”Jannik Sinner bound to become World No. 1,” says Rafael Nadal’s uncle and former coach Toni Nadal

Italian teenage sensation Jannik Sinner has received a lot of praise from all over the world for his recent performances on the court. Sinner won his first ATP Level tournament this year at Sofia. The Italian has received heaps of admiration from many tennis legends including Ivan Lendl, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. All of them have tipped Sinner to be the next big thing in tennis.

The latest in the tennis world to praise the young Italian’s exploits is Rafael Nadal’s Uncle and his former coach, Toni Nadal.

According to Toni Nadal, Sinner possesses the talent which will help him in dominating the tennis world, “Sinner has everything to become one of the best players of the next generation,” Toni said in an interaction with UBI Tennis.

Further, he also mentioned Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev as players that will challenge Sinner for the World no. 1 position.

“Jannik is a candidate to become World No. 1 together with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev,” Nadal said.

Sinner announced himself to the tennis world by beating David Goffin and Alexander Zverev en route to his quarterfinal run at the Roland Garros.

His unstoppable rise was only stopped by the eventual champion Rafael Nadal. His performance in France provided an evidence of the top-level, the 19-year old has already reached.

“Against Zverev, Sinner was on top the whole match in Paris. Zverev did not play at a very high level, but Sinner is a very good player,” Toni added.

Toni also mentioned how his nephew’s constant hunger to play better helped fulfill his potential. “I have always said that in life there is a special talent: the ability of learning. Hard work makes a player world number 1,” Toni said.

He also added, “What mattered was that Rafael fulfilled his potential. I would have never thought that he could win 20 Grand Slam titles.”

After leaving Rafael Nadal in 2016, Toni went on to manage other young tennis aspirants but he is sure he won’t find a “‘second Rafael Nadal’.

“I am sure that I will no longer train such a great player like Rafa in the future, but I believe I can give something to the new generation of players I am training now,” Toni concluded.