Jannik Sinner recently completed the ‘Sunshine Double’, winning Indian Wells and the Miami Open.
He did so without dropping a set, as Jannik Sinner extended his remarkable Masters 1000 record.
The Italian returned to form after failing to win either of his first two tournaments this year, the Australian Open and Qatar Open.
Is Jannik Sinner now the best server on the ATP Tour?
He won 18 points in a row on serve vs Jiri Lehecka…
Former world number one Andy Roddick has now shared his thoughts on Sinner’s latest triumph.
Andy Roddick says Jannik Sinner has made a ‘clear improvement’ on serve recently
During the latest episode of ‘Served with Andy Roddick‘, the 43-year-old made the following statement.
“It’s weird to look at someone like [Jannik] Sinner and go, I think he has improved since last year,” he said.
“If you look at the serving statistics from the US Open and later from last year, there is a very clear statistical improvement on first serve percentage and first serve points won.
Jannik Sinner’s serve at the 2025 US Open vs 2026 Indian Wells/Miami Open
| Tournament(s) | Average aces per match | Average double faults per match | Average 1st Serve % | Average win % on 1st Serve | Average win % on 2nd Serve |
| 2025 US Open | 6.6 | 2.7 | 55.9% | 80.3% | 61.6% |
| 2026 Indian Wells/Miami Open | 10.1 | 1.2 | 67.3% | 85.8% | 61.8% |
Serving improvements
- Average aces per match: +3.5
- Average double faults per match: – 1.5
- Average 1st Serve %: +11.4%
- Average win % on 1st Serve: +5.5%
- Average win % on 2nd Serve: +0.2%
“When you are holding at a 92% clip, and all of a sudden go up to 94, that is absurd.
“When you return that well, and this is with a ‘slow start’ to the year.
“If he serves like this on a hard court, I think he’s tough to beat.
“He gave Carlos some daylight in the US Open final with some second serves, but whatever they did to adjust, I am going full buy on that one.”
2025 US Open final – Match stats
| Stats | Carlos Alcaraz | Jannik Sinner |
| Aces | 10 | 2 |
| Double faults | 0 | 4 |
| 1st Serve % | 61% | 48% |
| Win % on 1st Serve | 83% | 69% |
| Win % on 2nd Serve | 57% | 52% |
| Break points | 5/11 | 1/1 |
Last year’s US Open final will be best remembered for two contrasting serving performances.
While Alcaraz excelled, Sinner struggled, hitting just 48% of his first serves on his way to a four-set defeat.
On current form, it’s hard to imagine Sinner returning to such a low.
If he can keep it up, the Italian will be a big favourite to reclaim his US Open title this fall.
Does Jannik Sinner have the best serve in men’s tennis?
Sinner’s serve is undoubtedly one of, if not the best, shots in his arsenal, but how does it compare to the rest of the ATP Tour?
Jannik Sinner’s serving stats (2026)
- Aces – 232 (7th on ATP Tour)
- 1st Serve % – 67.46% (18th on ATP Tour)
- Win % on 1st Serve – 81.43% (2nd on ATP Tour)
- Win % on 2nd Serve – 57.39% (7th on ATP Tour)
- Service games won % – 94.29% (2nd on ATP Tour)
- Break points saved % – 77.42% (2nd on ATP Tour)
Sinner ranks second for three major categories and seventh for two others.
Those numbers have pushed Sinner into first position for ‘Serve Rating’ across the past 52 weeks.
Serve Rating Top 10 (Last 52 weeks)
- 1. Jannik Sinner – 300
- 2. Reilly Opelka – 298
- 3. Taylor Fritz – 297.6
- 4. Alexander Zverev – 296.7
- 5. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard – 295.7
- 6. Ben Shelton – 291.8
- 7. Felix Auger-Aliassime – 291.5
- 8. Novak Djokovic – 290.3
- 9. Carlos Alcaraz – 288.6
- 10. Brandon Nakashima – 287.5
With a serve that good, who can stop Sinner?
Well, on hard courts, there aren’t many players capable of beating the world number two.
Jannik Sinner’s hard-court defeats since 2024
| Defeat | Match | Opponent | Score |
| 1 | 2024 Indian Wells – SF | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-1, 3-6, 2-6 |
| 2 | 2024 Canadian Open – QF | Andrey Rublev | 3-6, 6-1, 2-6 |
| 3 | 2024 China Open – F | Carlos Alcaraz (2) | 7-6, 4-6, 6-7 |
| 4 | 2025 Cincinnati Open – F | Carlos Alcaraz (3) | 0-5 (RET) |
| 5 | 2025 US Open – F | Carlos Alcaraz (4) | 2-6, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6 |
| 6 | 2025 Shanghai Masters – 3R | Tallon Griekspoor | 7-6, 5-7, 2-3 (RET) |
| 7 | 2026 Australian Open – SF | Novak Djokovic | 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 4-6 |
| 8 | 2026 Qatar Open – QF | Jakub Mensik | 6-7, 6-2, 3-6 |
But on clay, he’s not quite so invincible.
Sinner has only won one career title on clay, a surface that reduces the effectiveness of big servers.
Will he be able to adjust and continue his dominant streak on clay? Only time will tell.
Sinner is scheduled to play his first clay-court event of the year at the Monte-Carlo Masters, which begins on Monday, April 6.
