Jannik Sinner is the toast of Italy as he will become the first man from the European country to rise to No 1 in the ATP Rankings and Nicola Pietrangeli is delighted with his achievement as he hit back at those saying he is “envious”.
The 22-year-old Sinner will replace Novak Djokovic at No 1 after the French Open with his ascend coming on the back of the Serbian’s withdrawal from the tournament due to injury.
However, reigning Australian Open champion was always in the driving seat to usurp Djokovic after the clay-court major as the 24-time Grand Slam winner needed to win the title if he was to hold off the challenge from the Italian.