{"id":339944,"date":"2025-10-29T04:33:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T04:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/339944\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T04:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T04:33:13","slug":"andy-roddick-says-its-not-normal-whats-happening-to-jannik-sinner-following-his-win-over-alexander-zverev-in-vienna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/339944\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Roddick says it’s ‘not normal’ what’s happening to Jannik Sinner following his win over Alexander Zverev in Vienna"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jannik Sinner picked up another ATP title last time out in Vienna.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Travelling to Austria as the number one seed, Sinner defeated Daniel Altmaier<\/a>, Flavio Cobolli, Alexander Bublik, and Alex de Minaur on his way to the final.<\/p>\n

There, Sinner beat Alexander Zverev<\/a> in three sets, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, to win the Vienna Open for the second time in three years.<\/p>\n

The win was Sinner\u2019s<\/a> third in a row against the German, as he tied their head-to-head record at 4-4.<\/p>\n

\"JannikPhoto by Christian Bruna\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t have things all his own way, however, dropping the first set against Zverev<\/a>, who looked to have Sinner on the ropes early on.<\/p>\n

Weighing in with his thoughts on the Vienna Open final, Andy Roddick<\/a> has claimed the way people react to Sinner\u2019s matches is \u2018not normal\u2019.<\/p>\n

Andy Roddick says that fans being surprised by Jannik Sinner winning in three sets is \u2018not normal\u2019<\/p>\n

During the latest episode of \u2018Served with Andy Roddick\u2019, the former world number one gave his verdict on Sinner\u2019s three-set win over Zverev.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Jannik] Sinner won this week. Nuts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know someone is good when you see the scoreline and think he had a tough one, he almost lost to the number three in the world, that\u2019s crazy. That\u2019s not normal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWins 7-5 in the third, loses the first set against Alexander Zverev, and it\u2019s like, that was a tight one, it\u2019s the number three player in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roddick believes Sinner deserves more credit for beating someone as talented as Zverev.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe [Zverev] is probably the best player ever not to win a Slam\u2026 I can say that statistically, you can argue with me on, you like this person or that person, but statistically\u2026\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cZverev is such a good player, has been so good for so long, he is the best player to have not won a major, and there\u2019s not a statistical argument to be made against it at this point.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is so, so good, but that also speaks to the greatness of Sinner, where someone who has made a bunch of finals, won the Olympics<\/a>, won a bunch of tournaments, won year-end finals multiple times, all of this stuff, and it\u2019s like \u2018He got taken to 7-5 in the third\u2019, that\u2019s how dominant Jannik Sinner has been, especially indoors.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JannikPhoto by Christian Bruna\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Roddick claimed Zverev is \u2018statistically\u2019 the best player without a Slam title to his name, but do the numbers really back that up?<\/p>\n

Is Alexander Zverev the best player without a Grand Slam?<\/p>\n

The German is one of just 12 players to have never won a Grand Slam despite playing multiple major finals.<\/p>\n\nPlayer<\/strong><\/td>\nGrand Slam final record<\/strong><\/td>\nCareer titles<\/strong><\/td>\nCareer-high ranking<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAlexander Zverev<\/td>\n0-3<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCasper Ruud<\/td>\n0-3<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAlex Corretja<\/td>\n0-2<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nStefanos Tsitsipas<\/td>\n0-2<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nMiroslav Mecir<\/td>\n0-2<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nRobin Soderling<\/td>\n0-2<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nTodd Martin<\/td>\n0-2<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nKevin Anderson<\/td>\n0-2<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCedric Pioline<\/td>\n0-2<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nKevin Curren<\/td>\n0-2<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nMark Philippoussis<\/td>\n0-2<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSteve Denton<\/td>\n0-2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

ATP players with multiple major finals but no Grand Slams (Open Era)<\/p>\n

Having won more titles than anyone else on the list, Zverev certainly has a claim to the \u2018best to never win a Slam\u2019 moniker.<\/p>\n

However, there\u2019s another name in the discussion, who, despite never winning a Grand Slam, achieved something Zverev has yet to do in his career.<\/p>\n

\"Marcelo30 Jan 1998: Marcelo Rios of Chile in action during the semi final against Nicolas Escude of France in the Australian Open at Melbourne Park, Australia. Rios won the match. Mandatory Credit: Clive Brunskill\/Allsport<\/p>\n

Chile\u2019s Marcelo R\u00edos only played one major final<\/a> (1998 Australian Open, lost to Petr Korda), but became number one in the world.<\/p>\n

Zverev has yet to reach world number one and looks unlikely to do so anytime soon.<\/p>\n

Official ATP top 10<\/p>\n