Jannik Sinner is among the candidates for the 2020 Italian athlete. The initiative of the Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport allows readers to vote for their favorite Italian athlete for the current year.
For 2020, the six nominees also include Jannik Sinner, the 19-year-old tennis player from South Tyrol who has gained so much attention in recent months. Thanks to the splendid performances of this moment in 2020, from Rome to Roland Garros, from Cologne to the triumph of Sofia, the San Candido venue became known to the general public and the effects can be seen, also in terms of popularity.
In addition to him, five athletes from other disciplines compete for this record.
The names selected through the pink diary that the prize is contested are: striker SS Lazio Ciro Immobile, the most sensible scorer of the last Italian Serie A and European Golden Boot with 36 goals in 37 matches, cyclist Filippo Ganna, world champion of track and impressive time trial and not only in the last Giro d’Italia, the riders of Moto2 and MotoGp Enea Bastianini and FrancoArray champion and runner-up respectively , swimmer Gregorio Paltrinieri, European plusmarquista in the pool and winner of the sea races themselves.
In addition, of course, of the aforementioned Jannik Sinner, who, given his very young age, may be a normal guest to this ranking. Right now, according to the knowledge gathered through the sports website, it turns out there’s a head- between cycling champion Filippo Ganna and first ATP Tour trophy winner Jannik Sinner.
The youngest of the six contenders lighting up Italian tennis for the future. At the age of 19 he won the first ATP tournament in Sofia. No Italian had achieved it so fast. At Roland Garros, this year in the fall version, he reached the quarter-finals where he faced insurance Rafael Nadal.
And he played it for two sets, before giving in to the third. The Italic Next Gen is here. During this 2020 Jannik Sinner has won several satisfactions, from the first name to some successes with tennis players who provide in the top-10 of the ATP rankings.
An exponential expansion that makes 19-year-old Italian one of the biggest and youngest talents on the ATP Tour. At Roland Garros, Jannik won an ordinary fit against Alexander Zverev, which allowed him to triumph in the quarter-finals, the most productive Slam of his young career.