Jannik Sinner of Italy poses with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after successful the 2024 Australian Open Final, at Royal Botanic Gardens on January 29, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia.
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Jannik Sinner was not about to announce the finish of the “Big Three” after his breakthrough Grand Slam triumph at the Australian Open however the 22-year-old Italian does consider tennis needs a recent era of champions.
His five-set victory over Daniil Medvedev on Sunday made him the first Melbourne Park winner in 10 years not named Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal or Roger Federer — the trio of a number of champions who’ve dominated tennis for 20 years.
Djokovic’s unimaginable success into his mid-thirties has delayed the decline of the “Big Three” however with Federer now retired and Nadal trying set to affix him this 12 months, an enormous hole is opening up at the prime of the recreation.
With his Melbourne triumph, Sinner has joined 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz in the Grand Slam winners’ membership, spearheading a clutch of gamers of an analogous age coming by.
“It’s quite unpredictable what’s coming in the future but still it’s nice to be part of this generation,” Sinner stated as he was photographed together with his trophy in Melbourne’s Botanical Gardens on Monday.
“I think the next generation is something that this sport needs and it’s also a little bit of a game-changer.”
Sinner was the youngest Australian Open males’s champion since Djokovic gained the first of his 10 Melbourne Park titles in 2008 and despite the fact that he beat the 24-times Grand Slam champion in the semi-finals, the Italian was not inviting comparisons.
“He is a different league,” he stated. “I’m just happy I have this trophy for this year and then we see what’s coming. There is still a lot of work to do but I will enjoy my process and then we see what I can achieve in the future.”
As spectacular as the clear hitting that has taken Sinner into the elite of males’s tennis was his cool manner on courtroom on Sunday as he withstood an early barrage from Medvedev earlier than rallying from two units right down to clinch the title.
Although he fell to the Rod Laver Arena courtroom after changing championship level, there was no enormous outpouring of feelings as Sinner celebrated the greatest victory of his profession.
“There were so many emotions in my head and the hard work and the sacrifices I’ve done throughout my career,” he defined.
“Sharing this moment with my team was maybe the best feeling I’ve had until now.
“It’s nice feelings, I used to be simply comfortable, yesterday I nonetheless possibly could not consider and now I’m beginning to realise it, so it is a terrific feeling.”
Sinner said he celebrated his dream start to the new season in understated fashion – a meal with his close-knit team in the early hours of Monday morning – but said it would be straight back to work as he looked to build on his breakthrough.
“Obviously successful the match is one thing unbelievable,” he said. “I’m actually comfortable how I carried out right here and let’s have a look at what’s coming in the future.”
