According to statistics, in Indian Wells Jannik had the best point conversion percentage with the two fundamentals. A change in service will be needed for the definitive leap in quality… like Federer
Immediately after his defeat against Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals at Indian Wells, Jannik Sinner was asked what was the difference between him and the Spaniard: “Simple, the service”, the blue answered without hesitation. And remaining within the sphere of the single challenge, that of Saturday evening, it is difficult to blame him. Just one figure, which explains a lot: Sinner fielded 50% of primes, Alcaraz 78%. With these percentages, it is very difficult (if not impossible) to think of having the better of the world number one, more generally with players of the highest level, a category which certainly includes the phenomenal 19-year-old Spaniard.