Roger Federer’s agent Tony Godsick says the best way Jannik Sinner carries himself on and off the court docket reminds him of the Swiss tennis icon and likewise added that the 23-year-old is on “the right path” to perhaps even go down as among the best ever.
Prior to now 13 months, the Italian has been undoubtedly the most effective and most dominant participant within the sport, having gained three Grand Slams – three Masters occasions – the ATP Finals – and he additionally completed 2024 with an excellent 73-6 file.
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Other than the well-documented doping saga, Sinner goes about his enterprise on the court docket and he by no means does something controversial or dramatic that pulls adverse consideration to him.
And now, Federer’s long-time agent is the primary to acknowledge that the present world No. 1 has been doing fairly spectacular issues.
Godsick: Sinner is critical, skilled, behaves nicely – that jogs my memory of Federer
“At the moment, as a global star, he cannot replace Roger or Nadal. But he is loved by the people, he plays a type of tennis that I like a lot, and he knows how to give his best in the moments that matter,” the mega agent advised La Stampa.
“I don’t know if he can become a legend like Roger or Rafa, but he is on the right path… he is serious, very professional, he behaves well on the court and does not do stupid things off it… in this he reminds me of Roger.”
In the meantime, Sinner has mentioned a number of instances over time that his greatest tennis remorse is rarely getting an opportunity to play the Swiss tennis icon.
Simply because the Italian was making an attempt to determine himself on the Tour and make a reputation for himself, the previous 20-time Grand Slam champion began battling critical knee points and did not play a lot in the previous few years of his profession.