There is great anticipation to see Jannik Sinner at work in the next three major clay court tournaments. Madrid, Rome and Paris await him
A trio of great events to understand if and how much Jannik Sinner has made important and significant progress on clay. The twenty-two year old tennis player from South Tyrol, number two in the ATP ranking, is about to face the most delicate period of the season with a very specific objective to achieve: overtaking Novak Djokovic at the top of the world rankings.
It won’t be a walk in the park, but it is a goal well within reach of the winner of the Australian Open, especially since Sinner will have to defend just a handful of points in the next three events. We start with the Masters 1000 in Madrid, followed closely by the Italian Internationals in Rome and last but not least the stellar closing with Roland Garros.
Millions of Italian fans are ready to support the man who is on his way to becoming the strongest Italian tennis player of all time and who, judging from what was seen in Monte Carlo, is capable of winning at least one of the three upcoming events. Rome awaits Sinner with open armsbut the support of the home crowd will not be enough to beat his strongest rivals: Djokovic without a doubt, but above all Carlos Alcaraz.
Murcia’s talent is the most insidious opponent, perhaps the only one at the moment capable of keeping up with the Italian athlete. A former great champion, now commentator and commentator, is also firmly convinced of this Sports Sunday.
Sinner, what a failure: the words of the former champion leave their mark
In answering a specific question about who is stronger between Sinner and Alcaraz, Adriano Panatta brought great disappointment to all the South Tyrolean fans: “I believe that orgAlcaraz is a little stronger if they both play at 100 percent. But Sinner is much more consistent so if Alcaraz plays at 98 percent Sinner beats him. But in the one-off match the Spaniard is still a little ahead if they both play at their best.”
Panatta’s remains an opinion, however authoritative and credible it may be. Another great former Italian player, Paolo Bertoluccithinks differently: “Sinner is already number one in the world. Alcaraz is an extraordinary talent, but does not have the continuity of performance of Sinner who overall is superior to the Spaniard“. Two different opinions but not too much, after all. Now it’s up to Sinner to demonstrate his superiority over his friend and rival Alcaraz.
