Jannik Sinner Officially Adds New Tournament To His 2025 Schedule
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Jannik Sinner's 2025 schedule will look slightly different from 2024 after the ATP world No. 1 was confirmed for a tournament he did not play at this year.
Sinner and his team may have been hesitant to do anything different next season after the success he achieved in 2024. The 23-year-old was the most outstanding ATP player in the world.
After winning the Davis Cup with Team Italy to end 2023, Sinner's breakthrough 2024 season included securing maiden Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open and US Open, overcoming Daniil Medvedev and Taylor Fritz in those finals.
Other successes include winning the ATP Finals on home soil in Turin and playing a pivotal role in Team Italy claiming back-to-back Davis Cup titles in Malaga after beating the Netherlands in the final.
Sinner, who finished 2024 as the year-end No. 1, recorded multiple insane achievements during the season. An example was becoming the first man in tennis history to win two Grand Slams, the ATP Finals, and the Davis Cup, in the same year.
The young star managed to achieve all that despite the anxiety surrounding his doping case. Sinner tested positive for the banned substance clostebol at March's Indian Wells Open but was initially cleared by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).
However, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed that decision and wants Sinner banned for one to two years. The Court of Arbitration for Sport will not rule on the case before February 11th, and the exact date is currently unknown.
That means the opening months of Sinner's season could be disrupted if the ruling does not go the way he wants, but the Italian has still planned for the opening months of 2025 as if he will be able to compete as usual.
Darren Cahill, one of Sinner's two coaches, previously indicated part of his player's schedule would be changed because this year's French Open semifinalist did not get enough time to prepare on clay after the Miami Open.
Sinner's participation at next year's Munich Open was subsequently announced. That event takes place the week after the Monte-Carlo Masters, almost certainly guaranteeing that he will not play at the opening ATP Masters 1000 event of 2025 on clay.
The US Open champion's schedule for the opening three months of hard court tournaments is expected to be similar to 2024. Sinner started at the Australian Open before appearances in Rotterdam, Indian Wells, and Miami.
Some might be surprised that Sinner has added an additional tournament to that period. The Qatar Open's social media pages announced that the ATP world No. 1 will be part of the event's lineup.
Sinner might have been influenced by next year's Qatar Open's ATP 500 status, upgraded from 250. That means the quality of the lineup and the amount of prize money will improve.
Sinner's success in 2024 was assisted by planning a balanced schedule and not playing too many tournaments. He trusts his team's judgment, as they clearly do not think competing in Qatar will make his schedule too heavy.
