Jannik Sinner was set to be a Grand Slam champion after two defining matches says Richard Krajicek
ATPFriday, 09 February 2024 at 22:00
Former
Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek expressed the opinion that Jannik Sinner's
two victories at the end of 2023 were a demonstration that he could win a Grand
Slam. The Italian has just won his first major at the Australian Open, coming
back from two sets down against Daniil Medvedev.
Sinner also
surprised the 10-time champion Novak Djokovic and ended Djokovic's streak of 33
consecutive victories in Melbourne. Krajicek commented on Ubitennis about two
crucial victories at the end of 2023 that marked Sinner's significant progress
in his aspirations.
Krajicek's reflections on Sinner’s succes
Krajicek mentioned
that while he doesn't know Sinner closely, he met him a few years ago, and it
was already expected that he would become a great player: “I don’t know him
very well, I met him years ago in Monte Carlo when he was very young and
[Riccardo] Piatti told me: “this will be a champion”, and he was right,” the
52-year-old said.
“I know
that he participated in an event in the centre of Turin with Alcaraz and there
was a huge crowd, last year the attention was almost only for Alcaraz. I think
the two of them are the most loved young people at the moment.
“I also
know his agent well, Lawrence Frankopan, who is a delightful person and only
works with players who are equally delightful.”
According
to the Dutchman, the victory in the Vienna Open final against Daniil Medvedev
and the comeback against Novak Djokovic in the Davis Cup, where he saved three
match points against, "made it clear" Sinner's ability to be a major
champion. He also expressed his opinion on the only issue in the game of the
current world No. 4.
“I think he
has had great growth, evident with the victory in Vienna and the match in Davis
[Cup] against Djokovic where he won with three match points against him. For
me, those two games made it clear that he could win a Slam.”
“As a
player, well he’s a great player. The only doubts could have been on a physical
level, last year he was tired in Rotterdam for the final the previous week but
you could see that in the final against Medvedev his legs didn’t work,”
Krajicek continued.
Cristhián AvilaTennis Journalist
Cristhián Ávila is a tennis journalist based in Santiago, Chile, and has been part of the TennisUpToDate team since early 2023. He covers the ATP and WTA Tours as well as all four Grand Slams, producing breaking news, match reports, analysis, and regular liveblogs from major tournaments.
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