Jannik Sinner: the 2025 challenge between Slam and clay

Let's rename it his Grand Slam or the feat of a lifetime. But in 2025 the real challenge of Jannik Sinner will continue to amaze, maybe even on the Red earth. Yes, to make Italy jump on the couch once again, accustomed to champions and to a boy in his early twenties capable of winning 73 matches (and we're only talking about the official ones) in a year. The fantastic three - Federer, Djokovic and that Nadal who has just left the scene - have demonstrated it: the career of the modern tennis player can become very long, almost touching the 'XNUMXs.' The key is therefore this: preserve the physique and add something new to your repertoire every year. If Rafa has gotten closer to the court over the years, King Roger has worked on his topspin backhand and has taken a bigger racket to return to winning a Slam, a surprise move is also expected from the South Tyrolean in 2025. Much of the work revolves around programming, in particular – and this is obvious – the Slam events. Just like last year, Jannik decided in January to start directly from the big target, the Australian Open, avoiding early season tournaments.

While you read he trains in the heat of Dubai. The climate is not so far from the scorching Australian summer that will be halfway with the land of his coach Darren Cahill. But the Italian will still have the chance to test the fast Australian thanks to the Opening Week, scheduled from 7 to 10 January at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. These are exhibition matches with charity purposes that will be played at the Rod Laver Arena. Djokovic and Alcaraz will also be present.

From there, few variations on the theme compared to the first part of last year: Slam in Australia, ATP 500 in Rotterdam. Then the ATP in Doha (17-22 February). At that point in the year, the ruling of the CAS in Lausanne could have already arrived after the Wada appeal on the Clostebol case, with the shadow of a possible disqualification. Small aside: yesterday the Czech tennis player Mensik was subjected to an anti-doping test during the toilet break of his match at the Next Gen ATP Finals.

Returning to Jannik, he will remain at the top of the ranking until the end of the Australian Open, equaling Alcaraz's 34 weeks (but Sinner's will be consecutive).

Everything suggests that this year the focus is on red. There is more than one satisfaction to be had given that the king of concrete ( ) boasts only one title out of the 18 won (Umag 2022) on Red earth. Partly because last year his hip started to make itself felt right there in Monte Carlo, a tournament almost at home for the South Tyrolean. Then came the cancellation in Rome to begin treatment, and you can bet on it: the Italian can't wait to do well at the Foro. In 2024 Sinner lost a good chunk of opportunities due to his hip and the nightmare of the doping case, which kept him awake at Wimbledon. In 2025 there's the chance to take everything that's left. And Sinner is already more determined than ever.