Why does he have to be Federer?? Why can’t he be Sinner?? Why can’t ppl be allowed to excel or fail & keep their unique identities?? What’s with all the comparisons?? Let him pave his own path!!
"Can’t people keep their unique identities?": Jannik Sinner comparison to Roger Federer by Lindsey Vonn angers tennis fans
ATPSunday, 04 February 2024 at 14:30
Alpine ski racer, Lindsey Vonn compared Jannik Sinner to Roger Federer in an interview with Eurosport where she heavily praised the Australian Open champion and discussed their special bond after meeting previously. But this has since garnered some criticism.
Sinner saw off Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the final of the Australian Open. With that he became just the fifth different player since 2005 to win the title Down Under and Vonn compared him to Federer as a result.
"He really reminds me of Roger [Federer], to be honest, if he's under pressure and he's got to serve, he's got match point or something, the perspective is that if he misses the point, nothing is going to happen," Vonn said.
But tennis fans lamented this and quipped why he has to be compared to any legendary tennis player and why he can't just be himself and blaze his own trail in the sport. Often the next generation have been compared to their previous contemporaries with Carlos Alcaraz being compared to Rafael Nadal being a prime example mainly due to nationality and passion on the court.
"Why does he have to be Federer?? Why can’t he be Sinner?? Why can’t ppl be allowed to excel or fail & keep their unique identities?? What’s with all the comparisons?? Let him pave his own path!!," a fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
"Oh my goddess! His tennis style is anything but Roger’s! And I am not saying this too undermine these two great champions! I am curious what tennis expertise Lindsay has to be quoted! She is just ordinary Fed fan!," another tweet read.
😂😂😂 Oh my goddess! His tennis style is anything but Roger’s! And I am not saying this too undermine these two great champions! I am curious what tennis expertise Lindsay has to be quoted! She is just ordinary Fed fan!
Oh c’mon he’s nothing like Federer if anything his game is more akin to Djokovic
No. Let him just be Jannik.
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