Jannik Sinner made history on 10 June 2024 when he became the first Italian to rise to No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings, following a standout run that started in August 2023.
Under the guidance of Darren Cahill and Simone Vagnozzi, Sinner arrived at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Toronto in August 2023 as a Top 10 player and seven-time tour-level champion. While his potential was clear, it was the Italian's success in Canada that marked the start of his incredible run to No. 1.
After winning his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Toronto, Sinner clinched further trophies at ATP 500 events in Beijing and Vienna and advanced to the title match at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, where he fell to Novak Djokovic after beating the Serbian legend during the round-robin stage.
Arriving at the Australian Open in 2024, hype was high around Sinner, who had a new swagger after guiding Italy to Davis Cup glory in November. Sinner dispatched Djokovic in the semi-finals in Melbourne and then after falling two sets down, refused to surrender against Daniil Medvedev in the final. The Italian did not panic, trusted his game and turned the match around to clinch his first major title.
Leaving Melbourne as the World No. 4, Sinner backed up his AO run by triumphing at the ATP 500 event in Rotterdam. His second ATP Masters 1000 trophy followed in Miami, leaving Sinner at No. 2 in the PIF ATP Rankings in April. It was now a matter of when, not if, Sinner would become World No. 1.
The answer: Following Roland Garros in June. A semi-final showing coupled with a quarter-final exit for Djokovic ensured the Italian would become the 29th player to secure No. 1 status.
Adversity, like defeats in the latter stages of majors, has drawn the best out of Sinner. The same way the Big Three drove one another to greater heights, Djokovic, Alcaraz and others have done the same to the Italian. Now at 53 weeks and counting, it will take a lot to knock the 23-year-old off his perch. Sinner is currently 2,030 points clear of Carlos Alcaraz, who beat the Italian in the longest Roland Garros final in history on Sunday.
As the defending champion, Alcaraz will drop another 2,000 points at Wimbledon, likely leaving Sinner unchallenged at No. 1 until the US hard-court swing.
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