Follow us on Google Discover Jannik Sinner is one of the world’s very best tennis players, but where did it all begin?
The Italian player won his first major at the Australian Open in 2024, and since then, he’s won three more, with Carlos Alcaraz taking the other four across the same period.
Sinner won the ATP Finals in 2024, and once the Six Kings Slam is out of the way, all roads will start to lead towards the end-of-year event, which he will be keen to defend.
But what happened when Sinner was actually entered in the Next Gen ATP Finals, which take place to celebrate the game’s brightest young talents?
The results were extremely impressive…
Photo by Julian Finney/Getty ImagesWhat happened when Jannik Sinner was given a wildcard to the 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals
Sinner didn’t actually qualify for the event in 2019, and ultimately, the relatively unknown Italian at the time wasn’t expected to do much at the event.
He, however, had other ideas and came to the event with a point to prove, having not qualified in the first instance and set about blowing away the field.
He was handed a group with Mikael Ymer from Sweden, Frenchman Ugo Humbert and American star Frances Tiafoe.
Sinner thrashed Ymer in straight sets before claiming a four-set win over Tiafoe and losing a four-set match against Humbert.
Serbian player Miomir Kecmanovic was brushed aside in four sets in the semi-final, with Alex de Minaur simply obliterated in the final of the event, which took place in Milan.
Who will take part in the 2025 Next Gen Finals
This year’s event promises to be as exciting as ever, with a number of future talents once again bidding to win the title, just as Sinner did in 2019.
It hasn’t been completely confirmed who will take part in the event just yet but the landscape is becoming clearer ahead of the tournament.
Jakub Mensik will be the top seed, with Learner Tien and Joao Fonseca right behind him in the running for a place.
Dino Prizmic, Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, Martin Landaluce, Alexander Blockx and Nishesh Basavareddy are the other occupying qualification places.
The current alternates as things stand will be Mexican unknown Rodrigo Pachecho Mendez and Justin Engel from Germany.
The event takes place later this year in Saudi Arabia and will once again be eagerly anticipated as fans look to get a glimpse of the game’s next top talents.