Jannik Sinner number one, Adriano Panatta is confident: “This is not an end point.”
The analysis of Adriano Panatta
After Nicola Pietrangeli, Adriano Panatta also wanted to celebrate Jannik Sinner's historic feat of becoming the first Italian tennis player to become number one in the world. "Pulling hard on the lines, that is how you win in tennis;. Jannik knows how to do it better than anyone right now and that's why he's become number one. He's the strongest and the fact that the overtaking of Nole came about because of the Serbian’s retirement does not detract from his extraordinary path accomplished in these few months where he won as many as 33 matches out of 35 played" began the Italian tennis legend at the microphones of the "Corriere della Sera".
"Sinner was already playing as number one for a long time and came to the date with the overtaking fully aware of his strength. There is no casualness or predestination in his new achievement, but work, attention, preparation and spirit of sacrifice. The fine team behind him has given him a helping hand. Leading a tennis player to the top of our sport, però never è a point of arrival. Rather a new beginning that will present new difficulties, new challenges and new sacrifices" continued the Rome native.
"From the number one in the world victory is expected and Sinner will be asked by people already from this Roland Garros. He will have to try to stay on top as long as possible. The gains will increase, of course, but so will the responsibilities. It will be crucial for him to become number one mentally as well" added the class of 1950.
"Djokovic aside, the opponents who can most challenge him in the long run are Alcaraz and maybe Zverev. Then there will be the ones of the day and the ones of the future will present themselves shortly. Right now I don’t see who can beat him. If I got to know him, having reached the top è a new challenge that Sinner has every intention of winning" concluded Adriano Panatta.
