Rafeal Nadal’s uncle Toni is not “only” the mastermind of one of the greatest tennis players in history, but he is also an expert to spot young talents. According to uncle Toni, there are 3 players that are going to shine in the near future: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev.
Toni Nadal has been particularly impressed by Jannik Sinner especially during his run at the French Open. Tonic commented:
“Jannik is a candidate to become world number one together with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev. Sinner has everything to become one of the best players of the next generation.
Against Zverev, Sinner was on top the whole match in Paris. Zverev did not play at a very high level, but Sinner is a very good player.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020
At the moment ranked no.6, the Greek played his last match on the 19th of November when he lost to Rafael Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
At present, this year Tsitsipas has 27-14 record. Tsitsipas conquered 1 title in Marseille. Tsitsipas got to the final in Dubai and in Hamburg.
Jannik Sinner in 2020
Currently ranked no.37 (career-high), Jannik played his last match on the 14th of November when he beat Vasek Pospisil 6-4 3-6 7-63 in the final in Sofia to win his 1st career title.
Currently, this year Sinner has 20-14 record. This year, Sinner conquered 1 tournament in Sofia.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner played each other twice. The head to head is 1-1. The last time that they played, Jannik Sinner won 6-1 6-79 6-2 in the 2nd round in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 16th of September 2020.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Daniil Medvedev in 2020
Now the world no.4 (career-high), the Russian played his last match on the 22nd of November when he defeated Dominic Thiem 4-6 7-62 6-4 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals to win his 9th career title.
This season Daniil has a 28-10 record. Daniil clinched 1 title in Paris.
