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Jannik Sinner became the youngest player in the Open Era to start a season with 16 consecutive victories, thanks to his victory against Jiri Lehecka in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open 2024.
Sinner started the season by winning the Australian Open, then won the Rotterdam tournament and is now in the semifinals of the ATP Master 1000 in Indian Wells.
16 initial victories of the season are an exceptional result, obtained in relation to the lowest age of the Open Era, as mentioned: Jannik in fact reached this milestone at 22 years and 211 days.
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Novak Djokovic follows the Italian talent in this special ranking. The Serbian did it in 2011 at 23 years and 299 days. Third place for Bjorn Borg in 1980 at 23 years and 302 days. Then Roger Federer in 2006 at 24 years and 207 days. John McEnroe at 25 years and 17 days in 1984.
Sinner is also just one success away from equaling Pete Sampras and Roger Federer as the record for the best starts of the season from 1990 to today.
We take 1990 as a reference because since then there…
