Jannik Sinner continues to act as number 1 wherever he goes. The Italian, the best tennis player of the current season, reached the fourth final of 2024 this Saturday in Halle and the first on grass of the 18 that he has already added in his career.
The natural player from San Candido becomes the seventh tennis player capable of reaching the final of the first tournament in which he debuts as first in the ATP ranking. There are already 1,360 points ahead of his closest pursuer, who is Novak Djokovic.
Tennis players who debuted number 1 with a final
1992 Jim Courier Bruselas
1993 Pete Sampras Hong Kong
1995 Andre Agassi Tokyo
Juan Carlos Ferrero Bangkok
2011 Novak Djokovic Montreal
2016 Andy Murray ATP Finals
2024 Jannik Sinner Hall
Sinner, after dropping sets in the three previous rounds, quickly beat the Chinese Zhizhen Zhang, por 6-4 y 7-6(3). The first seed in the draw had to save a second set point. He did it in the twelfth game with his serve.
In the end wait Hubert Hurkaczninth in the ranking and who beat the local team in the first semifinal Alexander Zverev, 7-6(2) and 6-4.
