"They would win plenty of majors" says Lleyton Hewitt on potential of Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner playing doubles

Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt expressed the opinion that Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner could win several Grand Slam titles in doubles if they played together.

The former world No. 1 is having a great week as the captain of the Australian team in the Davis Cup Finals. The Australian team defeated Finland 2-0, with victories from the world No. 40 Alexei Popyrin over Otto Virtanen (7-6, 6-2) and team leader world No. 12 Alex de Minaur over Emil Ruusuvuori (6-4, 6-3).

They became the first finalists of the tournament, so Captain Lleyton Hewitt analyzed who would compete for the second spot in the final: Italy and Serbia, led by the top year-end tennis players Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic.

"Yeah, it's a tough one. You know, obviously, we know Novak [Djokovic] and Jannik [Sinner] are quality players. Doesn't matter if they play singles or doubles. We saw that with Jannik yesterday helping Italy go through."

Even though it's not common to see them on the ATP Tour with a partner, both Sinner and Djokovic have participated in doubles matches and contributed to their teams' progress:

"So doesn't surprise me, though. You know, if the best guys, best singles players in the world, played doubles week in and week out in all the Majors, they would win plenty," Hewitt said.

"So it's more about who they match up with, I guess. That's a telling factor. Both teams have options I think with who they play together," he added.

"And then I've got full confidence in my boys. They know what they're doing on a doubles court. Yeah, I'd have a lot of belief putting them out against anybody, 2-times Grand Slam champion concluded."

On Saturday, in an exciting series, Italy secured their spot as the second finalist team. In the first match, Miomir Kecmanovic defeated Lorenzo Musetti (6-7, 6-2, 6-1), and in the second match, Jannik Sinner avenged the ATP Finals defeat by overcoming Djokovic (6-2, 2-6, 7-5). In the decisive doubles match, Lorenzo Sonego teamed up with Sinner, defeating Djokovic and Kecmanovic's pair.