Wawrinka & impressive numbers: The Sinner fairy tale continues

Sinner solved the problem with his victory in the last one Qualifying round against Mario Vilella Martinez the ticket for the US Open main draw. There the Sesto native was drawn with the Swiss tennis star Stan Wawrinka (ATP 24). He has already celebrated numerous great successes in his career: Wawrinka won the Australian Open in 2014 and was even number 3 in the world for a short time. In 2015, the Swiss, who is particularly famous and infamous for his backhand, triumphed at the French Open, and the following year he also won the US Open. Wawrinka has already collected a total of $33 million in prize money in his career.

From position 1159 to 126th So Sinner is dealing with a real star. However, the fact that the man from Sexten is in the first round of the US Open is in itself a sensation, considering that a year ago Sinner was still number 1159 (!) in the world. On Monday, the Pusterer will appear in position 126. Sinner, who celebrated his 18th birthday last week, is the only player born in 2001 to be in the main draw of the US Open.

In addition, the Sesto native, dubbed the Italian Wonder Kid by the American media, is the youngest Azzurro in 31 years in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. Only Diego Nargiso was younger at the 1988 Australian Open at 17 years and 10 months. And: For the first time in tennis history, two South Tyroleans, Pusterer and Andreas Seppi, are in the main field of a Grand Slam tournament.

“It just feels good.” Jannik Sinner Sinner said the following about his entry into the peloton: “It feels good. I'm really happy to have made it into the peloton. I'm always trying to improve my game and have new experiences. Now I'm just happy to have passed the qualifications. I played my game and controlled the match.”

Whatever the outcome of the match against Wawrinka on Tuesday night – Sinner has already made a promise for the future.

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Wawrinka & impressive numbers: The Sinner fairy tale continues

Jannik Sinner continues his personal success story: On Friday, the newly turned 18-year-old qualified for the US Open and is now in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. The Sesto native has impressive numbers – and is now meeting a true star of the scene.

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