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Alexandre Pato launches a special challenge with Jannik Sinner

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To watch the Intercontinental Cup final played at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, there was a special guest: Jannik Sinner. The world tennis number two watched the match between Paris Saint Germain and Flamengo from a special stand reserved for VIPS and also got to cross paths with Alexandre Pato and Alessandro Del Piero. The former Brazilian star captured the moment and shared the photo on social media, where he is followed by more than 5 million people. “Del Piero: train because with Jannik I&#8217ve agreed to beat you” it reads.

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Jannik Sinner is the'man of the year, also on Wikipedia.
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On top of users’ interests is once again tennis.
For the second year in a row, Jannik Sinner is the most visited entry of 2025, confirming first place in the Top 10.
His great rival, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, also appears in the ranking, taking eighth place.

The ranking also strongly reflects current affairs.

In a jubilee year marked by the death of a Pontiff, the podium features Pope Francis and his successor, Leo XIV.
Further back also appear the entry “List of Popes” (sixth) and Pope John Paul II, which closes the Top 10.
Wide coverage of entertainment and music.
In fourth place, with over 2.6 million views, is Lucio Corsi, star of the Sanremo Festival.
Also in the music sphere, Olly could have made the Top 10 if the accesses to the previous entries then merged into redirects had been added up.
No shortage of true crime. Seventh position for Ed Gein, the notorious U.S. serial killer known as the “Butcher of Plainfield.”

The photo received thousands of ‘likes’ in just a few hours and was re-shared by many users. Jannik Sinner’s tennis qualities are known all over the world, but the racquet star also does well with his feet: often before matches he decides to dilute the tension with a few dribbles using the tennis ball. Jannik Sinner is also a big Milan fan, and when he is not busy with tournaments around the world, you can see him at the San Siro to support the Rossoneri team.

Jannik Sinner won for the third consecutive year the ATP Fans’ Favorite Award, the recognition reserved for the most popular tennis player on the entire circuit according to tennis fans. The Azzurro did so by disproving predictions that he was an underdog to Carlos Alcaraz because of the Clostebol case, which forced him into a three-month suspension in the early part of the season. Instead, the South Tyrolean champion took the prize again, confirming himself as the most popular of all and putting him in the wake of Roger Federer, who won the title 19 consecutive times before retiring.

Former world number one doubles player, Rennae Stubbs, 60 career titles won including four Grand Slam tournaments, at the microphones of his podcast tried to explain why, despite all that has happened, Jannik Sinner remains the fans’ darling: “I have a theory. For me, the way he handled the defeat at Roland Garros made him even more popular for so many fans”.

“I think that is what made him the favorite again this year. The way he handled it after such a defeat, and then won a few weeks later in the Wimbledon tournament, was incredible. The way he talked about his defeat in Paris, the way he expressed his admiration for Carlos even after the knockout at the U.S. Open and what he said, how he opened up, how humble he was in explaining that he has more predictable tennis.”

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