Jannik Sinner will be a top10 player very soon. ALEXANDER ZVEREV

Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner faced off for the 2nd time this month and it was the German ace to win the encounter in Cologne. The world no.7 crashed out from the French Open at the hands of the young Italian and he was very well aware of the challenge he was about to face in the semifinal in Germany. Eventually, Sascha won in straight sets after recovering from a 1-4 deficit in the opening set. Sinner looked hampered in his movement from a plausible abdominal injury in the second set.

Jannik Sinner, a top10 player

After the match, Zverev revealed that he was concerned about facing Jannik again after his demise in Paris. He also added that he expects the Italian to break in the top10 relatively soon and compete for the big trophies.

“He is an up and coming superstar. I think he is going to be Top 10 very shortly. I think he is going to be competing for the biggest tournaments in the world,” said the world no.7.

I was playing a player I just lost at Roland Garros. That was still in the back of my head. I was not going to lose today,”  he added.

Jannik Sinner in Vienna

Jannik will head to Vienna, where he received a well-deserved wildcard. Currently ranked no.46, the Italian will be the new world no.43 from next week (career-high). Jannik is now a dangerous floater in every tournament until he will have a rank that reflects his tennis. He will face Casper Ruud in the first round in Austria. If Jannik is not injured, our prediction is him winning in straight sets.

Zverev in Cologne, ranking, and results in 2020

Ranked no.7, the German has a compiled 22-8 win-loss record in 2020. Zverev is playing at the moment in Cologne where he beat John Millman 6-0 3-6 6-3, Adrian Mannarino 6-4 6-7⁵ 6-4 and Jannik Sinner 7-6³ 6-3.

Alexander Zverev will face Schwartzman in the final. The head to head is 2-1 for Schwartzman.

Zverev has won 1 title in 2020 in Cologne. The German was the runner-up at the U.S. Open.

Alexander won 12 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 5 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)

Jannik Sinner in 2020

Now ranked no.46 (career-high), Jannik played his last match on the 24^th of October when he surrendered to Alexander Zverev 7-6³ 6-3 in the semifinal in Cologne.

Jannik Sinner’s most significant achievement of the present year was getting to the semi-finals in Cologne.

Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner played each other twice. The head to head is 1-1. The last time that they competed against each other, Alexander Zverev won 7-6³ 6-3 in the semifinal in Cologne (Bett1HULKS Championships) on the 24^th of October 2020.

You can see them in action in the following highlights.