Coco Gauff’s former coach predicts how many tournaments Jannik Sinner would have won if he did not suffer a three-month suspension

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Jannik Sinner is not playing like somebody who has been out of action for the last three months.

Before competing at the Italian Open, the World number one had not played since defending the Australian Open title in January.

This was due to a suspension he received for testing positive for the banned substance clostebol on two occasions in 2024.

Sinner’s ban is now over which meant he was eligible to play at his home tournament of the Italian Open. He has looked impressive throughout his campaign and is one of the favourites to take the title.

Coco Gauff’s former coach Brad Gilbert makes bold prediction about Jannik Sinner and the Race to Turin

During Sinner’s absence from the ATP Tour, he missed the Rotterdam Open, where he was the defending champion.

He also missed the Middle Eastern event, the Qatar Open, in addition to the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Rio and Argentina Opens.

Furthermore, Sinner could not compete at the Indian Wells Masters and Miami Open in March as well as April’s Monte Carlo Masters, Barcelona and Madrid Open events.

The World number one took no time to hit his stride in Rome after reaching the semi-finals without dropping a set.

He remains undefeated in 2025 and as he searches for more success, Coco Gauff’s former coach Brad Gilbert thinks Sinner would have several more tournaments this season had he not been banned.

The American wrote on X: “Had Sinner not been suspended and definitely didn’t deserve any, he probably would have won another 3-4 tournaments and had a big lead on the race.”

Where is Jannik Sinner in the ATP’s Race to Turin leaderboard?

Despite playing just two tournaments this season, Sinner is fourth in the Race to Turin leaderboard.

These are the rankings that determine the players that will qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals, which Sinner won for the first time in 2024.

He is 75 points behind Alexander Zverev, and 90 behind Jack Draper in second, while Carlos Alcaraz leads the way.

If Gilbert’s prediction was true, Sinner would indeed be at the top of the rankings having missed four Masters 1000 events and at least three ATP 500 events, especially being just 740 points behind Alcaraz.