{"id":85457,"date":"2025-07-23T08:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T08:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/85457\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T08:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T08:27:10","slug":"he-is-the-only-player-jannik-sinner-has-won-a-doubles-title-with-but-hes-since-called-for-it-to-be-completely-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/85457\/","title":{"rendered":"He is the only player Jannik Sinner has won a doubles title with but he’s since called for it to be completely removed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jannik Sinner is now known for dominating the singles court, but he has also shown himself as a more than competent doubles player.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sinner won the Wimbledon singles title<\/a> at his last tournament, beating Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> in the final to lift his fourth major title.<\/p>\n

After continuing his dominance on the ATP Tour<\/a>, it was suggested that Sinner could even beat the Wimbledon doubles champions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sinner is set to play alongside Emma Navarro at the US Open<\/a>, where he will be hoping to showcase the same skills that helped him win his only doubles title to date.<\/p>\n

\"JannikPhoto by Casey Sykes\/Getty ImagesReilly Opelka is the only player Jannik Sinner has won an ATP doubles title with<\/p>\n

In 2021, a 19-year-old Sinner was already an exciting young prospect<\/a>, who had already reached a career-high ranking of world number 17.<\/p>\n

The Italian would begin his North American hard court swing that year as the second seed in the singles draw at the Atlanta Open.<\/p>\n

However, things did not go to plan, with Sinner losing his only match in the singles draw to Christopher O\u2019Connell.<\/p>\n

This would mean that Sinner had actually lost four singles matches in a row, but all hope was not lost as he was also entered into the doubles draw with the big-serving Reilly Opelka<\/a>, who is 6\u201911\u201d.<\/p>\n

It was the first time that Sinner and Opelka<\/a> had ever played doubles together, and the combination appeared to work perfectly.<\/p>\n

Sinner and Opelka would beat the second seeds in their opening match, before reaching the Atlanta Open doubles final without dropping a single set.<\/p>\n

The final was their most tightly contested match, but Sinner and Opelka would overcome the duo of Steve Johnson<\/a> and Jordan Thompson to win the Atlanta Open doubles title in a match tie-break.<\/p>\n\nAtlanta Open 2021<\/strong><\/td>\nJannik Sinner & Reilly Opelka\u2019s Result<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nFirst Round<\/td>\nBeat Jonathan Erlich & Santiago Gonzalez (2), 6-2 6-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nQuarterfinal<\/td>\nBeat Treat Huey & Benoit Paire, 7-6(4) 6-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSemifinal<\/td>\nBeat Marcelo Arevalo & Miguel \u00c1ngel Reyes-Varela, 6-3 6-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nFinal<\/td>\nBeat Steve Johnson & Jordan Thompson, 6-4 6(6)-7 [10-3]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Not only would this be a great victory for Opelka and the Italian teenager at the time, but Sinner would then win the Washington Open<\/a> at his next singles tournament.<\/p>\n

This is the only time they have ever played doubles together, and Opelka\u2019s views on the topic appear to have changed dramatically in the past four years.<\/p>\n

What controversial things has Reilly Opelka said about doubles since then?<\/p>\n

Opelka has taken a very different stance on doubles since then<\/a>, all starting with a reply he made on an Instagram post.<\/p>\n

After his compatriot Taylor Fritz showed interest in the US Open mixed doubles event<\/a>, Opelka sarcastically claimed it was \u2018disrespectful towards doubles specialists\u2019.<\/p>\n

However, the American later confirmed what he really meant in another message where he said, \u201cI was being sarcastic they should 100% get rid of dubs. It\u2019s for failed singles players, there\u2019s no such thing as a \u2018doubles specialist\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey don\u2019t sell a single ticket, they take up practice courts\/physios\/resources, they don\u2019t turn a profit, they complain that they don\u2019t make enough $$. That\u2019s pretty greedy behaviour if you ask me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey should 100% get rid of dubs. It\u2019s for failed singles players. They don\u2019t sell a single ticket, they take up resources\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Reilly Opelka took to my IG comments with another interesting take on doubles\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/DOvw6PkM81<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Christian’s Court (@christianscourt) February 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Opelka has received a lot of backlash<\/a> for these comments, but that does not appear to have changed his opinion.<\/p>\n

Despite the vast criticism from some fans and players, Opelka has actually doubled down on his comments<\/a> by calling doubles players \u2018delusional\u2019.<\/p>\n

However, that has not prevented him from playing doubles himself, with Opelka partnering his compatriot Ben Shelton<\/a> at the Queen\u2019s Club Championships<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That is not the only example of Opelka wanting to play doubles, as he has also signed up to play alongside Venus Williams<\/a>, with the full entry list for the US Open mixed event<\/a> now released.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n