Written by Richard Pagliaro | @Itenisi_Manje | Tuesday, June 4, 2024
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Before Jannik Sinner he earned his place in the semi-finals, reaching a professional high.
Novak Djokovic withdrew from Roland Garros today due to a torn meniscus in his right knee.
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The Grand Slam king’s departure ends his reign as Roland Garros champion and world No. 1.
World No. 2 Sin, who swept Grigor Dimitrov The 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(3) first French Open semifinalist will replace Djokovic as the new world No. 1—and become the first Italian to hold the top spot—when the new rankings are released on Monday.
Continuing his rise throughout the season, the 22-year-old Sinner said he was happy to become the new world No. 1 even though he didn’t want to fulfill his dream with Djokovic’s injury.
While Sinner celebrates his rise to the top of the world, he is aiming for two bigger goals than the world No. 1: to develop as a person and as a player to fulfill his greatest potential.
“It represents a positive outcome of good work ethic,” Sinner said Jon Wertheim of the Tennis Channel of his ascension. “It was one of our goals this year, but the most important goal is to improve all the time as a player and as a person, I surround myself with great people and that’s it.
“I think I can be very happy and happy with what I’m doing and what my team is doing. I’m looking forward to the semis at the moment. It’s not, for sure, the way I wanted to be No. I’m going down, but in the past I’ve played really good tennis, it’s something new for me.
Sosoni will become the 29th man to hold the world No. 1 ranking since the ATP rankings began.
The 22-year-old Sinner will go on a 12-match winning streak to reach the semi-finals against Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz or 2021 French Open finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas as Roland Garros is assured of a girls’ singles title for the first time since -2016 there. Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in four sets.
Australian Open champion Sinner improved to 33-2 in 2024, including an 11-1 mark on clay.
Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev he said Sinner is still the gold standard of the game and could reign as world No. 1 for “the next 10 years” if he can sustain the high level he brought in 2024.
If he ends up like that, he won’t be No. up to him and up to me, up to Carlos, up to Daniil, up to Novak and to stop him from doing that.
“He’s definitely someone we’re probably looking at right now, you know, one of the two or three players we’re looking at a lot. We’re studying him, trying to understand his game, trying to understand what makes him feel. I’m not comfortable and we’ll see if we can use it.”
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