As the two prepare to compete at the Monte Carlo Masters this week, Novak Djokovic has acknowledged that Jannik Sinner has been the finest player in the world so far this year.
Sinner has been in incredible form in 2024, having only lost one entire season at Indian Wells to fellow young star Carlos Alcaraz.
Sinner prevailed in both their meetings in the ATP Finals group stage and the Davis Cup the following week, helping Italy win by saving three set points. The Serbian did win the ATP Finals in Turin when the two faced off in the final, but Sinner won the last four in Melbourne back in January.
Djokovic stated his remarks about Sinner in a recent interview and said: “Jannik is the best player in the world this year so far. He has had tremendous success. He has improved a lot. Overall his game, his serve, his movement and mentally he is always there. In the important matches the difference of Jannik in the past six months and before that is he is winning the big matches. He learned from his experiences before and made himself a tougher player. [He’s] more of a big-time player.”
He added: “We all knew that he could hit hard, forehand and backhand, that he loves to be aggressive by dictating the points. He always does this but now he hits fewer errors and more margin. This is a very great evolution from a technical and tactical point of view. He plays incredible tennis.”
💪🇮🇹👏 Novak Djokovic says Jannik Sinner is ‘currently the best player in the world’:
“Jannik is currently the best player in the world.
He only lost one match. He has improved in all areas of his game. He moves better, he is very mentally present. In important matches, we… pic.twitter.com/fUNVOBif8G
— Olly 🎾🇬🇧 (@Olly_Tennis_) April 6, 2024
Novak Djokovic in 2024
WWWWWLWWLW At the moment ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 11th of March when he surrendered to world no.75 Luca Nardi 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells (draw).
Until now, during this year the Serbian has a composed 8-3 match record. Novak Djokovic’s most significant performance of the current year was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open.
Novak won 99 titles in his career: 53 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 19 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic will play next in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (Monte–Carlo). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 7th of April.
Jannik Sinner in 2024
WWWWWWLWWW At the moment ranked no.2 (career-high), the Italian played his last match on the 31st of March when he defeated world no.9 Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-1 in the final in Miami to win his 14th career title.
This season the Italian achieved an overall 22-1 record. Sinner conquered 3 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam and Miami.
Jannik clinched 3 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam and Miami.
The Italian won 14 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 7 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner has scheduled to play next in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (Monte–Carlo). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 7th of April.
Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner fought against each other 7 times. Their actual record is 4-3 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they played each other, Jannik Sinner won 6-1 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 26th of January 2024.
Here are the highlights.
