“Tennis monsters like Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev…,” Jannik Sinner lauded with praise by Italian Roland Garros champion after his impressive show of mettle at the Australian Open

The 2010 French Open champion claimed that a major title was inevitable for Jannik Sinner.

“Tennis monsters like Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev…,” Jannik Sinner lauded with praise by Italian Roland Garros champion after his impressive show of mettle at the Australian Open

Francesca Schiavone, Jannik Sinner (Images via Tennis Italiano, The Independent)

Jannik Sinner won his maiden Grand Slam title at the 2024 Australian Open. The 22-year-old Italian defeated Russian ace Daniil Medvedev in the final despite losing the first two sets. In the semifinals, Sinner beat ten-time champion Novak Djokovic in four sets. He made the 24-time Grand Slam champion look like a rookie in the first two sets.

Such dominance from Sinner attracted praise for the youngster and former Italian ace Francesca Schiavone is the latest to laud the 22-year-old. The 2010 French Open champion has heaped massive praise on Sinner for his title-winning performance in Melbourne.

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Schiavone said that it was a first-of-a-kind experience for her as a fan to witness such a thrilling match. The Italian then said that she now understands what it feels like to be a fan to see someone win a trophy after working so much for it. Schiavone also claimed that Sinner has something special in him that helped him win this title.

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During the match and when he raised the trophy I understood how beautiful it is for a fan to see a boy who works hard every day and who has quality, compete with tennis monsters like Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev and other tennis players and win an extraordinary match like this. It's something special that not everyone has.
Francesca Schiavone said. (H/T: Tennis World USA)

Francesca Schiavone claims a Grand Slam title was inevitable for hard-working Jannik Sinner

The former Italian tennis ace then talked about Jannik Sinner’s personality in depth and claimed that a Grand Slam title was inevitable for someone like the Italian youngster. Schiavone said that Sinner constantly works on himself and aspires to possess the skills that he does not have.

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Jannik Sinner (Image via open source/X)

She then talked about Sinner’s growth as a player. Schiavone claimed that the Italian is obsessed with perfection and works tirelessly to achieve that. 

I have seen physical and technical growth, he is obsessed with perfection and continues to dedicate a lot of time every day to something that he doesn't know how to do and that he wants to add...If he hadn't arrived in Melbourne, he would have arrived in Paris or London, it was inevitable.
Francesca said.

It is worth mentioning that Jannik Sinner’s best performance at a Grand Slam tournament was a semifinal qualification at the 2023 Wimbledon before the 2024 Australian Open title win. Apart from that, Sinner has managed four quarterfinal qualifications in 17 Grand Slam appearances so far. The Italian ace also has 11 singles titles to his credit.

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