Jannik Sinner is widely considered one of the young players who will plausibly get the mantle from Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Roger Federer. At just 19 years of age, the young Italian has just reached the Miami Open Final and he seems to be poised to go for much more in the years to come.
Jannik is coached by Riccardo Piatti that is a very well-known tennis guru. During a recent interview, Riccardo revealed that he is used to showing Jannik the videos of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Roger Federer. However, Riccardo prefers to show the videos where the big3 were playing bad tennis before finding the solution to win. That is the real meaning of winning ugly. This is a key feature for top players to win grand slams. In fact, it takes seven wins to win a major and it is plausible that on a given day even at top player does not compete at his or her very best.
“Jannik Sinner lives for tennis, he has no limits. I showed him a lot of matches of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, but only the ones where they played bad and they still won,” said Piatti.
Next Monte Carlo
Jannik is now in Monte Carlo, getting ready to play his first tournament of the season on clay. While Roger Federer will not compete, Jannik may face Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic.
Jannik Sinner in 2021
Ranked world no.23 (career-high), Sinner played his last encounter on the 4th of April when he surrendered to world no.16 Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(4) 6-4 in the final in Miami (draw).
This season Sinner has achieved a composed 14-5 record. This year, Sinner won 1 tournament in Melbourne. Jannik was the runner-up in Miami.
Rafael Nadal in 2021
Ranked no.3, the Spaniard played his last match on the 17th of February when he lost to world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5 in the quarter of the Australian Open (draw).
At present, during this year the Spaniard achieved a composed 4-1 win-loss record.
Jannik Sinner and Rafael Nadal faced off only once. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Nadal. When they played, Rafael Nadal won 7-6(4) 6-4 6-1 in the quarter in Paris (French Open) in October 2020.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Currently the world no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 21st of February when he overcame world no.2 Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-2 6-2 in the final of the Australian Open to win his 82nd career title.
This year Djokovic has a 9-0 match record. The Serbian has won 1 title at the Australian Open.
Roger Federer in 2021
Ranked no.7, Federer played his last match on the 11th of March when he lost to world no.37 Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6 6-1 7-5 in the quarter in Doha (draw).
During this season Roger has a 1-1 match record.
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer played each other 50 times. The head to head is 27-23 for Djokovic. The last time they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) in January 2020.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
