By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, March 28, 2024
Olympic gold-medal champion Alexander Zverev sees Jannik Sinner as the sport’s future gold customary.
Asked after his Miami Open quarterfinal win if he thinks Sinner is able to rise to No. 1 this yr, Zverev joked “I think he sucks.”
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On a critical not, Zverev stated Sinner’s efficiency this season places him on tempo to be a dominant future world No. 1.
Pointing to the 22-year-old Italian’s very good 20-1 begin to the season, Zverev stated if Sinner sustains this degree, he could possibly be No. 1 on the planet “for the next 10 years.”
“Look, he won the Australian Open, won Rotterdam, and he’s what, [20-1] so far this year?” Zverev informed the media in Miami. “I think if you have these kind of statistics, it’s very logical that you’re on the right path and you’re on the way to be there, right?
“Do I feel that he’ll be as unbeatable as he’s up to now this yr? I do not know. Because proper now he is misplaced one match.
“It’s unbelievable. It’s like a statistic like Djokovic started in his best years. Federer started like this in his best years. Rafa started like this I think once in his career.”
Former US Open finalist Zverev stated he is learning Sinner in an effort to cease the Australian Open champion’s ascent to the highest spot.
“If he keeps it like that, then he’s not only going to be No. 1 in the world, he’s going to be No. 1 in the world for the next 10 years,” Zverev stated. “But it’s up to him and it’s also up to me, up to Carlos, up to Daniil, up to Novak as well to stop him from doing that.
“Of course he is anyone that we now most likely look out for, you already know, one among two or three gamers that we glance out for essentially the most. We research him, we attempt to perceive his sport, we attempt to perceive what could make him really feel uncomfortable. And we’ll see if we will use it.”
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