One year ago, Jannik Sinner put up an impressive performance in his home country to win the Next Gen ATP Finals. The budding Italian star defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets to claim the title. At 19-years of age, Sinner is still a raw talent, and he only turned pro in 2018. However, the Next Gen champion has put up many great performances early in his career. Unfortunately, Sinner will not get an opportunity to defend his Next Gen title since the tournament will not take place because of the coronavirus.
Sinner will not defend his Next Gen title in Milan
This year’s Next Gen ATP Finals were set to begin on November 10th in Milan, but the tournament was canceled because of the coronavirus. In a recent interview, Jannik revealed that he was disappointed because he wouldn’t get to defend his title. However, the 19-year-old is grateful because he has had an opportunity to play the sport he loves despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Earlier in the year, Italy was one of the most affected countries by the coronavirus, and Sinner and his management team did their part to help their fellow citizens.
The Italian star has had some impressive performances in 2020
In April, Sinner and his coach, Riccardo Piatti, donated €12,500 to Cesvi, a humanitarian organization in Italy, and the money helped the charity group acquire emergency medical supplies. Fans have praised Sinner for getting involved in charitable activities despite his young age. After turning pro in 2018, the current world No.44 made a quick rise up the ATP rankings, and he was the first player born in 2001 to win ITF tournaments in Italy. The Next Gen champion took up tennis when he was 14 years old. Before Max Sartori discovered him, Sinner was a junior skiing and snowboarding champion in his hometown.
Jannik Sinner’s mother and father
The 19-year-old tennis star has thanked his parents for giving him the freedom to choose the sporting career he wanted to pursue. His mother, Siglinde Sinner, worked as a waitress in Sexten, a popular skiing town in Northern Italy. Sinner’s father, Johann, also worked as a chef in the town. Despite their son’s early success as a skier, Siglinde and her husband did not object when the Italian star decided to take up tennis and move to Riccardo Piatti’s tennis center. Even though leaving his family when he was only 14 years old was hard for the Next Gen champion, he was motivated to succeed in the sport he loved, and his determination could see him rise to the top of the game.
Sinner has put up some good performances in 2020. His most impressive result this year was reaching the quarterfinals at the French Open. The Italian star lost to Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals, but he impressed many fans with his fearlessness during the match. The Italian is yet to win an ATP title, but he came close by reaching the semifinals at the Cologne Open last month before losing to Alexander Zverev. Another notable performance for Sinner happened at the ATP Master 1000 tournament in Rome when he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the round of 32. Sinner is currently 44th in the ATP rankings. Even though he will not defend his Next Gen title in Milan, Sinner’s performances in 2020 prove that he may still be the best young player in the game.
Sinner in Sofia, ranking, and results in 2020
Currently ranked no.44, Jannik has a 16-14 win-loss record in 2020. Sinner is participating in Sofia where he toppled Marton Fucsovics 6-2 6-4.
Jannik Sinner will come up against Huesler in the 2nd round. They have never played each other till now in top competitions.
