Reason why Jannik Sinner is the only real favorite at the ATP Finals

Jannik Sinner has a tough path in the final Masters 1000 of the season, which starts on Monday in Paris-Bercy. Although this surface is the best in absolute terms for the Italian style of play, the world number 1 has never expressed a great tennis in this tournament so far.

In 2021 he stopped at the debut against a very young Carlos Alcaraz, who had already shown flashes of impressive talent. The following year he was eliminated in the second round also due to a hand injury, while in 2023 he retired before playing his match of the round of 16 against Alex de Minaur.

The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria achieved truly amazing results in 2024, building a huge gap compared to all his opponents in the ATP Race. Jannik is already certain to finish the season as the world number 1, but his main goal is to win the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin.

The Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 will be useful for him to improve his form, being aware that he has to express his best tennis to get far in the French capital. The two-time Grand Slam champion will have a bye in the first round, while his opponent in the second round will be the winner of the match between Ben Shelton and Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Sinner’s 2024 was impressive

Regardless of what he will do in the last part of the season, Sinner’s 2024 was impressive in terms of regularity and ability to raise the level at major tournaments. On the eve of the last Masters 1000 of the season, the Italian champion spoke about some new regulations that have been introduced in these days.

As we know a few days ago, ITF changed the rules on coaching and in fact from 2025 the new rules will expand the possibility of dialogue between players on the field and coaches in the grandstand also between one point to another. The new rules represent a liberalization of the fact that coaches can give explicit advice both with words and gestures without the referees no…