Hit Like if You Think Sinner Wins Sexond Grand Slam Title This Year I misspoke at 5:45 I meant Sinner not Alcaraz

Sinner is the most lethal player on the ATP right now. HAs won 20 of his last 21 matches.

Sinner has made dramatic improvement over the last six months or so. Since last October, he is 3-1 against Djokovic, 4-0 against Medvedev, 1-0 against Alcarez. So combined he is 8-1 against the others of the Big 4. It is remarkable how quickly he has turned himself to become a complete player. I have said long before that he had become a better player than Alcarez. But looks like he is actually the de facto world No.1 right now. There is no doubt that he is the best player at the moment, and he'll continue to get better. He is the true leader for the next gen.

Sinner seems like a nice guy. Well spoken and a great ambassador for the ATP. No trash talking or any other nonsense . Single handily put Italy back in the tennis scene . Forza Italia . So proud of him .

I had the pleasure to watch sinner practice at Cincy 2 yrs ago. He is the definition of easy power. He looks skinny but whips his entire body effortlessly. So good!

Regarding Jannik easy power, I read on an Italian article that when he was very young he worked a lot on technique and fluidity to more than offset his lack of physical strength compared to other players his age. So that intense work resulted in his ability to impart so much speed to the ball. Heavy top spin provides the control.

Such similar to Djokovic, in 2010 Novak won the Davis Cup for Serbia and then 2011 happened. Let's see how the Davis cup win propels Sinner, hopefully to greater hights in this and coming years.

The second serve of Sinner was very impressive. There were times during the AO when his first serve seemed to disappear, but he would just blast a great second. Top level stuff.

You should keep doing these every Grand Slam!

I hit the like button same way you explanied Sinner does with ball 👍👍

The most important thing Sinner did was learning to attack and volley until he felt comfortable enough. Zverev too but for me a little too late. Secondly Sinner improved his serve and from there everything went up. Players that young like Sinner and Alcaraz can still learn so much if they accept they need it. I think Alcaraz will strike back and the Future of Tennis is good. Congrats to Jannick for the title and to Meddy for hanging on.

Hi Nick, just my two pence about Sinner's secret of being able to hit so hard - at the end of my comment.:-) I have been watching your videos on intuitive technique and I am very grateful to have found your KZfaq channel. I started playing tennis very late in life, well into my 40ties (due to my daughter actually, I guess as many moms do here in Germany - NRW). After a quite shaky start (due to missing ball recognition mostly - especially depth, and technique in general) I somehow managed now, after 5 years of playing, to have a decent (modern) forehand despite of what I have been taught by trainers (who somehow believe, that females after a certain age can only cope with the traditional way of playing and a double handed backhand might also be too complex). Still I persevered with training (with all three trainers at my club, in different setting, being the once a week training together with my husband, or the double's training with my team or, actually the training together with my daughter - who, has well surpassed me now - although I might be able to still catch up 🙂 - what I mean is, that I did not learn tennis on KZfaq, but trust the local guys for guidance and already invested a small fortune - which is fine for a hobby. The backhand is still a project when rushed. BUT - and this is the missing link to your video: I was a highly ranked junior skier back in my days (coming from an Eastern European country, but I managed still to be 4th in juniors World Cup in slalom) and I recently discovered, that all I have to do to start the kinetic chain in tennis is exactly what I was doing in skiing: load the outside leg and keep the balance slightly leaning forwards). Since then, everything seems to fall into place as I can still move quite well (compared to my club peers). Of course the difference between these two sports is much more complex, but what they have in common is the starting point (leg drive) and the fact that the core has to counterbalance the violent action of the rotation (in different ways). But it boils down to the fact that, once you do not doubt anymore that you will miss the ball (somehow the brain knows where to place the arm) you can go with the flow. I noticed that Sinner, despite his height, is always very low on his knees when he starts the rotation - I guess this is his source to big power.

