‘Jannik Sinner is a top-10 material’

Like many others, the previous Roland Garros champion Adriano Panatta acknowledges his younger compatriot Jannik Sinner’s wealthy and huge expertise. In Panatta’s opinion, Jannik could have the chance to crack the top-10 this 12 months if he stays wholesome.

The principle precedence ought to stay on enjoying as many matches as doable and conserving a teen away from large expectations at Majors, at the least for a few extra years. Panatta likes Jannik’s maturity and the group he constructed round himself, feeling assured about his future.

Sinner completed the season behind us because the youngest top-100 participant and the one teenager within the unique group! The San Candido native, who lives and trains in Monte Carlo, made an unbelievable journey within the earlier two seasons, ranging from outdoors the top-500 in 2019 and discovering himself within the top-40 on the finish of 2020!

Jannik turned one of many youngest gamers with three Challenger titles in a season in 2019, cracked the top-100 in November and completed the 12 months with a flourish after conquering the ATP Subsequent Gen Finals at dwelling in Milan.

The teenager made a sluggish begin of 2020, reaching the quarter-final in Rotterdam and ready for September to point out his high quality on the Rome Masters.

Adriano Pannta backs Jannik Sinner to crack the top-10 in 2021.

Discovering his A-game, Jannik gained 15 of the season’s last 19 matches, settled into the top-40 and established himself because the one to look at sooner or later.

Jannik turned the primary participant born in 2001 with a Main quarter-final in Paris, battling bravely in opposition to Rafael Nadal and exhibiting his full potential. Carried by that momentum, the Italian claimed the primary ATP title in Sofia on the finish of the season, changing into the youngest ATP champion since Kei Nishikori in Delray Seashore 2008 and gathering a lift forward of 2021.

“Jannik has wonderful qualities, and he may crack the top-10 this 12 months. He proved to have what it takes to be a champion, beating Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Jannik constructed an ideal group round him, with individuals who know the best way to educate him and maintain him on the precise path.

Jannik causes like he’s 25 or 26, whereas he nonetheless has to develop bodily. Riccardo Piatti is taking small steps with him, conserving Jannik away from large expectations in his early years on the Tour. Jannik’s tennis is common, and it really works properly on each laborious and clay.

Nonetheless, he’ll lose some matches in opposition to the lower-ranked rivals; that at all times occurs. For Jannik, it’s important to keep away from accidents within the season forward of us and play and plenty of encounters as doable and collect expertise,” Adriano Panatta mentioned.