Jannik Sinner has a big fan: Roger Federer’s coach and tennis pundit Ivan Ljubicic. In the past, Ivan couldn’t hide his admiration for the upcoming Italian. Jannik seems to be the most solid player of the new generation with also great groundstrokes.
During a previous interview Ivan commented:
“Jannik Sinner is pure talent, in the technical, mental and physical terms. These three things together are useful if you want to be Alberto Tomba in tennis.
In my opinion, he is taking step by step, winning one small title in Sofia so far and knowing how hard he has to work to reach the top.”
After Sofia, Sinner went on winning his second title in Melbourne during the Australian summer.
The semifinal in Miami
Jannik Sinner will take on the world no.12 Roberto Bautista-Agut in the semifinal on Friday at 1:00 pm on Grandstand. Their actual record is 1-0 for Sinner. This was their latest match.
Sinner in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.31 (career-high), Jannik has managed to achieve a composed 13-4 win-loss record in 2021. Jannik is competing in Miami where he defeated Hugo Gaston 6-2 6-2, Karen Khachanov 4-6 7-62 6-4, Emil Ruusuvuori 6-3 6-2 and Alexander Bublik 7-65 6-4.
Sinner conquered 1 title in 2021 in Melbourne.
Roger Federer in 2021
Currently ranked no.6, Roger played his last match on the 11th of March when he was overcome by world no.38 Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6 6-1 7-5 in the quarter in Doha (draw).
Currently, during this year Roger has achieved a composed 1-1 match record.