Jannik Sinner, haters defeated: finest award arrives

Jannik Sinner’s trifecta: the Italian tennis player won for the third consecutive year the ATP ‘Fans’ Favourite’ award, reserved for the favorite athlete of all the fans in the world. Not even the Clostebol affair and fierce criticism on social media from various haters dented the dominance of the South Tyrolean tennis player, who had also won the award in 2024 and 2023. The Italian star was thus confirmed as the most beloved by the public, winning an award won 19 times in the past by Roger Federer, and once by Rafael Nadal. “Thank you so much for voting for me”, Sinner said in a special message to all the fans.

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“Winning once again the Fans’ Favourite award means everything to me, especially because of you – continued the Azure – It has been a very busy year, but you give me so much energy and love, especially when I take the court and play in front of you. It is the best feeling for us tennis players, so thank you from the bottom of my heart. I will prepare as best I can to be ready for next year, see you all very, very soon”. Sinner opened the year by winning the Australian Open. After a three-month suspension for the Clostebol case, he reached the finals in Rome and Roland Garros before winning the Wimbledon tournament for the first time.

Sinner finished the season in second place behind Carlos Alcaraz, finishing the year with fireworks: 15 consecutive wins and titles in Vienna, Paris and the ATP Finals, where he finished undefeated the last two years. Sinner ended the season with 58 wins and just six losses. In the past, the Blue won the “Rookie of the Year” award in 2019, while in 2023 he won the award as the player with the best progress over the course of the year. Todd Woodbridge, the’former world number one doubles player, made a prediction about him: “I think he can make it all the way to 5, 6, maybe 7 Wimbledons, if all goes well”.

“The rivalry I would like to see the most in 2026 is between Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner. I think Nole is trying to stop Sinner from getting to his numbers, kind of what was happening when Djokovic was getting close to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. This year I was almost sure Carlos Alcaraz would win at Wimbledon, and instead Sinner won”.

Sinner is currently in Dubai, where he is working on his physical preparation to be at his best in January when he competes in the Australian Open, the tournament he has won for the past two years. Among the rivals who want to catch up with him is Lorenzo Musetti, who has hired super coach Jose Perlas in hopes of closing the gap with Jannik: “Having played against him also helped me realize how far I was from that level”.