Age is only in the mind! It’s all about the inner belief system and exterior structure of hard work and commitment to the goal. I’m 58 and after 1.5 years of returning to tennis, I’ve dealt with immense physical break down from tennis elbow to feet problems but suddenly after smart practices and yoga abs chi kung, my body is almost healed. And suddenly I’m crushing the ball harder than Sinner on my forehand. My videos up now of me playing and training at 58 are nowhere near how I’m playing now, I just haven’t video taped any training sessions lately. I’m focused on my game and not videos right now. All I need now is a dozen matches against atp ranked players and a hundred hours of training with them and in a year or so I’ll be the oldest ranked singles player in ATP history. My goal is to show the tennis world that I (still) have the hardest forehand in history and that age is only in the mind. Dreams are realized by sustained effort and devotion to the cause. Bravo to Jannick and Daniil (tough loss) and to the greatest future of tennis. Your rant is 100% awesome. Thank you 🙏🎾💥🏆🔜‼️

Sinner is 6’4 not 6’2. His physio confirmed this a couple years ago and if you look at him next to djokovic he’s clearly at least 1-2 inches taller

Good point at the end about Bopanna winning at 43 with Ebden. Very inspiring to see him finally get that win in a final and cracking down 200km/h serves. The doubles final was a great follow up to what had been one way traffic in the Women’s final.

I think a key moment was at the end of the second set- Jannik looked up to his coaches and looked lost. Darren Cahill responded ‘weather the storm!’. It seemed to remind Jannik to keep believing in himself and he will find small opportunities to get into the match and start to control things. He slowly started to get back control from that point, and by the end of the 4th it was clear that Medvedev was tiring.

I watched Italy in the Davis Cup and totally agree that Sinner's performance, under that great pressure, gave him the confidence to reach his present heights. He beat Novak twice and carried the team on his back. Apparently, you and I are the only ones who see this because I haven't heard anyone else say it.

Thanks for explaining your thoughts

Talking about Sinner's height, everyone relies on his profile on the ATP website which says 188cm (6'2''), but that was how tall he was at 19 years old when he turned pro, now he has grown , should be between 193 and 195 cm (6'4''-6'5''), you can easily notice it when he stands next to other players, for example Nole.

Nik I’m loving these running commentary on players / matches right after then happen. Please keep it up! Also, let’s give it up for Nik’s fly fits. This man looks sporty and stylish in these videos.

medvedev should learn from djokovic, nadal and even sinner to take more time between serves. When he was gassed in the 4th set no need to rush to serve. Sinner a guy who was born in 2001 took his time to maybe catch his breath or zone in before serving Medvedev can do it too especially after spending 24 hours on court

Really enjoyed your commentary on the Australian Open. Great insight!!

Hey Nick, really love your videos - Your video on the bio mechanics of the serve did wonders for my form - thanks a ton! I loved your observation (and I never thought about this) that despite losing the second set, Sinner didn't stop fighting, and even if he lost the set, he gained invaluable momentum. I'll keep this in mind in future matches. Thanks once again, and keep posting such insights - really helps get an inside perspective of the professionals' game!

actually Sinner is a bit taller than Djokovic, around 192cm. The 188cm stat is from his first challenger match in 2018, he was standing next to me and a friend and he was taller, he also has long arms (longer than normal for that height) and long legs, a bit like Raonic which probably are not ideal for good movement, but for Sinner that's not really a problem. Really enjoy your videos, great stuff!

Regarding setting a new record for oldest singles major winner in 2024, you must mean Nadal who is already older than Ken Rosewall's 37 years 1 mon 24 days record. A 15th French to break Rosewall's record would be an awesome cherry on top of Rafa's amazing career 🏆🥂

Tennis is in good hands.

Exactly the same feeling. Great players. Make tennis more colorful!

I agree, I've never seen a non-pusher Medvedev 😂 genuinely the clearer changing of style for an specific match I've ever seen but clearly Sinner got a plan B it was so surprising he only "activated" it in the last games of the 3rd. Medvedev back to be Medvedev and Sinner turned the table completely.

Totally agree, I’ve never seen Medvedev playing so great!

Love how sinner just puts his head down and works hard and let’s his results do the talking. And keeps his head high even with all the scar tissue. Then you have Rune how announced himself as “I’m the next big 3” and keeps crashing early 😂

Great summary, thanks. Answer to your last question is yes. As RF once said, during his peak times, there will always be better players doing better than him. I think Djokovich may still be dominating in his early 40s. He is fit, both physically and mentally.

Jannik has also a top leg movement, especially on the small steps to rapidly adjust your position to hit at the best, it comes from his skiing skills, the leg work of Jannik make also the difference

Great insight about Davis Cup being Sinner’s most important tournament. It seems to be when everything finally came together.

Completely agree with that stand in the second being key. I think if Meddy had taken the second 6-1 he would have rolled the third.

sinner forehand is a top spin forehand but more straight than nadal where he use the power of legs and trunk to drive the racquet in a neutral stance while ending with some wrist cover over the ball, while being relaxed.,his power from from the his outstanding speed ,he can move that head racquet much faster .Probably most of his power came from his legs.

