Sinner racks up one hit after another: he can’t seem to get enough. He convinced two of them in one fell swoop.
Jannik Sinner, on the occasion of this edition of the Nitto Atp Finals, has literally entered the homes of all Italians. All the talk on television was about him and how a 22-year-old Italian managed, contrary to all predictions, to take down Novak Djokovic in such a crucial event as the Masters tournament.
The detractors disappeared as if by magic, especially those who were convinced that the South Tyrolean lacked that extra quid needed to make it to the top. He proved he does have it, the San Candido native, in the same way he proved to himself, on the other hand, that he has grown so much. “Djokovic will tell me who I am,” Jannik had stated on the eve of the big match. And he was right. Nole told him who he is, which is a phenomenon now worthy of the name who step by step, tournament by tournament, has managed to perfect his game to the point of making himself impenetrable.
The haters have sewn up their mouths, we said, while those who have always believed in him have done nothing but sing his praises and boast that they have supported him from the beginning for the past two days. He has a not inconsiderable audience of supporters, the young South Tyrolean, of which it would seem that two champions are also part. One from the past and one from the present.
Sinner, they both believe it
The first to have spoken some very important words in regards to Italy’s number 1 was the legendary Adriano Panatta. The former tennis player always believed in Jannik and knew in his heart that the boy would explode the moment he managed to improve from a physical and “structural” point of view.
(Sinner and Alcaraz (AnsaFoto) , Ilveggente.it)
“Sinner is Djokovic’s heir,” the 1976 Roland Garros winner ruled immediately after the match with Djokovic, “he’s going to be No. 1 in the world and he’s going to stay there for a long time. “Yes,” he added immediately afterwards, as if to reinforce the concept even more, “he will be for a long time. He is not the only one who expects that Jannik could, at any moment, rise to the top of the Atp ranking. Even his friend/enemy Carlos Alcaraz, who trembles at the mere thought but at the same time cheers for his most hostile rival, feels the same way about Panatta.
“I have no doubts,” said the Iberian after the big match between Sinner and Nole, “He is one of those guys who can win a Grand Slam and I think he will get to the top spot in 2024. Or he will try in every way to reach No. 1. That’s my prediction.” Two one-sided prophecies that we can only hope come true as soon as possible.
