Jannik Sinner has been one of the top stars of the current generation in tennis. The year 2023 has been memorable for the 22-year-old Italian, winning a host of big titles alongside consistent performances throughout the season. His most memorable victory came at the Canadian Open where he defeated Alex de Minaur in the summit clash to clinch the title. Due to his impressive showing, the Italian star has been billed to make it big in the future. Speaking of big things, recently Sinner talked about how he misses the presence of Roger Federer on the tennis circuit.

Jannik Sinner is a huge Roger Federer fanboy and he idolized him while making it on the big stage in tennis. Although the Italian hasn’t faced Federer, he made a huge wish for the future.

Jannik Sinner wants to play against Roger Federer

The World Number 4 is in his home country where he’s participating in the ATP World Tour Finals. Ahead of the year-ending championship, he was involved in an interview with Corriere where he talked about the Swiss maestro.

Opening up about this, he said, “I have been lucky in my life, but I miss Federer. I accept it; it’s part of the game. Official matches are no longer possible, maybe in the future, we will face each other in an exhibition.”

Further, talking about the present and the new generation of tennis, Sinner added, “However, I wouldn’t change anything: I am happy to be a tennis player of this era. The new generation offers different styles, characters, and personalities.” (Translated using Google Translate)

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Owing to his style of play and performances on the court, Sinner has often drawn comparisons to Federer. Recently, a bizarre comparison erupted between the two that left fans angry.

When fans slammed the unjust comparison between Sinner and Federer

Earlier this month, Jannik Sinner announced his withdrawal from the Paris Masters owing to fatigue. He advanced to the third round before announcing that he won’t continue in the tournament. The Italian has been playing at the top of his game for quite some time now and it is understandable that fatigue got the better of him.

However, one of the Twitter users slammed him by comparing Sinner to the Swiss Maestro in a bizarre fashion. The fan wrote, “August 18th 2018. Federer defeated Leonardo Mayer 6-1, 7-6 in an hour and 12 minutes. Four hours later, he beat Wawrinka 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 in two hours and 16 minutes. “Fatigue”.”

This led to massive backlash, with fans slamming the hater for this comment. Nonetheless, Jannik Sinner will look to get over this talk as he aims to finish his season on a high. He’ll open his campaign at the ATP World Tour Finals against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday.

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