By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Jannik Sinner raised the roof in Flip toppling world No. 1 Novak Djokovic on Tuesday night time.
The fourth-ranked Italian will win a number of majors along with his maiden Grand Slam title probably coming in 2024, says Nick Kyrgios.
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In his debut as a Tennis Channel analyst for the ATP Finals, Kyrgios issued his daring prediction for 2024: Sinner wins a Grand Slam crown.
Wimbledon finalist Kyrgios stated he realized Sinner was a serious contender the primary time he confronted him on the 2022 Miami Open.
Kyrgios stated the velocity of Sinner’s drives—the lanky Italian owns the very best common groundstroke velocity for each forehand and backhand of any of the elite eight in Turin this week—mixed along with his sense of calm as Kyrgios freaked out in a 7-6(3), 6-3 Miami Open loss, have been indicators of Sinner’s potential.
Sinner barely blinked as a raging Kyrgios decapitated his Yonex racquet in a Miami meltdown.
“I bear in mind after I performed him in Miami I used to be like this little skinny child he’s acquired some ball velocity,” Kyrgios stated on Tennis Channel. “I’ve acquired a superb sense of how good individuals are and I used to be like: This child’s gonna be actually good.
“And particularly after I was dropping my thoughts in that match—I acquired some extent penalty, a sport penalty—he was so composed he wasn’t trying round. So I used to be like: okay, he’s very strong mentally as nicely.
“He’s undoubtedly going to win some Slams. Subsequent 12 months, I reckon, he may win a Slam. That’s my early prediction, yeah, he’s unbelievable.”
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