The draw gave the world number one a good hand. In the first round, however, the Chilean Jarry could prove difficult if he were to maintain high percentages on serve
Danger averted. The computer that governed the Australian Open draw could reserve Sinner, the reigning champion, a draw with Djokovic and Alcaraz on his side, in the strict order in which he would find himself facing them: Nole in the quarterfinals and Carlos in the semifinals. A very bumpy path on the road to confirmation, even if as always the field is very different from paper and does not always follow the predictions.
There is no doubt, however, that next to Zverev, seeded no. 2 and therefore Jannik’s possible opponent only in the final, the Spaniard and the Serbian (especially the former) appear as the most credible contenders for our champion’s crown; therefore the hypothesis of seeing them shed competitive blood in possible mutual crossings trying to get out of each other’s way will have brought a half smile from Sinner, who if he were to confirm the prediction will only challenge one of them, and only in the match that will be worth the title.
the route
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There’s no denying it, the draw has given the world number one a good hand, also accompanied, at the moment, by a technical and mental superiority that only asks to be replicated on the courts of the Australian Open after all the magic of 2024. It is true that the first Slam of the season, to which everyone arrives fresh and recharged, has often brought unexpected protagonists to the fore and has opened up to surprising results, also due to the environmental conditions which can change from one day to the next, however the have avoided the traps of a very insidious scoreboard starts the campaign towards the encore in Melbourne in the best possible way. The Americans, in one of the many sporting aphorisms they have invented, maintain that you have to beat whoever is on the field and not whoever is written on a piece of paper, a lesson that Sinner has memorized for some time now, ever since he appeared in all his brilliance. on the horizon of world tennis.
crossroads and opponents
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In the first round, the Chilean Jarry could prove difficult if he were to maintain high percentages on serve and therefore exploit his deadly one-two combined with the forehand without giving pace to Jannik. However, since the final lost in Rome against Zverev, Jaime Fillol’s nephew has lost certainties in his tennis and Sinner is the worst opponent in response. A challenge in the third round with Cobolli would be fascinating, because it would bring the spice of a derby to the field, but perhaps the most dangerous match of the first rounds could prove to be the one in the round of 16 with Rune, if the Dane (and at the moment there are none signs) the technically overbearing and mentally brazen one of two years ago would return.
De Minaur and Fritz, the possible opponents of the quarter-finals and semi-finals, have been beaten by the blue throughout 2024, from the US Open to Davis passing through the ATP Finals, and despite possessing excellent technical depth they are still far from the levels of the most strongest player in the world. Finale already in your pocket, then? Two weeks are a long time and Jannik is a champion of humility, but there is certainly a pleasant descent ahead of him.
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