Jannik Sinner This Sunday he added his fourteenth ATP title at the age of 22, the same as Carlos Alcarazafter lifting the Halle Open 500 trophy.
It is the Italian’s first grass crown and the fourth of the course after beating Hubert Hurkacz, 7-6(8) and 7-6(2).
Hubi Hurkacz hits one of the shots of the year against Jannik Sinner in Halle.
Backwards facing slap shot winner against the world #1.
This can’t be real.
One of the most casually cool shot makers in tennis.
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Curiously, Jannik and Hubert had competed together in the doubles event in the German competitiongiving up in quarters.
Sinner, who debuted his status as ATP leader in Halle, becomes the eighth number 1 to win the first tournament played as such. Only Roger Federer had been crowned on the German green carpet as the best tennis player on the planet.
The eight tennis players who won their first tournament as numbers 1
1974 Jimmy Connors Indian�polis
1979 Bj�rn Borg Montecarlo
1988 Mats Wilander Palermo
1990 Stefan Edberg Long Island
1993 Pete Sampras Hong Kong
2011 Novak Djokovic Montreal
2016 Andy Murray ATP Finals
2024 Jannik Sinner Hall
The tennis player from San Cándido distances himself from Novak Djokovic, his closest pursuer in the ranking, up to 1,530 points. That means that, no matter what happens from July 1 to 14 on the Wimbledon lawn, Jannik will emerge from the third major ahead of the others.
And he defends 720 points from the semifinals against the 1,200 of Djokovic, finalist of the last edition. Carlos Alcarazwho closes the ATP podium, cannot add to the All England Club as current champion.
