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At the age of 25, Jannik Sinner has already cemented himself as a tennis legend.
The Italian, who has been sidelined with a knee injury since the Wimbledon final, has five Grand Slam singles titles to his name, more than Jim Courier, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka. Earlier this year, Sinner went on a truly remarkable run in the ATP Masters 1000 series, winning five straight tournaments at the premium level in Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo, Madrid and Rome.
Along with his rival Carlos Alcaraz, Sinner has dominated men’s tennis for the past two years, and a lot of that is down to his incredibly powerful groundstrokes, particularly on the forehand side.
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Patrick Mouratoglou explains how Jannik Sinner’s forehand is so good
Sinner made huge improvements with his forehand under the wing of Darren Cahill, who recently officially departed from his role as head coach of the former world number one’s team. Cahill will be replaced by Stan Wawrinka’s former coach, Magnus Norman.
Explaining in a post on Instagram what makes Sinner’s forehand so good, Serena Williams’ former coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, said: “The whip effect is unbelievable. As you can see, his wrist is hypermobile. But this hypermobility then becomes a big weapon.
“Because if you see how far the racket head goes backwards before hitting the ball, that creates an incredible whip effect. That’s the reason why his forehand is so incredible in terms of power, even though when he hits the ball, his arm is not fully extended, which is in a way not ideal to develop full power.
“His hypermobility is so big that the whip effect is unbelievable and that creates a lot of pace and a lot of spin. That’s why his forehand is so amazing.”
Fans will not see Sinner until at least the start of the 2027 season, as he will not be competing in the year-end ATP Finals. Sinner would have been bidding to win the ATP Finals for the third consecutive time, but won’t feature after shutting down his 2026 campaign to protect his knee.
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