Jannik Sinner’s sensational form has continued into the Monte-Carlo Masters, where he has made the final.
Sinner swept aside Alexander Zverev in straight sets to notch up his ninth straight victory against the German.
The Italian has not tasted defeat since losing to Jakub Mensik at the Qatar Open in February, and he is now on a 17-match winning streak.
Ahead of Sinner’s final with Carlos Alcaraz, Brad Gilbert has praised the Italian for a Roger Federer-like attribute.
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Speaking to the ATP Tour, Gilbert said how impressed he was by how Sinner was serving so far this season.
“Sinner has just been playing on another level, especially since Indian Wells. He’s been serving so [well],” he said.
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The Italian has markedly improved his serve since last season and it helped him sweep the Sunshine Double.
Gilbert continued: “He hits his spots, and he’s not a 145 [mph] server or some cannon server, but he’s kind of like a Fed [Roger Federer] server. He serves a little bigger, but he’s a dime server.
“He’s been hitting his spots so good, and taking care of his serve so unbelievably well, which allows him to literally find easy breaks. But he’s playing at an incredible, methodical level at the moment.”
Sinner has won 80% of his first-serve points in Monte-Carlo, including 95% of service games in his four matches at the Masters event.
The stats back up Jannik Sinner’s serving supremacy
Sinner’s serve has become a major weapon and it’s helped him sit atop the serving leaderboard over the last 52 weeks.
According to ATP Tour data, Sinner holds a serve rating of 300.0 over the last year, which is more than anyone else.
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That puts him above reputable big servers, such as Reilly Opelka, Taylor Fritz, and Giovannia Mpetshi Perricard.
Sinner has multiple other weapons to beat players, but this is proof that his serve is helping him stay on top.
The Italian has won a remarkable 92.2% of his service games in the last year, which has helped him hit 7.4 aces per match.