Insightful analysis. Thanks, Nick.

Awsome talk, admire you a lot and a fan of your videos, regards from Chile coach

Have you considered the lenght of the arms? Sinner has really long arms and legs. Maybe that gives him a plus.

Great summary Nick😊. Your observations are fantastic. I picked Sinner before the tournament and finally got sth right😅. I felt that the only way Medvedev could have won this final was in three sets. Simply put, Sinner was fresher, more rested and more energetic player as the match progressed. Tough luck for Daniil. He is 1/5 in GS finals. Nota bene - I believe deep down in Novak's heart there is this burning desire to win a GS at 40+ years of age. He will do it👍. Idemooo😊

I love RF, I love Tennis, I love you sir, Lots of love from....INDIA❤❤❤❤

What about Hsieh! She won mixed Doubles and Women Doubles at 38yo, That's a great achievment also

The Elephant in the room you’re not giving any attn’ to is string tech., it’s huge. I remember how noteworthy Agassi’s FH was(in part because he took his opponents time away) But polyester monofilament is what allowing these guys to hit it so hard,& it staying in. Pete Sampras himself said yrs. ago,..”..I use it, it’s like cheating..” It’s also noteworthy because there’s been an upward trajectory of injuries due to it too,..wrist, rotator cuff,& elbows,..Tiafoe(whose technique is awful) had a sabbatical b/c an elbow injury.

Hi Nik, I'm happy you mentioned the slapping. This week Tomasz from FEELTENNIS posted a video and talked about slapping the ball. I couldn't believe it and knew you and for example Meike Babel totally wouldn't agree with that.

From my perspective, Sinner has great timing, flexibility and tremendous racquet speed and that is also why it looks like he slaps the ball.

I think Sinner has the most topspin on the backhand in the ATP, even though it's flatter than his forehand

As for forehand style I think the bent forehand has better torque generation due to the support and weight of the body. The straight arm has more racket head speed potential but needs proper wind up to generate that. Picking up balls off the line with minimal take back and deflecting power back the bent forehand is more effective, as well as more forgiving in the process. So bent arm power comes from hip rotation and support. Straight arm power comes from upper body centrifugal rotation. What do you think?

Imho Sinner is using at best his legs and weight tranfert. I guess this comes too from his young career in ski. Whenever pretty tall his stay pretty low on legs producing a lot of power during weight tranfert. Is insane the footwork for a 188 player, great mobility.

Daniil takes your will, which shows how impressive Sinner's comeback was... kudos

This game was another proof for your solution for WTA tournaments. If this game meant to be end in 2 sets Sinner had no chance ro comeback in it would be a one-way final.

finally a commentary which I can understand.............

I was playing doubles with a rival player as my partner. We played number 1 singles for rival high schools and I never lost to him. We were losing the first set and he said to me, “let’s just let them have this one.” I said, “no, this our chance to learn how to beat them before the next set.”

I think Djokovic won’t play past 40 years old. Father Time an undefeated opponent. He’ll still be winning a lot of matches over the next years but the sheer firepower and youth on the side of the top young guys he’ll face in later stages of the big tournament are going to wear on him.

timing sinner has good timing

Sinner is taller than Djokovic, you can see it when they met at the net at the end of the game. He is a bit shorter than Medvedev.

"There's no shortcut in best of five set matches". Daniil missed that RF lesson

I always thought Sinner had a bigger potential than Alcaraz. Bigger Serve and BH already when both of them were rising. Now I feel like Sinner's FH is as big as Alcaraz's, if not bigger. My bold prediction is that Sinner will end up winning more slams than Alcaraz.

Real kudos to Sinner and Bopanna!

Nobody will win a grand slam single at 43 and I don’t even say in my opinion. It’s not the main reason but in my view the teams that win in doubles are not necessarily the best double players and that’s because most top single players are just not interested in doubles (the way McEnroe was). Had Federer played doubles with pretty much whoever he would have won a ton.

Was the challenger match against Donald Young? I was there!

