Jannik Sinner mis-hits a volley winner against Korda He laughs it off 😂 Everything that comes off his racquet is gold right now
Jannik SINNER not a favourite for Roland Garros says Andy Roddick with Novak DJOKOVIC and Carlos ALCARAZ leading
ATPWednesday, 10 April 2024 at 17:06
Jannik Sinner is not a favourite for the French Open despite being the best player on the planet for the last six months is the belief of former World No.1, Andy Roddick with Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic still at the periphery of his thoughts.
But this chat with Betway was concluded after he won Miami and since then, Djokovic has returned to the court in winning ways. While Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from Monte-Carlo with an arm injury, he is a doubt for Barcelona and won't get as much preparation time as others. Sinner on the other hand ripped through Sebastian Korda to begin his campaign so is in fact in good clay court form.
“It’s safe to say that Jannik Sinner has been the best player on Earth during the last six months. He was so dominant in Miami – beating Daniil Medvedev 6-1, 6-2 in the semis and then Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 6-1 in the final – it was absurd,” the American told Betway. "To find a statistical equivalent at a Masters 1000, you have to go all the way back to Rafael Nadal winning Monte Carlo in 2010. If your nearest comparison for any given achievement is Rafa in his prime on clay, then that’s pretty heady stuff."
“He’s now up to No 2 in the world and is probably the odds-on favourite to finish the year as No 1 given Novak Djokovic’s more inconsistent schedule. Having said that – and I say this cautiously – clay is going to be Sinner’s most challenging surface.
Novak Djokovic still the Roland Garros master to beat says Andy Roddick with Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz also in position.
“What he does naturally well, bullying off the baseline, is thwarted by clay more than anything else, so he’s not going to be one of the top two favourites heading to Roland Garros and his rivals are probably welcoming the change. I still like Novak and I love what Carlos does on clay. I think he’s going to win a lot of French Open titles. We’ll see if that starts this year or not, but I certainly like that transition for him. Alexander Zverev is another who has always performed really well on clay and is underserved in that conversation that is largely dominated by four names.”
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