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Sinner catches up with legends
Jannik Sinner wins the US Open and runs away from everyone in the world rankings. Only four stars in history have achieved such a high score as the Italian.
Jannik Sinner wins the US Open and runs away from everyone in the world rankings. Only four stars in history have achieved such a high score as the Italian.
Even if Jannik Sinner were to end his tennis season now, he would not be able to be pushed from the top of the world rankings for months. His cushion is so huge that even Alexander Zverev, the new number two, is already a whopping 4,100 points behind. By comparison: the title at a Grand Slam is worth “only” 2,000 points.
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The man from South Tyrol won a one-sided US Open final against local hero Taylor Fritz 6:3, 6:4, 7:5 and impressively underlined his dominance at the top of the tennis world.
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The 23-year-old crowned an outstanding season and has now collected 11,180 points in the world rankings. This puts him in the circle of legends. Only Novak Djokovic (16,950), Roger Federer (15,903), Rafael Nadal (15,390) and Andy Murray (12,685) collected more points before the new dominator. Outside of the “Big 4”, many icons have not managed to do this.
Sinner has now overtaken Pete Sampras, an icon of the 90s, in the all-time rankings. The US superstar scored 11,005 points in 1997.
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For Sinner, who already triumphed at the Australian Open in January, even more would have been possible – had he not taken a break from the clay court season for some time.
There has been a lot of fuss about him off the pitch recently. Sinner tested positive for the banned steroid clostebol twice in March. He only managed to avoid a long ban after he was able to demonstrate that he had been innocently contaminated by his physiotherapist. In New York, Sinner struggled with the hustle and bustle, especially at the beginning – but after convincing performances, he took the crown.
