Jannik Sinner arrives in Paris this week chasing a feat achieved only once before: joining Rafael Nadal (2010) as the only man to win all three clay-court ATP Masters 1000 titles and then capture the crown at Roland Garros in the same season.
The 24-year-old has dominated the clay swing over the past six weeks, lifting trophies in Monte-Carlo, Madrid and Rome, where he also completed the Career Golden Masters. But after gruelling runs at each event, questions remain over how much it may have taken out of the World No. 1 ahead of the year’s second major.
However, the World No. 1 downplayed any concerns when speaking during his pre-tournament Roland Garros press conference on Friday.
“It has been a very long but very positive period,” said Sinner, who is on a personal-best 29-match win streak dating back to Indian Wells in March. “I'm lucky to be in this position. I think it's always better to be in a position where you win and you start to feel tired than you feel very good but you lose a couple of rounds.
“I try to have a good balance now at the practice court. [I need to] understand also when to push and then hopefully be ready for the first-round matches… I think the excitement also helps you find a bit more energy during the tournament.”
Sinner became the first Italian to triumph in Rome since Adriano Panatta in 1976 last week. The 24-year-old spoke about how he spent the days after Sunday’s victory before he arrived in Paris.
“I went to my parents' place for a couple of days,” Sinner said. “Staying there and arrived yesterday [Thursday] during the day [in Paris]. I try to recover a bit. I am still trying to recover and hopefully I will be ready then for the first-round match.”
Sinner is chasing the Career Grand Slam in Paris, having won majors at the Australian Open (2024, ’25), Wimbledon (’25) and the US Open (’24). Last year the Italian was one point from the title at Roland Garros, but lost to Carlos Alcaraz in one of the best matches of all time.
Sinner will start against French wild card Clement Tabur and is excited to be back in Paris.
“It's a very special tournament for me, and it has been increasingly better year after year, and last year we were very close,” Sinner said. “But the feelings and the connection with the crowd was very nice. A lot of kids, which I really like to see. Of course I still think back to what happened, but still [I have] very positive feelings.”
Sinner holds a 36-2 record on the season, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, and is seeking his sixth trophy of the year.
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