Peak Sinner Can Be No. 1 for 10 Years

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, March 28, 2024

Olympic gold-medal champion Alexander Zverev sees Jannik Sinner as the sport’s future gold customary.

Requested after his Miami Open quarterfinal win if he thinks Sinner is able to rise to No. 1 this 12 months, Zverev joked “I believe he sucks.”

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On a critical not, Zverev mentioned Sinner’s efficiency this season places him on tempo to be a dominant future world No. 1.

Pointing to the 22-year-old Italian’s excellent 20-1 begin to the season, Zverev mentioned if Sinner sustains this stage, he may very well be No. 1 on the earth “for the following 10 years.”

“Look, he received the Australian Open, received Rotterdam, and he is what, [20-1] thus far this 12 months?” Zverev informed the media in Miami. “I believe in case you have these sort of statistics, it is very logical that you just’re on the appropriate path and also you’re on the way in which to be there, proper?

“Do I believe that he’ll be as unbeatable as he’s thus far this 12 months? I do not know. As a result of proper now he is misplaced one match.

“It is unbelievable. It is like a statistic like Djokovic began in his greatest years. Federer began like this in his greatest years. Rafa began like this I believe as soon as in his profession.”

Former US Open finalist Zverev mentioned he is learning Sinner in an effort to cease the Australian Open champion’s ascent to the highest spot.

“If he retains it like that, then he is not solely going to be No. 1 on the earth, he’ll be No. 1 on the earth for the following 10 years,” Zverev mentioned. “Nevertheless it’s as much as him and it is also as much as me, as much as Carlos, as much as Daniil, as much as Novak as nicely to cease him from doing that.

“After all he is someone that we now most likely look out for, you recognize, one among two or three gamers that we glance out for essentially the most. We research him, we attempt to perceive his recreation, we attempt to perceive what could make him really feel uncomfortable. And we’ll see if we will use it.”

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