The 2024 season got underway in the best way possible. Jannik won the Australian Open at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, adding another incredible page to the history of Italian tennis, by bringing home the first Australian Open title as well the first Grand Slam in his career. During the semi-finals he upset the world’s number one at the time, and made a great comeback in the final round of the tournament beating the 3rd ranked ATP player, with a final score of 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.

After winning his first Grand Slam, Jannik also won the Rotterdam Open, the ATP 500 tournament that ran from 12 to 18 February, beating the 11th seeded Australian Alex de Minaur, with a final score of 7-5, 6-4. Besides continuing his positive run of results in 2024, Sinner set a new and impressive record: no Italian tennis player had ever previously managed to gain a third place ATP ranking. In addition, by winning his 12th title, he became the Italian player with the most wins over a career in the Open Era, and after recording 200 match wins during his career at ATP level when he won the semi-final of the Dutch tournament, he became the first player in the world born in the 2000s to accomplish this milestone. 

In February, Jannik notched up his umpteenth win of the season, taking the Masters 1000 title in Miami. This victory not only confirmed the fitness level of the Italian tennis player, but also resulted in him becoming the new number 2 in the world: no Italian tennis player had ever achieved such a high ATP ranking. In the final round of the US tournament, Jannik defeated the Bulgarian Dimitrov in two sets (6-3, 6-1), thus clinching his 13th success in 17 finals played on the circuit, as well as improving his position and achieving his best ranking. The ascent to first position in the ATP ranking continues.

At Roland Garros, Jannik once again showed his talent and determination. After a convincing win of 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 over Grigor Dimitrov in the quarter finals, he was beaten in his first Paris semi-final by the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, after a game extending over 4 hours, 12 minutes and five sets, with the final score 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
The tennis player from Alto Adige recorded an extraordinary run on the French clay, consolidating his status as a top player, and following the withdrawal of Novak Djokovic just before the quarter finals, saw him gain the lead in the ATP rankings: no other Italian player had ever managed to top the ATP classification.

After reaching the semi-finals of the US Open for the first time in his career, and also becoming the third Italian tennis player to have ever achieved this prestigious milestone, Jannik continued his run, winning the stars and stripes tournament. On the hard-court of the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, Sinner triumphed in the final, defeating the American Taylor Fritz, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in a match lasting just over 2 hours. With his beautiful game and the results he has achieved on court, Jannik reaffirms and consolidates his command of the general rankings, winning the last Grand Slam of the 2024 season: with the top position in the ATP ranking firmly in hand.

Jannik also took the title at the Shanghai Masters 1000, beating Novak Djokovic 7-6, 6-3 in the final. The Italian tennis player continues to write the history of this sport: after becoming the first Italian player to win Grand Slam tournaments and the first Italian to reach the top of the world rankings, with his win in China (the seventh in his record 2024 year), he finished off the year, confirming his place as the world’s number one.

The 2024 Nitto ATP Finals’ match once again saw Jannik Sinner up against Taylor Fritz, who he had already encountered during the qualifying rounds. As in the first match, the Italian tennis players again prevailed in the last round of the tournament. Jannik won with the same score of 6-4, 6-4, at the end of an emotionally charged meeting with highly supportive fans that encouraged the two players right to the end, whilst also recognising the American with a standing ovation during the award ceremony. With this triumph, Sinner became the third player in history to win the three most important hard-court titles during the same season: the Australian Open, US Open and Nitto ATP Finals.

Jannik's unprecedented season could only be recognized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), which is responsible for awarding the World Champion titles at the end of the year.  

Thanks to reaching the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings on June 10, winning two Grand Slam titles, three Masters 1000 tournaments, two ATP 500 events, and triumphing at both the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin and the Davis Cup, culminating in an extraordinary record of 73 victories in 79 matches played in 2024, Jannik has been named the ITF World Champion in men's singles.  

This achievement rewards his remarkable journey of growth and his exceptional talent: his dedication, consistency in training, and determination on the court have enabled Jannik to earn this prestigious recognition, the first ever awarded to an Italian tennis player.

The 2023 season was when Jannik ultimately asserted himself, in fact achieving 10 ATP titles, equalling the record of tournaments won during a career by an Italian player, thanks to his success in Toronto (ATP Tour Masters 1000), Beijing (ATP 500), Vienna (ATP 500) and Montpellier (ATP 250). After these wins, Sinner had reached a number 4 ATP ranking, the best ever for an Italian tennis player from the start of the Open Era.

The close of 2023 was even more thrilling, reaching the finals of the Nitto ATP Finals thanks to a clear run, before succumbing to the world’s number 1 (who he had previously beaten during the round robin stages), and then just a few days later in Malaga, where he led Italy to clinch the Davis Cup, for the second time in history and 47 years after the first victory, thanks to the wins against The Netherlands, Serbia and Australia in the final.