Sinner Very, Very Similar to Former No. 1

By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow  | Sunday, January 26, 2025

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Alexander Zverev felt a foreboding of déjà vu going through Jannik Sinner within the Australian Open remaining.

One spherical after Zverev toppled Grand Slam king Novak Djokovic within the semifinals, he noticed world No. 1 Sinner play with the precision of a Djokovic clone within the Australian Open remaining.

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The highest-seeded Sinner didn’t drop serve sweeping Zverev 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to efficiently defend his Australian Open crown and run his profitable streak to 21 matches.

Afterward, Zverev stated three-time main champion Sinner is “very, very” just like 24-time main champion Djokovic at his finest.

“He is very, similar to Novak when he was at his finest,” Zverev informed the media in Melbourne. “They barely miss, like barely miss. They make you suppose like it’s a must to overhit on a regular basis to have an opportunity in a rally towards them.

“It’s totally, very tough to win a degree from the again of the court docket towards them, towards Novak and him. Transfer clearly large.”

The 2020 Olympic gold-medal champion stated each Sinner and Djokovic are oppressive opponents dashing you of response time and area.

“They’re always on the baseline,” Zverev stated. “They do not offer you any area. They do not offer you any time. Yeah, I imply, excellent now too good for me.”