Jannik Sinner gained the US Open for the primary time in his profession, additional rising the hole together with his pursuers within the ATP rankings. The Italian will stay ATP No.1 at the very least till the beginning of the ATP Finals.
Mats Wilander is one in all his most ardent supporters: the Swedish legend, commenting on the victory of the Italian at Flushing Meadows, defined why Jannik is simply too superior to the competitors and likewise gave an attention-grabbing piece of recommendation to the younger 2-time Slam winner.
In reality, to those that as a substitute declare that Sinner lacks a little bit of charisma, the svedera stated, in an interview for L’Equipe: “With time and with outcomes, that may come too. In the intervening time he performs one of the best tennis on this planet, probably the most full by far. However I wish to see extra of his Italian model and fewer of his Austrian one. With the character that comes with it and never with that coldness that’s proof in opposition to the whole lot. However we won’t do something about that, he would have gained anyway sporting a bandana, moderately than together with his gaze hidden underneath a Jim Courier cap”, he stated.
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This yr Sinner has equally divided the variety of seasonal Slams with Carlos Alcaraz. Wilander hopes that the Spaniard will be capable of face the Italian tennis participant, giving life to a splendid rivalry.
“For the great of tennis I hope that this overwhelming domination doesn’t final greater than two or three years. There’s nothing extra boring than a rivalry with out opposition in type. Novak Djokovic is exiting the scene, consequently the one rival might be Alcaraz. I anticipate the Spaniard to say to Sinner: Wait a bit, I am right here too,” he added.
Jannik has within the meantime obtained loads of help – not solely from Wilander – from former tennis gamers and the media, who now see him because the determine who comes closest to legends like Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. His management within the rankings, however not solely, make him one of many foremost favorites to dominate the ATP Tour for the following ten years.
