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The'former number one explains why Jannik Sinner is the most popular of all

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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. L’Azzurro did so by disproving predictions that gave him an underdog over Carlos Alcaraz because of the Clostebol case, which forced him to a three-month suspension in the first part of the season. Instead, the South Tyrolean champion took the prize again, confirming himself as the most popular of them all and putting him in the wake of Roger Federer, who won the title 19 consecutive times before retiring.

Martino DavidiCarlos Alcaraz warned: “You have to do like Jannik Sinner”

Carlos Alcaraz warned: "You must learn from Jannik Sinner"
The'former British number one tennis player, Greg Rusedski, sent a message to the Murcia outfielder

Alcaraz has often complained about the ATP circuit calendar
"Sooner or later they will kill us, so many players will lose tournaments to injuries"
"I won’t lie, it happened to me several times that I didn’t want to go to a tournament"

According to Rusedski, Alcaraz needs to learn from the'example of Jannik Sinner, who in the season finale gave up the Davis Cup just to rest

In addition, unlike Alcaraz, Sinner also gave up the December exhibition matches, focusing on his physical preparation

"He did nothing during the offseason and missed the Davis Cup. Alcaraz, on the other hand, played in Tokyo and was injured"
"He got injured at the ATP Finals. He did not play the Davis Cup but then played some exhibitions at the end of the year", he told the podcast "Off court with Greg"
"He is young and can bounce back, but I think he needs to be a little bit' smarter with his programming"

Alcaraz and Sinner will return to face each other at the beginning of the year in South Korea, in an exhibition d'appetizer match of the Australian Open

The’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 darling of the fans: “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&#8217s what made him the favorite again this year. The way he handled it after such a defeat, only to win a few weeks later 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 had more predictable tennis. But I think he made himself loved especially after Roland Garros, just like Amanda Anisimova did at Wimbledon after her defeat”. Jannik Sinner is doing his physical preparation in Dubai in preparation for the 2026 season, which will begin with the Australian Open.

In the meantime, tickets for the 2026 Nitto ATP Finals are already going fast. The ticket office, which opened at the end of the 2025 edition won by Jannik Sinner, is registering record numbers well in advance of the tournament taking place. As of today, in fact, 100,019 tickets have already been sold, accounting for 54 percent of the total available.

A result that testifies to the extraordinary response of the public and the growing interest around the Turin event. Comparison with the past further reinforces the value of the figure: by the same date in 2024, 19,537 more tickets had been sold to the general public, an increase of 31.86 percent. A leap forward that shows a net and steady growth in demand.

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