I actually thought Sinner was not blasting Medvedev off the court in sets 3, 4, 5. IMO he had still not found his best tennis but he dealt with that by going for more high percentage shots. What he did find back was 1) his serve 2) his belief 3) the ability to convert. He also knew - as he said - that a long match would be in his favor

My feeling is that it's still possible to win at an older age in doubles but when you're talking singles I think it's increasingly difficult. As an aging tennis player myself at 57 I can tell every year of decline. You are also an aging tennis player and I know that you know that it just becomes increasingly difficult. Strength speed stamina agility reflexes and recovery are all in flux and in decline. Is it possible? Maybe, but the likelihood is low. Even for the goat. And as one of the old guys I certainly always root for them. ☮️

The Davis Cup was clearly an important step in Sinner's climb to the top, it gave him even more confidence that beating the goat was in reaching distance. But I think the process started with the Asian swing, and cemented in the indoor season; winning a couple 500s might not seem much, but the way he played in Beijing and Vienna, and how he brought that to the atp finals, that was already Sinner 2.0.

Rune hits much harder than Sinner. Guess, after more "teaching" of B. Becker, he will beat Sinner and Alcaraz more often. He has the fastest balls and he is yet already the best serve-and volley-player and I guess, Becker will even that make better. His drop-shots are as same good as the ones of Alcaraz. Guess, these 3 will share a lot of slams in the future...

Why would somebody tell Nick that those 2 players will start dominating the game of tennis 07:25 😅. Jokes apart a great channel for tennis lovers

Hey Nick. Insightful video as always. Do you think this is the dawn of sinner/alcaraz era. Can they dominate liks rafa-federer did for a decade. Thanks

Watched the match from the middle of the second set. To me at the first glance was evident that mentally sinner was not on the top. Maybe because of medvedev s style, or because of emotions i don t know. I was expecting the same fire in hes eyes and the same firepower as against djokovic, but he hadn t. Glad he recovered, but to me sinner looked like he played on a 80% compared to hes best version.

Bopanna has god gifted hand skills above 98% of most players. That is what makes him competitive at the pro level…. Since Federer is gone I see no other player like him currently playing at an advanced age… his record will not be broken.

Yo, Nick, I noticed that Sinner rotates into the contact and hits FH with the dominant shoulder in front even when reaching the ball on the run - there was one particular slow motion footage in this final and I couldn't believe my own eyes! 99% players would hit that kind of ball just with the arm facing towards the side but not Sinner! So he not only hits with a lot of power, he looks, consciously or not, for max power in every shot!

If Novak keeps on dedicating his life to the sport, with the manner he cares for his body, he will continue to break more records! ... maybe even this one, but 43 is still some years to go

Hey Nick, why do so many WTA players hit shots and have their knee on the ground but I've never seen the men do this?

I don’t think anyone can win a grand slam in singles at 43 unless between 22-30 there are no high quality players in top like we’ve had last 30 years or so. Nole has made a lot of wise adjustments over the years to compensate for the reduced physicality compared with younger cohorts - less power more control more placement, worked on mental strength, developed the best return ever - his physical performance is bound to decline to a point where other things won’t be able to make up for the deficit. If the question was - can anyone win more than Nole will before retiring - the answer would be definitely. Djokovic competed with one of toughest set of competitors throughout his career and still managed 24 so far. It’s not impossible that we’ll get a better player with lesser competition who can beat his record.

Sinner do have very good body proportion, he is as tall as djokovic that helps a ton.

I love Jannik Sinner but I appreciate Medvedev resilience in yesterday’s match. Meddy was not a one trick pony, he kept fighting even when he had no tank left in the fifth set and changed his tactic to serve and volley. It didn’t win him the match but it prevented the lopsided scores by allowing him to at least held some of his service games by those strong serves and ended quickly on the net on every weak returns chances that he had (not working on the stronger returns from Sinner though).

I predict djokovic will not win any slam going forward. His body has reached its peak and we will see a decline. He's 36 although he has a ton of experience to get him this far, the wear and tear in his body is too much. If I were him I would be looking to win points quicker if he can, by going to the net more often.

I'm a sinner fan but the rest of the world wont stay watching and Sinner cant phisically be perfect all the year. I would be extremely surprised if he wins another slam this year, even if I hope so.

Danil is perfect example what Nikola is pointing - genetics are super powerful! Danil perfected his “ugly” tennis and absolutely maximized what one can get out of “wrongly executed shots”. No one can teach you to hit the way he hits, but who cares; he is great competitor and master tactician. He also scares me, a little…. Hence I would hate to face him. Practice, practice and it doesn’t have to be perfect, Danil is a proof, he will win US open!

