Jannik Sinner is "a problem for tennis" debate rages in England

Here we go again: after last years’ criticism of the Clostebol affair, the British press is back at it again against Jannik Sinner, who has literally dominated the ATP circuit scene in recent months. The world number one has won the first five Masters 1000s in 2026 and comes into Roland Garros as the overwhelming favorite after Carlos Alcaraz’s injury. A resounding dominance, which according to the Telegraph would be detrimental to tennis. According to the British newspaper, the overwhelming dominance of the South Tyrolean tennis player has made men’s tennis predictable and devoid of pathos (‘one-horse race,’ a race with only one favorite) and is taking interest away from the sport.

With Novak Djokovic on the wane and Carlos Alcaraz out with a wrist problem, Sinner according to the British newspaper has no rivals and is poised for a triumphant march in both Paris and Wimbledon against opponents he has beaten repeatedly in recent months such as Zverev and Medvedev. Also according to the newspaper, the lack of rivalry or uncertainty in the predictions will hurt the ATP circuit, which risks losing the interest of the public.

A debatable thesis, to which former British number one Tim Henman replied dryly, totally against it to the microphones of Tennis365: “I don’t agree. I think what Sinner is doing is absolutely phenomenal. Physically, mentally and technically, he has risen to another level. We always knew that he was a great player, but to be able to play with this kind of consistency against the best players in the world and dominate them is absolutely incredible.”

“With Alcaraz out of the picture ahead of Roland Garros, it’s really Sinner against the rest of the board. And if I had to choose, I would take Sinner any day of the week. But nothing is a foregone conclusion. You only have to look at Dimitrov’s performance against Sinner at Wimbledon last year to see what can happen. You have to try different things against him, although it’s very hard to imagine him losing at Roland Garros after the last few incredible months.”