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Jannik Sinner : vs Carlos Alcaraz | US Open | Ranking
Jannik Sinner (born 16 August 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player.
| Born | 16 August 2001 Innichen, Italy |
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Simone Vagnozzi Darren Cahill |
He has been ranked as high as world No. 9 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on 1 November 2021, and world No. 124 in doubles, achieved on 27 September 2021.
Sinner has won six ATP titles in singles and one in doubles, and became the youngest ATP title-holder since 2008 by winning the 2020 Sofia Open and the youngest to have five titles since Novak Djokovic in 2007.
He became the first teenage ATP 500 champion by winning the 2021 Citi Open.
He was active in skiing, football, and tennis as a child. After winning a national championship in skiing at age eight, Sinner switched his focus to tennis at age thirteen and moved to the Italian Riviera to train with veteran coach Riccardo Piatti.
Vs Carlos Alcaraz
There’s good reason why Carlos Alcaraz, 19, and Jannik Sinner, 21, keep bumping into each other when both prize money and trophies are at stake.
For starters, the #NextGen stars—not just the future of the sport, but the right now—keep going deep in the draw, week in, week out.
Each came into the US Open quarterfinals among the top five in match wins in 2022, the Spaniard Alcaraz with a tour-best 48 (and an ATP-leading four titles), the Italian Sinner with 42.
Sinner showed some serious resilience in the second set. He saved four set points, and overcame an around-the-back highlight-reel shot from Alcaraz that brought the crowd to its collective feet—forcing a tiebreak. Once there, he would save yet another set point to level the match at a set apiece.
And Carlos Alcaraz led 4-2 in the third and served for the set at 6-5, only to have Sinner flash his defensive skills and force a second consecutive tiebreak, one he rolled through with ease.
Alcaraz—mentored by a man who knows what it takes to win on this court, 2003 finalist Juan Carlos Ferrero—saved a match point with Sinner serving at 5-4, and two games later forced a fifth and final set.
Alcaraz would create two break points with Sinner serving at 3-4 in the fifth, converting the second for the last break he would need, before serving out one of the most epic matches in the annals of the tournament.
“I always say, you have to believe in yourself,” said Alcaraz, who remains in contention for becoming the youngest No. 1 in the history of the ATP rankings. “Hope is the last thing that you lose. I just believed in myself, believed in my game.”
Jannik Sinner us open
Carlos Alcaraz battled past Jannik Sinner in five sets to reach the US Open semi-finals on Thursday in the latest ever finish in the tournament’s 141-year history.
A thrilling 5hr 15min duel that finished at 2:50am local time ended with the 19-year-old Alcaraz claiming a 6-3, 6-7 (7/9), 6-7 (0/7), 7-5, 6-3 victory to advance to a last-four showdown with Frances Tiafoe of the United States on Friday.
The previous record for the latest finish to a US Open match was 2:26am, which had been set three times before.
The Spanish No.3 seed had edged past Croatia’s Marin Cilic in another five-set epic in the fourth round in a match that finished at 2.23am local time on Tuesday.
A crowd of a few thousand die-hard spectators roared their appreciation for Alcaraz as the Spaniard collapsed to the Arthur Ashe Stadium court in delight after a famous victory over Sinner, the 21-year-old Italian 11th seed.
“Honestly, I still don’t know I did it,” said Alcaraz after a win which came after he survived a match point in the fourth set.
“It was a high quality and unbelievable match. Jannik is a great player. His level is just amazing.
Ranking
He has been ranked as high as world No. 9 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on 1 November 2021, and world No. 124 in doubles, achieved on 27 September 2021.
Singles
| Highest ranking | No. 9 (1 November 2021) |
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| Current ranking | No. 13 (22 August 2022) |
Doubles
| Highest ranking | No. 124 (27 September 2021) |
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| Current ranking | No. 785 (22 August 2022) |
At the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, he recorded his first win at this Major over Stan Wawrinka.
He then beat Mikael Ymer, John Isner, and Carlos Alcaraz to reach his third career Grand Slam quarterfinal.
He lost to the top seed and eventual champion Novak Djokovic in five sets in the quarterfinals after being two sets to love up.
At the Croatia Open, Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final to win his first clay court title.
At the Cincinnati Masters, Sinner lost in the third round to Felix Auger Aliassime after being up a set, a break, and 2 match points.
Seeded 11th at the US Open he reached the fourth round for the second time at this Major, defeating Brandon Nakashima in four sets.
Next he defeated Ilya Ivashka in a five sets match lasting close to four hours, to reach the quarterfinals for the first time at this Major.
He became the youngest player to reach the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam events since Novak Djokovic in 2007-08.