Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios praised Jannik Sinner massively after the Italian qualified for the Australian Open 2024 following a dominating win against Novak Djokovic in the semi-final.
Sinner has only lost one set at Melbourne Park so far and he is the clear favourite to win the slam, his first-ever Grand Slam. However, it won’t be easy as he will be up against Daniil Medvedev, who is known to fight for as long as it takes.
Kyrgios is currently commentating at the Australian Open where he stated that he has been following the Italian for a long time and he is destined to play many more finals.
"He's just always willing to learn and get better. I've been keeping my out on him for the last year or two and he deserves all the success that's going to come his way and I'm sure that we're gonna see him in many more finals. That's for sure," he said via Eurosport.
"Darren Cahill's a great coach, the changes that he's made in his game and the willingness for Jannik Sinner to give it a try has now elevated him to the top of the sport. No one has beaten Novak here in so long and in that fashion as well. Novak didn't even create one break point," he said.
The 2022 Wimbledon finalist made a huge claim that the way Sinner is going, he could become the “new” Djokovic, even ahead of Carlos Alcaraz, who has been disappointing since his victory over the Serb in London in July 2023.
"I just love the fact that Sinner compared. I love that comparison. He’s like him and Novak play similar. I can see it. After today, I definitely think that Sinner could be the new Novak. I mean [Carlos] Alcaraz obviously he's got that X factor maybe a little bit more flamboyant with his game style but Sinner is solid," he added.