As Jannik Sinner prepares for a return to the hard courts of Cincinnati, where he is the defending champion, the question begs to be answered: Can anyone stop the World No. 1?

The answer, unfortunately for the rest of the Tour, is probably not. The Italian has now gone almost an entire year since his last defeat on a hard court. No prizes for guessing who that was against, Carlos Alcaraz, who, up until the Wimbledon final , looked to be Sinner’s kryptonite.

Sinner the hardcourt machine

His hard court record since the beginning of Cincinnati last year is an incredible 37-1, including a Major title defence in Australia.

In 2024, Sinner won an impressive seven hard-court Tour-level titles, including two Major titles and the ATP Finals. He went 53-3 for the year, dominance only seen bef

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