djokovic’s shock withdrawal from the French Open an hour in the past, Jannik Sinner will now be topped new ATP world No. 1 on Monday.

“It’s each participant’s dream to turn into No 1 on the earth,” Sinner stated on courtroom Tuesday. “In one other manner seeing Novak retiring right here I feel it’s for everybody disappointing. Want him a speedy restoration.”

The 22-year-old was on courtroom when the information broke of Djokovic’s withdrawal. The Serb needed to attain the ultimate to have an opportunity at maintaining his prime spot. Sinner took care of Dimitrov in straight units to achieve the semifinals.

The Italian turns into the primary from his nation to rank No. 1. After his Dimitrov win, he’s 12-0 in Grand Slam occasions this 12 months and 33-2 total on the season.

Sinner is into his third Grand Slam semifinal — he hadn’t made one at the moment final 12 months. He’s additionally simply the fourth Italian man to make the final 4 at Roland Garros after Adriano Panatta, Corrado Barazzutti and Marco Cecchinato.