Sinner new blue number 1, is the 28th in history

From this morning Jannik Sinner is the new number 1 in Italy for the ATP ranking. The South Tyrolean is number one overtakes Matteo Berrettini (down to number 15) who, regardless of the waiver for the covid, would still have lost the national leadership following the decision of the ATP not to assign points in the just-concluded edition of the Championships as a response the exclusion from the tournament of Russian and Belarusian players. Matteo leaves the kingdom, conquered on October 14, 2019, after 121 consecutive weeks spent at the summit (without considering the 22 frozen for the pandemic from March to August 2020).

Berrettini

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That of the Roman is the second longest reign in the history of the ATP after the overall 157 weeks spent by Filippo Volandri as Italy’s number 1 from 12 May 2003 to 14 May 2006. Berrettini, with 121 weeks as leader, is the eighth Italian with more weeks from number 1 after Fabio Fognini (292), Adriano Panatta (284), Filippo Volandri (218), Andreas Seppi (215), Andrea Gaudenzi (214), Corrado Barazzutti (198) and Paolo Canè (191). On a par with Berrettini is Renzo Furlan (121) and just behind Omar Camporese (119).

The youngest

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Jannik Sinner is the 28th number 1 in Italy in the ATP ranking, the fifth youngest after Diego Nargiso, Andrea Gaudenzi, Claudio Pistolesi and Cristiano Caratti. Nargiso, born on March 15, 1970, was number 1 for the first time on October 3, 1988 at 18 years, 6 months and 18 days. Andrea Gaudenzi, born on 30 July 1973, was number 1 on 4 October 1993 at 20 years, 2 months and 4 days. Claudio Pistolesi, born on 25 August 1967, was number 1 on 16 May 1988 at 20 years, 8 months and 21 days. Cristiano Caratti, born on May 24, 1970, was number 1 on February 25, 1991 at 20 years, 9 months and one day. Sinner will be 20 years, 10 months and 25 days on Monday.

The other Italians

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Since the ATP ranking has existed (23 August 1973), Adriano Panatta, Paolo Bertolucci, Corrado Barazzutti, Claudio Panatta, Gianni Ocleppo, Francesco Cancellotti, Paolo Canè, Claudio Pistolesi, Massimiliano Narducci, Diego Nargiso, Omar Camporese have been number 1 in Italy. , Cristiano Caratti, Renzo Furlan, Gianluca Pozzi, Andrea Gaudenzi, Stefano Pescosolido, Davide Sanguinetti, Laurence Tieleman, Filippo Volandri, Daniele Bracciali, Potito Starace, Andreas Seppi, Simone Bolelli, Fabio Fognini, Paolo Lorenzi, Marco Cecchinato, Matteo Berrettini and from today Jannik Sinner.

The duel

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In the next few weeks, a close head-to-head between Sinner and Berrettini is taking place, with the national leadership at the end of the year at stake. Sinner tries to be one for the first time, Berrettini instead for the fourth consecutive year, to equal, in the computer age, the record of Adriano Panatta (1973-1976), Paolo Canè (1986-1989) and Filippo Volandri (2003- 2006). The absolute record belongs to Nicola Pietrangeli, number 1 in Italy for 11 years between 1959 and 1970 (again with the exception of 1963).