Not only this morning became the only tennis player reached the quarterfinals in four Grand Slams -Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open- during this same period, but also established thosehis name among four other legends of this sport.
Jannik Sinner is already one of those five tennis players age 23 or younger who reached the quarterfinals of four Grand Slams in the same seasonafter winning the round of 16 this morning at the US Open. The Italian continues to meet precocity records, showing an amazing level at a young age.
And he achieved this at the age of 23 only. The first tennis player to achieve this was the Czech Ivan Lendl in 1983. Ten years later he achieved it Peter Sampras (1993) and in the 21st century they did it Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic. The Spanish legend beat it in 2008, while ‘Nole’ achieved it two years later (2010).
The Italian, who was embroiled in controversy for testing positive for clostebol, once again showed his best version at the event in New York. sinfulnumber one in the world, and Medvedevfifth in the ATP rankings, will meet tomorrow in a early graduation in the quarterfinals of the US Open.
Tennis players who reach the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slams in a single year
Under 24 years of age
1983: Ivan Lendl
1993: Pete Sampras
2008: Rafael Nadal
2010: Novak Djokovic
2024: Jannik Sinner
Source: La Verdad
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