Has the Sinner era arrived in tennis?

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The difficulty is not in arriving, but in staying. A saying full of truth that has exemplified fleeting flashes of great tennis players, that has distinguished legends from stars, and that has created the highest possible filter in the most absolute elite of the ATP circuit. It was a phrase that tested Jannik Sinner after his first major success just a year ago... a test that was more than surpassed: in twelve months, he has won seven 'major titles', has not lost a single match on hard courts at Grand Slam level, and already has three major triumphs, just one behind his great generational rival, Carlos Alcaraz, whom not long ago he saw far behind. Has the 'Sinner era' begun?

This is the question we have tried to answer in a very extensive debate structured in three main blocks. The first, to briefly answer that question; the second, to determine to what extent the dominance of the Italian on hard courts is historical and if it can be compared to the dominance of the members of the Big Three; and finally, which rivals can threaten this dominance, standing alongside the Italian at the top and creating historic rivalries on the circuit.

SHARED DOMINANCE YET BEING THE LEADING FIGURE

The general conclusions of our presentation point in one direction: it is still very premature to qualify the coming years as the era of Sinner and nothing more, that is, granting Jannik the exclusive dominance. However, he has all the qualities to be the great leader of the circuit based on his consistency, steadiness, and voracious hunger for victory: after more than twelve months without lowering his pace, distractions beyond the court do not seem to exist, his safe place, and he shows an almost obsessive fixation on improving and evolving in every area of his tennis (as he demonstrated in the Australian final, pressuring Zverev, for example, with a drop shot that not long ago was not part of his repertoire).

However, his evolution on 'natural' courts will determine to what extent his name will stand out comfortably in the summaries of each year as the best. In that territory, the variety and resources of a fully focused Carlos Alcaraz, eager to take the lead in the rivalry that should elevate his tennis in the coming years, strip him of clear favoritism; not only that, there are still many seasons left and great names could emerge to push the Spaniard and Italian to the limit (see Joao Fonseca, Learner Tien, or the progress that more age-appropriate players like Holger Rune or Ben Shelton could make).

In any case, to conclude, in the video attached in this article, we delve deeper and in detail into all these issues, analyzing meticulously the aspects that make the Italian and his reign special, dissecting the present and near future of our sport, and outlining different obstacles that Jannik may encounter. We hope you enjoy it!

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