Jannik Sinner has been backed to become a legend of tennis after winning his third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal mentioned
Sinner clinched his third Grand Slam title with a straight-sets victory over Alexander Zverev in last weekend's Australian Open final. And at 23 years old, he has plenty of time to add to that tally and begin clawing his way up the all-time rankings.
Roger Federer's agent, Tony Godsick, gave an interesting answer when asked whether Jannik Sinner could become a tennis legend. Sinner is the current ATP world No. 1 and has undoubtedly established
Jannik Sinner is well on his way to becoming one of the greats in tennis. The Italian is an exceptional talent on the court, and at only 23 years old, he has a long career ahead of him.
With this result, the Italian has an open series of 21 consecutive matches won on hard courts. The last defeat of the ATP No.1 in a Major tournament on hard courts was at the US Open 2023, when it was Zverev who beat the Italian tennis player in the round of 16,
Jannik Sinner is a three-time Grand Slam champion but he still has a long way to go to achieve what the Big 3 has done. Roger Federer‘s long-term agent Tony Godsick, while lauding Sinner for his exceptional run at the Australian Open,
Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev have quite the history as the pair prepare to clash in the Australian Open final this weekend.
Roddick, who has always used important words for the Italian tennis player, went so far as to suggest that there are no weak points in the game of the ATP number 1, bringing up a comparison with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic: the American believes that Jannik could get close to the level of the Big 3.
The South Tyrolean star embraced a 73-6 score in 2024, lifting eight ATP trophies and leaving everyone behind. Jannik was the top favorite at this year's Australian Open. World no. 1 survived a scare against Holger Rune and defended the title in style!
Jannik Sinner is currently on a 21-match winning run, having won back-to-back Australian Open titles, and has been compared to the likes of Pete Sampras and Novak Djokovic
Jannik Sinner is aiming to join a special list of tennis icons as players to win back-to-back Australian Open men's singles titles.
Sinner added to Alexander Zverev's grand slam misery, winning 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena. It meant he joined all-time legends Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in winning three-straight majors on hard courts, after also triumphing at the Australian and US Opens in 2024.