Jannik Sinner seems unstoppable entering his home Italian Open with Carlos Alcaraz sidelined
Most tennis players — even some of the very best ones — have days where they struggle and don’t feel the ball the way that they want to.
For top-ranked Jannik Sinner, those types of days are getting rarer and rarer.
And with Carlos Alcaraz sidelined due to a right wrist injury, it doesn’t seem like anyone can beat the top-ranked Sinner as the heart of the tennis season approaches with the French Open and Wimbledon coming up over the next two months.
“He’s very stable. He doesn’t have dips. He doesn’t have phases where he goes down,” No. 3 Alexander Zverev said after getting routed by Sinner in Sunday’s Madrid Open final for his ninth straight loss to the Italian. “That’s why he’s world No. 1.”
Sinner’s title in the Spanish capital made him the first player to win five consecutive Masters 1000 events — the top tournaments outside of the Grand Slams — and extended his winning streak to 23 matches.
Sinner hasn’t lost since getting beat by Jakub Mensik in the Qatar Open quarterfinals on Feb. 19.
“There’s a big gap between Sinner and everybody else right now,” Zverev said. “It’s quite simple.
[Source: Associated Press]
