Jannik sinner This is no longer a promise from the tennis elite, it is now a reality. The Italian, who will only turn 22 in the coming days, climbed another hierarchy within his competitiveness by winning the 2023 edition of the Canadian Masters 1000 against the Australian Alex De Miñaur, by partials of 6- 4, 6-1.

Sinner’s trajectory is not the type to follow a controlled pace. In 2018 he made his professional debut on the ATP Tour and in November 2021 he was already in the top 10 of the world rankings. The summer of 2023 marks a new milestone in his career by winning his first trophy in a Mastery 1000.

“It means a lot to me, it’s a great result. It’s something I can share with everyone I’m close to in my daily life. It’s a nice moment to share with them and we are doing things well, this result makes us feel good, stronger and makes us want to work even harder in the future.

The Canadian trophy has a much more special taste for Sinner and his team as it was his third attempt to win a Masters 1000. His first venture into this category was at Miami 2021, but his inexperience caused him to stumble in two sets against Hubert Hurkacz; repeated the Miami final this year, but fell to Daniel Medvedev.

The Canadian tournament, where he came seventh, therefore allowed him to strengthen his career. His journey in North America began with a victory over his compatriot Matteo Berrettini, against the historic Andy Murray in the round of 16, against Gaël Monfils in the quarter-finals and against Tommy Paul in the semi-final.

Already in the last battle he left Alex De Minaur lying in 1 hour and 29 minutes, maintaining his effectiveness at 100% against this opponent, since he accumulated five victories in the same number of matches, a rivalry that began from the final. of the 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals.

In the decisive confrontation in Toronto, an equal narrative was offered, because although Sinner led in the first set 2-0 then 4-2, each time he was equalized by a hanging De Miñaur to also win his first Masters 1000 Trophybut after 6-4 everything was in rhythm for the Italian.

The finalists took advantage of the spotlight to go all out after the early elimination of the main seeds, as Carlos Alcaraz, number 1, was eliminated in the quarterfinals, as was Daniil Medvedev, number 2. Those who completed the top 5 and did not even reach the quarter-finals: Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune.

Sinner’s victory made him the first Italian to win a Masters 1000 on hard court since such tournaments took place on the Tour in 1990. Fabio Fognini was the first tennis player from his country to win an overall trophy in this category, but he did it. on clay, at Monte Carlo 2019.

Additionally, according to Opta statistics, Sinner became the first Italian in the Open Era to string together three years with 40 or more wins in the Open Era. the highest level of tennis. The number 40 of this 2023 was obtained in the semi-final of the Canadian Masters, when he let the American Tommy Paul lie.

In total, Jannik has achieved eight titles in his career and an efficiency of 72% in the ATP Tour finals, since he has lost only three episodes. Six of their trophies are level 250, one is over 500 and Canada’s trophies overshadow them by being a Mastery 1000; became a winner in November 2020.

On the economic side, Jannik Sinner pocketed $1,019,335 with his trophy in Canada and will thus exceed 10 million over his entire career. He also made a jump in the rankings ahead of the 2023 ATP Finals, moving from sixth to fourth place with 4,175 points, putting him behind only Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev.