The world is currently Jannik Sinner’s, and we mere mortals simply get to live in it.
Sinner is the toast of tennis at the moment, with the Italian winning his maiden Wimbledon title on Sunday after beating Carlos Alcaraz in the final.
Had Sinner won the French Open title that he somehow managed to lose to Alcaraz, he would currently occupy all four Grand Slam titles.
The reigning world number one is in formidable form and with the US swing often one of his favourite and most dominant periods, things look pretty ominous ahead of the US Open.
Photo by Peter van den Berg/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty ImagesJannik Sinner claimed to have one shot which is the best in history
Rick Macci has coached some of the top players in tennis, and now he’s made quite the claim on Sinner’s forehand.
Despite his career still being in the early stages, Macci believes his forehand is already the best that has ever existed in the history of tennis.
It’s a remarkable claim, but now he’s cleared up exactly why he’s of this particular opinion.
He said on X: “Sinner and his forehand is a different level. Why? He has a semi-western grip and great separation angle between upper and lower body and turns the palm to the back fence.
“The leg drives initiates everything and when he pulls the butt cap, the flip hits the slot with extra liquid energy and transfers more racquet head speed to contact.
“Because his stroke is compact on the hitting side of the body, he can hold the baseline and hit early and clean and that is why the Italian flamethrower’s forehand is the best we have ever seen.”
Sinner and his forehand is a different level. Why? He has a semi western grip and great separation angle between upper and lower body and turns the palm to the back fence. The leg drives innates everything and when he pulls the butt cap the flip hits the slot with extra liquid…
— Rick Macci (@RickMacci) July 17, 2025
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Sinner can break every record going if he stays fit
Sinner’s first Wimbledon crown takes him to four Grand Slam titles, and at 23-years-old, that is a scary thought.
With Alcaraz sharing the last seven major titles with him, it does feel as though the rest of the field are fighting a losing battle to compete with the top two players in the world.
Sinner will face competition from other players who are coming up on the rails, but it doesn’t feel like Alcaraz and Sinner will have the Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic types to compete with that Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer had to.
Sinner’s forehand has some serious competition from players like Nadal and Federer of old.
However, it’s fair to say that Sinner’s form of late has been robot-like and the dominant run at Grand Slam events does feel like it will continue at Flushing Meadows next month.