Jannik Sinner is hitting the headlines all over the world after his astonishing run at the Next Gen Finals in Milan, where he won the title after demolishing De Minaur in the final. The Italian impressed with his hyper-aggressive tennis and his composed personality despite his young age. Jannik is already compared with the big 3. In fact, he has a similar tennis to Federer for his way hit the ball very early; he is incredibly solid from the baseline like the great Novak Djokovic; he reminds Rafael Nadal for his maturity.
Sinner like Federer
Even if the road ahead for Jannik is quite long to achieve anything similar to the big 3, at least his start is similar to Roger Federer’s as both won their first title in Milan. In fact, the Swiss sensation started his incredible career after conquering his first title at the now-defunct ATP event in Milan back in 2001.
Sinner commented: “Milan is a lucky venue. My coach Riccardo Piatti told me that Roger Federer won his first title in Milan in 2001 and he has now become a legend of tennis. I am happy that I won my maiden ATP title in Milan.
Chung and Tsitsipas reached the semifinals at the Australian Open after winning the Next Gen finals”
Being rankings no.95, Sinner will commence his run at the Australian Open from the main draw without having to start from the qualifications. The big question is: can he emulate Chung and Tsitsipas and reach the semifinal in Melbourne? That seems to be a bit early, but… why not?
Jannik Sinner’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.95, Jannik played his last match on the 9th of November when he overcame Alex De Minaur 4-2 4-1 4-2 in the final in Milan to win his 0th career title.
This year Jannik has a 42-20 win-loss record. Jannik clinched 3 titles in 2019 in the Bergamo Challenger, in the Lexington Challenger and in Milan. The Italian was the finalist in the Ostrava Challenger.
Roger Federer’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.3, the Swiss played his last match on the 27th of October when he beat Alex De Minaur 6-2 6-2 in the final in Basel to win his 103rd career title.
This year Roger has a 49-8 win-loss record. The Swiss conquered 4 titles in 2019 in Dubai, in Miami, in Halle and in Basel. Roger was the finalist in Indian Wells and in Wimbledon.
Jannik Sinner and Roger Federer have never played each other.
