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Alexander Zverev heaps praises upon Jannik Sinner, compares him to $37.2M tennis star

Jannik Sinner is the new 2025 Australian Open champion and has become the only second player after Rafael Nadal to successfully defend this title. He was up against World No. 2 Alexander Zverev. As expected, fans and other popular personalities alike well appreciated Sinner’s impeccable performance at the Australian Open.

However, of all the praises bestowed upon him, Alexander Zverev’s comparison of him with a tennis legend stood above the rest. Well, nothing felt as significant as the comparison made by the Australian Open runner-up.

Facing Sinner in the finals of the Australian Open reminded Zverev of prime Novak Djokovic on the hard court, who has won a record 24 Grand Slam titles in his illustrious career.

The Serbian legend is, however, still active on the playing front. During the post-match conference, Zverev said, “He’s very, very similar to Novak when he was at his best. They barely miss. Like, barely miss. They make you think like you have to overhit all the time to have a chance in a rally against them.”

That’s not all; as per the World No. 2, it is pretty difficult to steal a point from both of them while playing, and they move tremendously fast. Zverev, who is currently placed in the top 2 spot, feels like he is much farther away from the World No. 1 when it comes to on-court tactics and skills.

Alexander Zverev concluded, “It’s very, very difficult to win a point from the back of the court against them — against Novak and him. (Both) move, obviously, tremendously. They’re constantly on the baseline. They don’t give you any space. They don’t give you any time.”

Sinner, who is just 23, is a long way from achieving what the Big 3 of tennis have achieved. The debate as to who could be the next Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal has already begun, with two names making it to the top.

Fans believe that they see some potential in Jannik Sinner to become the next big thing, or rather the Novak Djokovic of tennis. While on the other hand, young gun Carlos Alcaraz has always been associated with Rafael Nadal (the King of Clay).

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