ATP’s Blatant Jannik Sinner Favoritism Criticized by Tennis Fans After a Complete Award Sweep by the Italian

2023 year has been a breakthrough season for some stars and Jannik Sinner is one among them. Highly regarded as one of the upcoming gems in tennis, the Italian sensation, after a poor start to the season bounced back quickly and ended the year on a high by winning major titles like Davis Cup and even reaching the finals of major tournaments like ATP Finals.

Now, in a recent revelation, his year seems to have gotten even better as he was recognized by the ATP as the ‘Most Improved Player of 2023’. However, as soon the news went viral, fans were quick to give their opinion and did not seem to get along well with the ATP’s decision.

Fans react after Jannik Sinner gets the award for ‘Most Improved Player of 2023’

Recently, Jannik Sinner added more awards to his cabinet when he bagged the award for the most improved player of the year. However, it did come up with some backlash from the fans. One fan took to Twitter to suggest that despite Jannik Sinner winning multiple awards this season, he hasn’t managed to make his way into the finals of any slams while performing his worst in them.

This fan was in a funny mood as he suggested that the trophy should also include a comb in it as his photo suggested messy hair. “I hope that the award, in addition to a trophy, includes a comb,” wrote the fan.

Next, this fan came in and suggested that after the ATP awarded him the title, Sinner would now have a lot of haters. “Congrats ATP you’ve brought loads of haters for Sinner,” wrote the fan.

This fan suggested that Sinner did not win any slam this year and laid his hands on only a few titles this year, how is he supposed to win the award? He also went ahead to enquire about Carlos Alcaraz if he was not a deserving candidate for the award. “No Slams, won a few things here and there and now the newly crowned “next one” king. What happened to Alcaraz? That faded quite quickly,” wrote the fan.

Last but not least, this fan also came ahead and suggested his astonishment over Sinner being awarded the ‘Most Improved Player’ award. He also said that Sinner throughout the year, did not manage to play in any slam final. “Zero slams zero major finals,” said the fan.

Thus, Jannik Sinner had to go through mixed emotions from the fans after he was declared the winner. Additionally, many questioned the credibility of the award after he did not manage to shine on the grand stage, that is at the grand slams this year.

However, despite not being able to perform well at major tournaments, he managed to have an illustrious trophy cabinet which included multiple accolades that he won this year.

Sinner and his team won 3 ATP awards this year

This year has been very fruitful for him when it comes to personal accolades. Even though he was not able to make it through to the finals of any grand slams, he managed to lay his hands on the prestigious ATP Awards at the age of just 22. Apart from the ‘Most Improved Player’ award that he received, he also managed to bag the ATP award for being the Fan Favorite.

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This was the first time in around 20 years that neither Rafael Nadal nor Roger Federer could lay their hands on the title. Apart from this, another award that his team bagged was the ATP ‘Coach of the Year’ where his head coach Darren Cahill was awarded the title.

Thus, despite not being able to taste glory in the majors this year, Jannik Sinner made sure to bag personal awards at the awards ceremony held by ATP this year. After ending the year in a promising form, he would be waiting to start the next year on a high.

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