After his win on the 2024 US Open, Jannik Sinner’s season continues with the ATP 500 in Beijing. This event evokes lovely recollections within the thoughts of the world’s #1, who received in China final yr beating Carlos Alcaraz within the semi-finals and Daniil Medvedev within the last. That triumph began his splendid season finale, during which he additionally received the ATP 500 in Vienna and the Davis Cup collectively together with his Italy.
The 2024 of the Italian ace has been merely loopy till this second. Regardless of some bodily issues through the spring and a fragile doping case, the 23-year-old from San Candido has received two Grand Slam titles and two Masters 1000 this yr. Jannik has a formidable document of 55 wins and solely 5 losses in 2024, which is testomony to his unbelievable consistency all through the season. The 2-time Grand Slam champion has over 4000 factors of benefit on his first opponents within the ATP rating and is nearly sure to complete the yr on the prime of the ATP rating for the primary time in his younger profession.
Simply earlier than flying to China to play within the Asian tournaments, Sinner introduced that Marco Panichi and Ulises Badio had joined his workforce after Umberto Ferrara and Giacomo Naldi had been sacked because of the doping case. Jannik must defend a number of factors within the final a part of the season, however his fashion of play is completely fitted to these tournaments.
Sinner arrived in Beijing
The final effort to shut a tremendous season. It’s time for the Asian marketing campaign for the world primary Jannik Sinner, who’s already certain of a spot on the ATP Finals in Turin, getting ready for his subsequent commitments. The Italian tennis participant has landed in China, able to take part within the ATP 500 in Beijing, a event that he received final yr by beating Carlos Alcaraz within the semifinals and Daniil Medvedev within the last act with a double 7-6.
Jannik was welcomed on the airport of the Chinese language capital by Lars Graff, director of the event in Beijing, who gave him what ought to be the mascot of the occasion. The blue one had a couple of phrases with Graff earlier than he reached the resort the place he’ll keep. Hilarious then the clip during which the world primary greets the anticipated crowd on the event with a few sentences pronounced in Chinese language.
Defending the title on the China Open, a event that launched the native of San Candido to the highest of the ATP rating, would be the first assembly within the east for the Italian champion, who will then be engaged on the Masters 1000 in Shanghai, the place he misplaced final yr within the spherical of 16 to American ace Ben Shelton.
Based mostly on the outcomes he’ll get in these two tournaments, Sinner might determine to take part in Erste Financial institution Open of Vienna, the opposite ‘500’ received by the Italian in the long run of 2023. Then there would be the Grasp 1000 in Paris Bercy (the place Jannik retired earlier than the spherical of 16 towards De Minaur), the ATP Finals in Turin and the Davis Cup Finals with the nationwide workforce. A last tour de pressure to provide your self extra pleasure in a classic already framed.
Carreno Busta defends Jannik
Throughout a latest interview with Punto de Break, Spanish veteran Pablo Carreno Busta opened up on Sinner’s controversy: “The vital factor for him is to have a transparent conscience, to know what he did and didn’t do, to concentrate on what occurred. In the long run, a lot of what he’s accused of is because of the course of, however I do not know the way it went, both his or every other processes. These items are arduous to elucidate, but when the fee that has studied it says he’s not responsible, then now we have to provide him credibility, belief this course of. If we’re suspicious of all the things, we will go loopy.”
He continued: “Sinner and Alcaraz are nonetheless very younger. They’re clearly superb, however we already assume that they may rule for the subsequent 20 years as Roger, Rafa and Novak have. Many issues can occur, it isn’t straightforward to keep up the extent of demand for thus lengthy, or the extent of success to share the 4 Grand Slams, as occurred this yr. New folks might also seem, one other superb participant might seem with 4 years lower than Carlos, for instance. I don’t suppose the long run belongs to those two gamers alone, others will come and make it more durable for them, however plainly these two will probably be there for a few years.”
