Jannik Sinner could face serious consequences in the 2025 season after his Australian Open participation, with WADA appealing his doping ban clearance.

The 2025 Australian Open is about a month and a half away, but players are already preparing for the first Major of the new season. The top favorite in Melbourne will certainly be Jannik Sinner, who won the title in 2024 and has simply been unstoppable over the past twelve months.

In a review of the 2024 ATP season, The Athletic ’s tennis team look back at Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz ’s remastering of men’s tennis; Novak Djokovic ’s best worst year; the rise of Taylor Fritz and the retirement of two legends.

Jannik Sinner has been by far the best player this year, reaching the top of the rankings, and winning two Grand Slams. And Novak Djokovic has now revealed that he always knew the Italian was destined for great things after they met when Sinner was still a teenager.

Gigi Salmon, Tim Henman, Laura Robson and Jonathan Overend pick their big winners of 2024; watch all the action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+ which is integrated into Sky TV,

Jannik Sinner's season concluded with a dream finale, winning the Davis Cup alongside the entire Italian team and his friend Matteo Berrettini. For Italy, this is the third Davis Cup in its

Novak Djokovic admits his form has declined but is ready to mount a challenge for major titles in 2025, setting his sights on star players like Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.

Novak Djokovic has made no secret of his desire to win a second Davis Cup title with Serbia and now he has been given a first hint of what lies in wait in 2025. Djokovic has confirmed he has set his sights on adding to his Grand Slam trophy haul and winning the Davis Cup for Serbia,