Jannik Sinner finds solace without playing, setting a record like Roger Federer
Jannik Sinner’s season ended early, but the numbers still tell the story of an extraordinary year. After his triumph at Wimbledon against Alexander Zverev—which earned him his second title at the Championships—the South Tyrolean did not return to the court. The five consecutive Masters 1000 titles he won from Indian Wells to Rome, along with his victory on the grass courts of London, remain among the most prestigious achievements of his career, but there is another statistic that attests to his consistency at the highest level: Sinner has joined the select group of champions capable of finishing at least three consecutive seasons with a winning percentage above 90% in the Open Era.
An exclusive club that includes legends such as Björn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, and Roger Federer. The Spaniard? No, the reference is entirely to tennis history: no one, with the exception of Borg, has managed to surpass this threshold for four consecutive seasons. Sinner, with the results he achieved between 2024 and 2026, has instead secured a place among the leading figures in this special ranking.
The Italian’s numbers are impressive. In 2024, he finished with 73 wins and just six losses, for a winning percentage of 92.4%. In 2025, he recorded 58 wins and six losses, for a 90.6% win rate. In 2026, despite an early exit, he reached 44 wins and three losses, bringing his win rate to 93.6%. His overall record for the three-year period stands at 175 wins and 15 losses, for a winning percentage of 92.1%. This achievement places him among champions capable of dominating the tour for extended periods, maintaining an exceptional level of performance season after season.
The last player to achieve this before him was Roger Federer. The Swiss player had ended 2004 with 74 wins and six losses, for a 92.5% win rate, before rising to 95.3% in 2005, with 81 wins and four losses, and to 94.8% in 2006, thanks to 92 wins and five losses. His overall record for the three-year period is 247 wins and 15 losses, for a winning percentage of 94.3%.
Before that, it was Ivan Lendl’s turn, who dominated between 1985 and 1987. The Czechoslovakian recorded 84 wins and seven losses in 1985, 74 wins and six losses in 1986, and another 74 wins against seven losses in 1987. His overall record for the three-year period was 92.1%, with 232 wins and 20 losses.
Jimmy Connors had also achieved this milestone in the 1970s. Between 1974 and 1976, he had a record of 274 wins and 20 losses, for an overall winning percentage of 93.2%. A dominance built on three consecutive seasons of the highest caliber. The all-time record, however, belongs to Björn Borg, the only tennis player of the Open Era to exceed a 90% win rate for four consecutive seasons. The Swede achieved this between 1977 and 1980, with win percentages of 91.8%, 91.9%, 93.3%, and 92.1%, respectively.
Over four years, Borg racked up 311 wins and 26 losses, for an overall winning percentage of 92.3%. This is a feat that no one else has been able to replicate—not even Federer, Connors, or Lendl, who each managed only three consecutive seasons. However, when considering the best three-year stretches, the rankings change. Federer ranks first with 94.3%, followed by Connors with 93.2%, Borg with 92.5%, Sinner with 92.1%, and Lendl with 92.06%.
