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2024 Jannik Sinner tennis season
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The 2024 Jannik Sinner tennis season officially began on 14 January 2024, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne.[2] The season saw Jannik Sinner clinch the world number 1 after winning his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.[3]
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Early hard court season
Sinner started his year at the Australian Open, where he beat Botic van de Zandschulp, Jesper de Jong, Sebastián Báez, Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev (all in straight sets) to reach his second Grand Slam semifinal and first at the Australian Open. In the semifinals, he upset world No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic to advance to his first major final, becoming the first player not to face a break point against Djokovic in a completed major match.[4] His victory over the world No. 1 was Djokovic's first defeat at the Australian Open since 2018.[5] He became the first Italian player to reach the singles final at this major and the third man, after Adriano Panatta at the 1976 French Open and Matteo Berrettini at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, to reach a major final in the Open Era.[6][7] In the final, he came from a two-set deficit to beat Daniil Medvedev to become the first Italian player, male or female, to win the Australian Open singles title, and the third man to win a Major (the second of which is in the Open Era), the first in 48 years.[8][9] His victory over Medvedev meant he became the second player to win the Australian Open after losing the first two sets in the final, after Rafael Nadal, who also beat Medvedev in 2022.
As the top seed at the Rotterdam Open, he recorded his 200th win in the quarterfinals, after Milos Raonic retired with a hip injury with Sinner leading by a set, becoming the first player born in the 2000s to accomplish this feat.[10][11][12] After defeating Tallon Griekspoor in the semifinal and Alex de Minaur in the final, Sinner rose to a new career high of No. 3 in the world, becoming the highest-ranked Italian player in history.[13] Sinner also became the first male player since Lleyton Hewitt, in 2001, to win his debut event as Grand Slam champion.[14] At the 2024 BNP Paribas Open, with a victory over 25th seed Jan-Lennard Struff to reach the fourth round, he recorded his 17th consecutive match win, the longest ATP level streak for an Italian player in the Open Era.[15] Sinner extended this to 19 consecutive wins (16–0 in 2024) by defeating Jiří Lehečka in the quarter-final.[16] Prior to his semifinal defeat to Carlos Alcaraz, Sinner had won 36 of his past 38 matches, dating back to the 2023 China Open.
At the 2024 Miami Open, Sinner defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the final to win his second Master's 1000 title; as a result, he climbed to a career high (and Italian record) ranking of No. 2 in the world.[17] Sinner improved his 2024 ATP match record to 22–1.[18]
Clay court season
Sinner's clay season saw just his second defeat of the season, to Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Monte-Carlo Masters, in April. In May, Sinner withdrew from the Madrid Masters, at the quarterfinal stage, due to a hip injury.[19] Three days later, Sinner withdrew from the Italian Open due to the same injury.[20]
Following Novak Djokovic's withdrawal from the 2024 French Open on 4 June, Sinner became World No.1 for the first time on 10 June 2024, following the conclusion of the tournament,[21][22][23] despite losing in the semifinal to Alcaraz in five sets.[24] Sinner became the first Italian player (male or female) to hold the top position in the rankings.
Grass court season
At the 2024 Halle Open, Sinner defeated Tallon Griekspoor, Fábián Marozsán, Jan-Lennard Struff, Zhang Zhizhen and Hubert Hurkacz to win his debut tournament as World No. 1, becoming just the eighth male player to achieve this feat.[25][26] Sinner improved his 2024 match record to 38–3.
At the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, Sinner entered as the top seed in a Grand Slam for the first time. He defeated Yannik Hanfmann in the first round,[27][28] but lost to Medvedev in the quarterfinals, after a medical timeout for illness during the third set.[29][30]
Summer hard court season
On 24 July 2024, Sinner announced he would not participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics, due to tonsillitis.[31]
Sinner won the 2024 Cincinnati Open, defeating Frances Tiafoe in the championship in straight sets.[32] He also overcame Alex Michelsen, Andrey Rublev, and Alexander Zverev en route to his victory. This marks his second 1000 masters title in the 2024 season and fifth title overall.
