Daniil Medvedev Gives verdict says Jannik Sinner is now better than Novak Djokovic

Daniil Medvedev’s verdict on whether Jannik Sinner is now better than Novak DjokovicNovak Djokovic was dethroned as Australian Open champion by Jannik Sinner and now the Italian is coming after his world No 1 ranking.

That’s the verdict of beaten Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev, who believes Sinner is now in the kind of form to end Djokovic’s reign as the king of men’s tennis.

Sinner staged a brilliant fightback from two sets down to defeat Medvedev and win his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, as he backed up his semi-final win against Djokovic with a thrilling 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 victory in the final.Medvedev was in a philosophical mood after his defeat when asked whether Sinner was now the best player in the world, he offered up this answer.This tournament he was the best player in the world, and that’s why he won this Slam, but we never know what happens next,” Medvedev said of Sinner.

“Right now he’s No 1 in the (2024 ATP) race. He continues playing like this, continues winning tournaments like this, he’s going to be No 1 in the world at one moment. We never know what can happen. Many, many things can happen in the tennis career.

“That’s why I think tennis is a beautiful sport because you cannot look in the future. You don’t know. Again, if he stays healthy and plays like he played this tournament, one moment he’s going to be No 1. Two months, in one year, in two years, one moment.You know, many players went through different moments in their seasons and careers, so let’s see how Jannik handles everything that is going to happen.Medvedev stunned Sinner by standing closer to the baseline and playing a more attacking game in the opening two sets of the match and he confirmed this is an area he plans to develop over the course of 2024.

“That’s something I worked a little more in pre-season,” he revealed.

“I’m getting older. That’s true. I’m still very young, but, you know, if we look at Novak or other big champions when maybe in the beginning of their career we could say they are a little bit defensive or something like this, I feel like all of them that wanted to go higher and higher and wanted to stay on the top of the sport when they get older, they try to do.

“So I will see if I can try to do it. My volley was pretty impressive this tournament, and I’m happy about it, so yeah, I think I can do it more often.

“I still think the main core of my game is going to stay, try to put as many balls in the court, make my opponent work. But if physically I’m not feeling well this day or if tactically I feel like that’s the thing, I am going to make it more.

“I hope that my children can be proud of me, my wife can be proud of me, and I think this tournament is definitely in this category, because there are some other ones, maybe where it’s less, yeah, and that’s all I have to say.