Jannik Sinner Acknowledges "Need for Improvement" in Wonder Season
At the age of 23, Jannik Sinner’s 2024 ATP Tour run seems to be quite the season to remember for such a young star. However, the Italian star believes that he still has some things to work out and improve on as the calendar closes in on the final tournaments of the year as he seeks to continue his dominance in the game.
Winning six tour-level titles, and two Major trophies in the Australian Open and the US Open in this season alone, it is hard to argue that Sinner has indeed made waves in his 2024 campaign as he rushed to the top of the ATP Rankings, holding the world no. 1 spot as of the time of writing.
However, despite all those successes and impressive strides, it does seem, that Sinner still notes a lot of things that he still needs to work on and improve in his game. That seems to be a goal that will affect not only his coming run in the Shanghai Masters and the final two tournaments of the year but also the next Tour as he seeks to build a strong pace and keep hold of the top spot for as long as he can.
Remarkable 2024 Campaign
Jannik Sinner’s strides has become quite the standard in the ATP Tour this season. His impressive campaign has shown that the Big Three era of the league is finally coming to an end, and with Novak Djokovic falling into the top five, it does seem fitting that a young star would take the helm of the ATP Tour rankings now more than ever.
A persistent hip injury hampered Sinner’s campaign, but he managed to break through the struggles and later on scored a win at the Cincinnati Open – beating two top-10 stars in Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev. He would later go on to dominate in the US Open – capping off an impressive victory in the final major of the season. Sinner defeated 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev in the semis and routed American no. 1 Taylor Fritz for the title.
So far, Sinner leads the ATP Live Race to Turin by a total of 4,305 points over Alexander Zverev, who sits in second place. The Italian star seeks to claim his first year-end World no. 1 spot for the first time in his career, and he is definitely closing in fast on that feat.
A Note for Improvement
Sinner did not play well in all of the games he played this season, but it cannot be denied that in spite of his impressive performances, there is still indeed a need for him to improve in his games this season and beyond. Most of these improvement concerns his health, which played a pivotal role in keeping him off form for some of the biggest tournaments, such as the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“I have to improve a couple of things, which already me and my coach in the US Open swing needed to improve,” Sinner said. “We worked on that and also the physical shape. We tried to improve.”
So far, his service game has been the best aspect of his tennis run this year. Sinner won at least 87.5% of his service games in the US Open alone, but his backhand, return game, and volleys are expected to be on the focus of his things to work out on in the coming months, and fans can definitely expect to see more from Sinner as he seeks to deliver a promising campaign now more than ever.