On 20 August, it was announced that Sinner received an anti-doping sanction and was stripped of his money and points from the Indian Wells tournament in March, due to testing positive for Clostebol, a banned anabolic steroid, but one that is legal and readily available over the counter in Italy. The International Tennis Integrity Agency found that Sinner's physiotherapist, Giacomo Naldi, had used a spray containing Clostebol to treat a cut on his own finger, then proceeded to administer massages to Sinner's legs and feet without gloves, enabling trace amounts of Clostebol (in picograms - less than one-billionth of a gram) to enter Sinner's system. Sinner did not face further sanction after the ITIA found "no fault or negligence" on his part.[33]
Sinner won his second major at the 2024 US Open, defeating 5th seed Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals, getting revenge for the previous Wimbledon loss, 25th seed Jack Draper in the semifinals, and 12th seed Taylor Fritz in the final.[34] He became the fourth man in more than 50 years to win his first two major titles in the same season. At the post-match ceremony, Sinner dedicated his win to his aunt. "This title means so much to me and my career. It hasn't been an easy period. My team supported me every single day. I love tennis, and I train hard for moments like this. Beyond the court, there's a life and I want to dedicate this title to my aunt, who is not feeling well health wise. I don't know how much longer she'll be with me in my life," said Sinner, adding that his aunt has been a very important person in his life.[35]
At age 23, Sinner became the youngest man ever to win both hard-court majors in the same year. With his win and Aryna Sabalenka's win in the women's championships, it is the first time that the same man and the same woman won both hard-court majors in the same year (2024) since 1988.[36]
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This table chronicles all the matches of Jannik Sinner in 2024.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles matches
Doubles matches
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Exhibition matches
Singles
Schedule
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Per Jannik Sinner, this is his current 2024 schedule (subject to change).[38]
Singles schedule
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Yearly records
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Head-to-head matchups
Jannik Sinner has a 73–6 (92.41%) ATP match win–loss record in the 2024 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 18–5 (78.26%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:
Daniil Medvedev[a] 5–1
Tallon Griekspoor 4–0
Alex de Minaur 3–0
Taylor Fritz 3–0- Ben Shelton 3–0
Jan-Lennard Struff 3–0
Sebastián Báez 2–0- Christopher O'Connell 2–0
Grigor Dimitrov 2–0
Novak Djokovic 2–0- Karen Khachanov[a] 2–0
- Pavel Kotov[a] 2–0
Jiří Lehečka 2–0- Tomáš Macháč 2–0
- Alex Michelsen 2–0
- Botic van de Zandschulp 2–0
- Andrey Rublev[a] 2–1
Matteo Berrettini 1–0
Bu Yunchaokete 1–0
Borna Ćorić 1–0
Taro Daniel 1–0- Jesper de Jong 1–0
Jack Draper 1–0- Tomás Martín Etcheverry 1–0
- Christopher Eubanks 1–0
Richard Gasquet 1–0- Yannick Hanfmann 1–0
Hubert Hurkacz 1–0
Nicolás Jarry 1–0- Miomir Kecmanović 1–0
- Thanasi Kokkinakis 1–0
- Sebastian Korda 1–0
Fábián Marozsán 1–0- Mackenzie McDonald 1–0
- Gaël Monfils 1–0
- Corentin Moutet 1–0
- Tommy Paul 1–0
Milos Raonic 1–0
Holger Rune 1–0
Casper Ruud 1–0- Roman Safiullin[a] 1–0
- Lorenzo Sonego 1–0
- Alejandro Tabilo 1–0
- Frances Tiafoe 1–0
- Andrea Vavassori 1–0
- Zhang Zhizhen 1–0
- Alexander Zverev 1–0
Stefanos Tsitsipas 0–1
Carlos Alcaraz 0–3
- * Statistics correct as of 24 November 2024[update].
Top 10 record (18–5)
- Key: (Rk) first use, opponent rank; (Rd) round; (Rk) 2nd use, player rank; (Ref) reference; (F) final; (SF) semifinal; (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage
Finals
Singles: 9 (8 titles, 1 runner-up)
Earnings
- Bold font denotes tournament win
Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.
- source：2024 Singles Activity
- source：2024 Doubles Activity
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Notes
- Russian and Belarus players are not allowed to compete under the name or flag of their country following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[62]
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