Follow us on Google Discover Jannik Sinner is one of the modern-day stars in the sport of tennis, and he just continues to set the bar high when it comes to standards.
Sinner is close to making history in 2025, and there could yet be more trophies to be added to his haul of titles.
The world number one spot beckons for Sinner again, too, with Carlos Alcaraz’s shock defeat to Cameron Norrie meaning that he will leapfrog the Spaniard if he wins the Paris Masters.
The 24-year-old is the standard-bearer for tennis when it comes to being consistently good, and Andy Roddick has told Sinner that he’s not normal!
Ahead of his next match at the Paris Masters, Sinner has now joined an elite group of players when it comes to performing well on indoor hard courts.
Photo by Mathias Schulz/Newhouse Media/MB Media/Getty ImagesJannik Sinner joins elite group after latest hard-court win
When it comes to hard courts, Sinner appears very much the man to beat in the modern era.
After his comfortable victory over Zizou Bergs on Wednesday, Sinner has now joined Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Pete Sampras in winning 22 or more consecutive matches on hard courts.
The other three are naturally legends if not icons of the sport of tennis, and Sinner does look to be on a path towards the same destiny.
Sinner has been in mesmeric form since returning to tennis earlier this year, and although Alcaraz has had his number a little bit, he’s been formidable when he’s not had to face the Spaniard.
Everything points to Sinner extending his run of hard-court victories in Paris, and he will now have his eyes firmly set on finishing the year at the summit of the world rankings.
Novak Djokovic (35, 2012-2015)Roger Federer (33, 2004-2007)Pete Sampras (25, 1996-1997)Jannik Sinner (22, 2023-2025)How Jannik Sinner’s career achievements so far match up to Djokovic, Federer and Sampras
Clearly, the statistics will be extremely flawed at the moment, given that Sinner is only 23-years-old and has only started to dominate in the last couple of years.
Right now, however, there is a growing sense that Sinner is going to eclipse at least Sampras’ haul of 14 Grand Slam titles, with Federer’s 20 likely to be in danger too.
PlayerGrand Slams WonMasters WinsWeeks at number oneNovak Djokovic2440428Roger Federer2050310Pete Sampras1411286Jannik Sinner4865
Sinner currently has four Grand Slam titles to his name, and with him and Alcaraz sharing the last eight, it does feel as though they will continue to take it in turns to win the big ones.
At the moment, it feels like every week, Sinner or Alcaraz are doing things on the tour to propel them into lists featuring tennis royalty.
If nobody comes forward like Djokovic did to compete with Federer and Rafael Nadal all those years ago, tennis could get very predictable over the next few years, with the bar well and truly set by the duo.