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Tennis: Jannik Sinner, very credible candidate for the position of best player in the world

2024-01-28T17:28:23.179Z

Highlights: Daniil Medvedev beat Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) in the Australian Open final. It was the first time since 2005 that both men had not won a Grand Slam title. It is the first Grand Slam win for the 21-year-old Serb since he won the US Open in 2002. He is the youngest man to win a major title since Bjorn Halep in 1968, aged just 17.


PORTRAIT – Winner of the Australian Open, the Italian won his first major title. Probably not the last.


A page has turned in the Antipodes.

The men's final was the first since 2005 where neither Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic or Roger Federer were present in the final.

At the end of an unprecedented duel against Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner became (3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3) the youngest winner in Melbourne since 2008, when a certain Novak Djokovic triumphed against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at 20 years and 250 days.

Is the Italian following in the footsteps of the Serbian giant?

Too early to tell obviously.

One certainty, the best player in the world currently is him.

To discover

  • Australian Open: women’s schedule and results

  • Australian Open: men’s schedule and results

Winner of 20 of his last 21 meetings, his dynamic is irresistible.

He had to overcome a two-set handicap for his first Grand Slam final, putting the outstanding strategist Daniil Medvedev in checkmate.

All this, two days after having defeated the master of the place Djokovic who remained on 33 victories in a row in Melbourne and had not lost in this tournament since 2018. Very aggressive, the Russian, who lost…

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Source: lefigaro

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