Jannik
Sinner's victory in the 2024
Australian Open semifinals against
Novak Djokovic
impressed the tennis world, including
Emma Raducanu,
Matteo Berrettini, and
Brad Gilbert. The young Italian achieved one of the most significant triumphs
of his career, garnering reactions from various tennis personalities on social
media.
The
22-year-old rising star secured a remarkable win against the 10-time Australian
Open champion. Djokovic had an impressive streak of 33 consecutive victories,
setting a historic record at the Australian Open by winning the last four
titles he contested.
Despite
Djokovic's formidable record, Sinner continued to showcase the excellent form
he has displayed in recent months, propelling him to the semifinals in
Melbourne without dropping a set. The young tennis player dominated Djokovic in
the first two sets. While Djokovic mounted a slight comeback in the third set,
winning it in a tie-break, Sinner maintained control of the match from start to
finish, ultimately sealing the victory with a score of 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-3.
One of
those closely watching the match was Emma Raducanu, who shared a photo watching
the match at 5:54 AM.
Brad
Gilbert, the current coach of Coco Gauff and former coach of tennis greats like
Andre Agassi and Andy Murray, congratulated Sinner and also his colleague
Darren Cahill, the coach of the new Australian Open finalist:
"Holy
Toledo, what an effort from Sin City, @janniksin taking out Djoker to make 1st
slam final @AustralianOpen most impressively didnβt face a BP in 4 sets
@darren_cahill," Gilbert wrote on X.
Rod Laver,
the Australian tennis legend who witnessed the Djokovic-Sinner match live, took
the opportunity to leave a message for Sinner on social media.
βCongratulations
to
Jannik Sinner on reaching his first Grand Slam singles final. That was some
feat against the King of Melbourne Park!β
In
addition, several of Jannik Sinner's compatriots used their Instagram stories
to congratulate him on the tremendous victory, including Fabio Fognini, Matteo
Berrettini, Lorenzo Musetti, Flavia Pennetta, Andreas Seppi, and Roberta Vinci.