Vogue: Whats been your highlight of 2024 on the courtand why?
Taylor Fritz:Making the US Open finalsa home slam, my best slam result.
Jannik Sinner:My first big title, in Australia, my first Grand Slam.
From left: Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, Jannik Sinner, Andrey Rublev, Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud, Alexander Zverev, and Alex de Minaur in Turin just before the Nitto ATP Finals.
Because… because I won.
Carlos Alcaraz:Roland Garros [aka the French Open].
Its a real highlight.
Taylor Fritz
Daniil Medvedev:The Australian Open.
Icould havelost the quarterfinal.
Amazing memoriesthe highlight of a long, long season.
Carlos Alcaraz
It was really cool to be able to lift it.
Somehow, those challenges gave me a better mindset that allowed me to play more freethey unblocked some things.
Alexander Zverev:Winning Rome, after coming back from a big injury.
Casper Ruud
Taylor Fritz
And your best moment off the court?
Jannik Sinner:Seeing my parents after Australiajust seeing them happy and spending some time with them.
I don’t have so much time with my parents, so it was a very nice moment.
Alex de Minaur
How do these two guys know each other?"
And then when I see the third and fourth friends, I’m finally like, “Ohokay.”
I felt so stupidit wasso awkwardand so embarrassing.
But that was a highlight of the year for meof course.
(The new one is blue, and the other one is greenBritish Army Green.)
Andrey Rublev:The foundation that we were able to launch this year.
[TheAndrey Rublev Foundationsupports children around the world struggling with critical illnesses.]
Carlos Alcaraz
Wheres the best place you traveled in 2024?
It’s one of my favorite places.
Alexander Zverev:My favorite city in the world is RomeI love the Centro Storico, the historic buildings.
I absolutely love the energy of the city.
Alex de Minaur:Capri.
Id like to explore it more.
Casper Ruud
Any big plans for the off-season?
Alexander Zverev:Maldives, always.
Do you have a kind of mantra or goal or focus point for next season and next year?
Alexander Zverev:I think my goals are kind of obvious: Winningagainst all oftheseguys.
Alex de Minaur:Build on what I accomplished this year and push for more.
Andrey Rublev:To be more relaxed.
Jannik Sinner:My dad, because he’s always hard-working.
He’s my hero.
Carlos Alcaraz:That’s a difficult onebut I’m going to go with Topuria.
[Georgian-Spanish mixed martian artist and UFC featherweight champion] Ilia Topuria inspired me a lot.
Alexander Zverev:I feel like Stefano Tsitsipas would give you a great answer to thatI wont.
I don’t know: My family, my daughter.
I give people a lotI do a lot of thingsbut keeping something for myself is really important.
Alex de Minaur:Katie inspires me.
But the Opening Ceremony in general was incredibleit was really fun to be part of it.
Because it’s a secret that has helped me.
