Martina Navratilova Firmly Trusts This Young ATP Sensation to Make History at the Australian Open – ‘He’s the One’

The American tennis legend Martina Navratilova recently, picked Jannik Sinner above all to be the best ATP Player who is yet to win a major tournament. Sinner had a stellar season last year where he won 4 titles with a win/loss record of 64-15 in the pro tour matches. Can he repeat the heroics of 2023 in 2024 as well?

The 22-year-old Italian came very close to creating a historic moment at the Wimbledon last year. But his journey was cut short in the semi-finals by Novak Djokovic. Jannik Sinner’s outstanding performance last year helped him win the Fan’s Favorite Player of the Year in the 2023 ATP Awards. Now, he’s also secured his place in the good books of the 18 Grand Slam titles holder. 

Martina Navratilova thinks Jannik Sinner has become a much better player now

Martina Navratilova first picked the German, Alexander Zverev from the list of several rising stars of the game as the best player who’s yet to win a Grand Slam. But she quickly changed her tune to the Italian stating Jannik Sinner would perhaps topple all of them. Here’s what she said in the interview to Tennis Channel.  “So for me, it’s Zverev because of the body of work and the opportunities he has had. But Sinner has now become a better player and I think he’s the one most likely from the group to win a major.”

When she was asked about other players on the list like Casper Ruud. She replied by saying that Ruud doesn’t have a special weapon to trouble his in-form opponents. She believes Sinner and Zverev could bring this big game to the table, which the Norwegian has failed to do so far in his career. Navratilova added, “If I’m playing well, I’m not gonna lose to Ruud. But if I’m playing well, I could still lose to Sinner or even Zverev.”

The ATP young guns have enough potential, but we all know what is the ultimate question, isn’t it? Who will come on top in the battle of the rising stars vs the Serbinator? Can Sinner turn the tables yet again this year? We will need to wait a bit to know this answer, but meanwhile, Sinner gets another big compliment, this time from the 19-year-old US Open winner. 

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Coco Gauff picks Sinner ahead of the ‘Big Three’

Recently Coco Gauff appeared in a Q&A session with Nick Kyrgios during the ‘Opening Week’ at the 2024 AO. Kyrgios who has currently taken up the role of a commentator for the first Grand Slam of the season owing to his long battle with injury came up with a bizarre question. He asked the 19-year-old to pick up one between the ‘Big Three’ of tennis and Jannik Sinner. The Italian was then present at the same arena practising with his teammates.

Here’s what Gauff said in reply, “I gotta go with Jannik because he’s right here.” Both Jannik Sinner and Coco Gauff are among the favorites to create a historic moment at the 56th edition of the AO (in the Open Era). Who do you think in between these two rising talents will run deeper into the tournament this year?

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