Novak Djokovic has always stated that Jannik Sinner is among the most interesting players of the next generation. The Serbian had an easy ride against Jannik Sinner in the second round of the ATP 1000 in Monte Carlo when he won with a straightforward 6-4 6-2 scoreline.
Nevertheless, that didn’t change Novak Djokovic’s idea about the young Italian. The world no. 1 confirmed that he is impressed by the professionalism and shot-making of the world number 22.
“I think he’s a very talented player. He has established already himself at I feel like high level of the men’s game, playing Masters finals, winning already a couple of tournaments, for his age,” said Djokovic.
“I think what impresses me the most is his professionalism, his dedication to the everyday routines that he has to endure in order to play at such a high level.”
Novak Djokovic added that he is also impressed by the fact that Jannik Sinner can perform week-in week-out. Usually, a big problem with young players is that they are quite inconsistent during the year. That is not the case of Jannik. The Serbian legend added:
“I think this is why the consistency of his results is there. For a young player like this, what we normally would see and expect is he got a couple of good weeks here and there, but the consistency is not there until the young player matures.”
Next versus Daniel Evans
Novak Djokovic will fight against the world no.33 Daniel Evans in the 3rd round. They have never played each other so far in top tournaments.
Djokovic in Carlo Rolex Masters, ranking, and results in 2021
Now the world no.1, the Serbian has managed to achieve a 10-0 match record in 2021. Djokovic is competing in Carlo Rolex Masters where he toppled Jannik Sinner 6-4 6-2.
The Serbian conquered 1 title in 2021 at the Australian Open.
The Serbian won 82 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 15 on clay courts, 13 on indoor courts and 6 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Jannik Sinner in 2021
Now ranked no.22 (career-high), the Italian played his last match on the 14th of April when he was defeated by world no.1 Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Carlo Rolex Masters (draw).
This season Sinner has a compiled 15-6 win-loss record. This year, Jannik conquered 1 title in Melbourne. Sinner was the finalist in Miami.
Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner squared off just once. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic. When they played, Novak Djokovic won 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Monte-Carlo (Monte) on the 14th of April 2021.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
