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Jannik Sinner, a former tennis player turns the tables and sets a deadline

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Jannik Sinner approaches the American trip with less reassuring feelings than imagined at the beginning of the season. The year 2026 did not start with the expected momentum: after the semifinal lost at the Australian Open to Novak Djokovic, there also came the elimination in the quarterfinals of the Doha ATP 500 at the hands of the Czech Jakub Mensik. Two stops that raised questions about the performance of the world No. 2, who appeared far from the levels of recent years.

Andrea GussoniJannik Sinner under pressure: “Questions must be asked”

Jannik Sinner always under pressure: "You have to ask yourself questions"
The Blue's early 2026 defeats divide the tennis world

C'is those who argue that it is a short drop, those who instead think of a crisis

In the Nothing Major Show podcast, the two former U.S. tennis players Sam Querrey and Steve Johnson warned the'Blue

"He should not panic, but if he did not win at least one tournament between Indian Wells and Miami…"

"Then we should start asking ourselves questions", said Johnson
"He absolutely has to win one. Otherwise, I think there really is a problem", Querrey
Sinner will not have points to defend in these tournaments because last season he was suspended
The Blue was defeated in the'ATP 500 by Jakub Mensik
The world number two is now detached over 3 thousand points from Carlos Alcaraz

Turning the finger on the sore spot was then the former U.S. tennis player Steve Johnson, according to whom ithe performance in the so-called Sunshine Double will be crucial in assessing the true magnitude of the moment: “There is no reason to panic, but if he doesn’t win Indian Wells or the Miami Open, then we will have to start asking questions. Simply because he is so good. He has earned it,” he told We Love Tennis.

The former U.S. player then added: “I don’t think he has lost to anyone but Alcaraz in almost two years. If he were to start losing more often to players other than Carlos, it would be quite disconcerting. But he has set that bar himself: he can only compare himself to the level he has imposed on his own performance in the last three years”.

Between champions, however, we always understand each other: Jannik Sinner wanted to celebrate Dorothea Wierer, the biathlon legend who ended her career in Milan Cortina 2026, with a message on social media.

The Azzurro, who came into the crosshairs in recent weeks after defeats at the Australian Open and the ATP 500 in Doha, first commented on Dorothea’s post about the end of her career with three special emoticons (heart eyes, flames, and applause), and then re-shared the message in his Instagram stories.

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