Jannik Sinner experienced another phenomenal season on the ATP Tour in 2025, where he clinched six titles.
Carlos Alcaraz is the year-end number one, but Sinner is right behind him in second, and had another season to remember on the ATP Tour.
The Italian picked up a huge 58 wins and suffered just six losses, winning two Grand Slam titles along the way.
He reached all four Grand Slam finals in a dominant year, although only managed to lift the trophies at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
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Leading coach says Jannik Sinner is ‘the most deceptive good athlete’
Sinner is already a four-time Grand Slam champion aged 24, with the ATP superstar now drawing praise from Andy Roddick and Jon Wertheim ahead of another season.
Roddick said on his Served podcast: “He comes out and his stock game is I am going to get on my front foot and once I do you can’t get away from me. There is nowhere to go.
“You can’t go through me, once I get a hold of a rally, which is oftentimes from the return, you can’t get control of the rally again unless you are Carlos.
“He has the ability to create spin, drop shots, movement. He is the only person that can get out of it once he is in it.”
And Wertheim added: “I had a coach say something very similar, which is that he is the most deceptive good athlete.
“We are not talking about [Gael] Monfils, we are talking about someone who puts himself in position to start dictating play.
“You look at his legs and his stride and sometimes athleticism is crazy tweeners, other times it’s getting out in front and getting one shot into a rally and knowing you are controlling play and you are imposing yourself because of your athleticism.”
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ATP stats suggest Jannik Sinner had a better season than Carlos Alcaraz
Sinner truly is a sight to behold on the court, with his power and speed combining to produce a world-class talent.
And while his six titles may have been behind the eight of Alcaraz in 2025, the stats strongly suggest that he was indeed the better player.
The ATP Tour stats focus on three key areas; serve, return and pressure, and Sinner remarkably occupies first place in all three categories.
His rival Alcaraz follows closely behind in second for return leaders and pressure leaders, but is down in 10th place for serve leaders.
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