Jannik Sinner is racing hard with some other players to qualify for the ATP Finals that will be played in Turin in November. One of the toughest contenders for Jannik is his dear friend Hubert Hurkacz.
However, Jannik had the fantastic news that Hubert lost as early as in the first round in Vienna at the hands of a regenerated Andy Murray.
Live rankings
After Matteo Berrettini qualified for the last act of ATP season, only 2 places are remaining open for the Finals. There are 4 contenders in pole position for these places: Casper Ruud, Hubert Hurkacz, Jannik Sinner, and Cameron Norrie.
With Hurkacz out, Jannik has the opportunity to overtake his Polish friend in the live rankings (race) if he reaches the semi-final in Vienna. As of now, Jannik Sinner is 110 points behind Hubert. If the young Italian reaches the final 4 in Austria, he will add 180 points to his year-to-date rankings to be the new world no.8 in the race on Monday (unless Norrie performs better than Jannik in Vienna).
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Jannik Sinner in 2021
Currently ranked no.11 (career-high), Sinner played his last match on the 24th of October when he overcame world no.16 Diego Schwartzman 6-2 6-2 in the final in Antwerp to win his 5th career title.
At the moment, during this season Jannik has achieved an overall 42-18 record. The Italian has won 4 titles in 2021 in Melbourne, in Washington, in Sofia and in Antwerp. The Italian was the finalist in Miami.
Hubert Hurkacz in 2021
Now the world no.10 (career-high), Hurkacz played his last match on the 25th of October when he lost to world no.156 Andy Murray 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 in the 1st round in Vienna (draw).
At the moment, during this season Hubert has achieved a compiled 33-19 match record. Hurkacz has won 3 titles in 2021 in Delray Beach, in Miami and in Metz.
Jannik Sinner and Hubert Hurkacz played each other just once. Their current record is 1-0 for Hurkacz. When they played, Hubert Hurkacz won 7-6(4) 6-4 in the final in Miami (Miami Open) on the 4th of April 2021.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
