Sinner: "I never thought I would reach accumulating so many weeks as number 1"

Diego Jiménez Rubio | 19 Jun 2025 | 07.38

Jannik Sinner, weeks as number 1. Photo: gettyimages

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More than a year entrenched in the tennis world's watchtower. Jannik Sinner has become this week the fourth player with the longest tenure at the ATP ranking number 1 during his first breakthrough in this position. Present at the Halle tournament, the Italian is aware that he will continue to expand that count and speaks about it openly.

They say records are meant to be broken, but some seem impossible to reach. Proof of this is that Jannik Sinner already seems like an eternal number 1, the Italian having imposed a colossal reign thanks to his consistency and steadiness for over a year, but he is far from the record holders in this statistic. He has accumulated 54 weeks at the top of the ATP ranking, marking his first time in that position. It's not easy to stay at the top for so long as a newcomer, as evidenced by the fact that Hewitt (75), Connors (160), and Federer (237) are the only ones ahead of him in this statistic.

- Sinner is the fourth player in history with the longest initial streak as number 1

Yes, you read it correctly. Federer spent 237 weeks as the best player on the planet, starting the count from the first week he stepped into that position. How long will Sinner stay? It doesn't seem like the Italian is too worried about it from his statements on atptour.com. "It's a great honor to be part of these names, but I haven't stopped being myself. I want to keep writing my own story, and the only thing that concerns me is to be a better player every day. I consider the ranking to be a true reflection of your work during a season. I'm achieving brilliant results with great consistency, and I hope to continue like this," he commented.

"I never thought I would reach this position and spend so many weeks in it. It's incredible to see myself in this situation right now, things have changed a lot in a very short time. Now I know my potential and I know I can achieve great success if I play well. I really enjoy seeing myself as number 1, but the key is to feel that I keep progressing," affirms Jannik Sinner, who has secured his reign until after Wimbledon 2025 and, depending on what happens at the British Grand Slam, could see his tenure at risk from Alcaraz.

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