Sinner looks taller than dmitrov and he’s 6’3… you don’t think his lag is longer than others on his forehand ?

Didn’t see the entire match but only highlights. However from that it seems that yes Meddy ran out of steam, but also there was a change in shot selection. Cross court backhand battle I think Meddy has the edge due to style. Later, Sinner seemed to utilize the forehand more and running around to use the forehand. Once it’s a Sinner forehand to any other Meddy shot the point leans in Sinner’s favor.

Sinner is taller than 6'2" he is more like 6'4" or near it.. He was taller than Djokovic who is 6'2". I'm guessing his height hasn't been updated since he was 18 by the ATP.

MVD almost did it. His tactic was brilliant.

If Ivanisevic still has that serve he could 7-6, 7-6, 7-6 anyone at Wimbledon even at 60 years old 😅

How does Jannik Sinner compare in terms of power against the following: • Marat Safin • David Nalbandian • Fernando Gonzalez • Andy Roddick • Juan Martin Del Potro

Funny but I was at the Savannah Challenger working with two players ranked between 110 and 250 ATP who were both at the end of their careers. We were hitting on one of the practice courts the day before the tournament started and an 18-19 year old kid walked up needing some practice so we brought him in and we got a hit in. The kid was from the country Georgia and lost the next day badly. There with his dad. Nothing special. It was Nikolai Basilashvili.

Bend arm means western grip just look Iga Swiatek and Sinner Draper When you have esatern to semi your arm straighten

Nole could best Bopanna’s record but for the crazy ATP ranking rules that impose a ridiculously heavy schedule on everyone (less heavy for older players but still too heavy for 40 year olds). To stay injury free and enjoy tennis, Novak needs a more relaxed schedule but then he will slide in rankings, making it tougher and tougher to win tournaments. Kind of the same as happened to Serena. Obviously ATP needs top ranked players in key tournaments to maintain fans interest and appeal but if they don’t relax their rules they will be loosing their best assets too early.

Fantastic analysis Bravo. Djokovic could still win Grand Slam singles title at 43+, obviously, if he remains 'serious injury' free and still has the desire.

There is just one adjective i have for Sinner..he is "SCARILY GOOD".

Well that one guy sure as hell isn't going to do it in doubles 😅

Daniil played an amazing game today, the best out of any other match this tournament. This entire tournament it felt like he was showing his worst performance ever compared to his finals on other grand slams and spent the most amount of hours and sets ever in the history of grand slams. But this time, despite his gruelling and taxing matches, it was different: he adjusted his game, started being more aggressive, was dominating in every aspect of the game (you can’t just say Yannik was playing bad, because Daniil made more unforced errors and his 2 set first serve was 15% less consistent than Yannik’s). Then he just misses a plenty of opportunities to earn a break in the next sets off of Yannik’s second serve by making tons of unforced errors off of neutral positions. It was painful to watch. He eventually loses both sets in the same fashion: both sets are pretty tight with chances from both sides, but he gets broken at the exact same score at 5:4 on his serve with him literally failing to make first serves and making unforced errors. The difference between the first two sets won by Meddy and 2 next sets won by Yannik is that Daniil was dominating, while Yannik just won with Daniil’s poor performance on his serve. Both sets he lost were super tight. Medvedev just failed to stay clutch throughout the whole match and gives it to Yannik, who wasn’t playing his best tennis in any of the sets. Another great opportunity missed by Meddy to win a grand slam. This time, it might hurt even more than on AO 2022. Hope he recovers fast. But to me, he proved that he’s still able to compete with the best players in the world and cling big titles

There is no way anyone 43 or older is winning a grand slam anything again.

In doubles I believe over 40 can be a trend even ordinary people are in better shape these days i think a collective consciousness thing is woking in the unseen, djokovic might make that mark in singles, but he will have a growing pressure from the new gen from now on...

How many slams do you think djokovic, sinner, medvedev and alcaraz will retire on?

Nevertheless tennis have good future

On forehand Doesn’t he lead with his elbow more than any top player?

Kyrgios slaps the ball now and then, Sinner doesnt. He times it clean and drives a topspin.

He is like Djokovic, balanced player. He needs to be more intensifying his speed to match up Djok.

I don't know Nick, you have this thing for Nadal coming back and being a factor. I just don't see it at all. Great commentary by the way.

I know who that person can beat that record in Men's Singles :)

Jannik was honest and made clear…he just wanted Medvedev to get tired in order to play his tennis better. Of course Jannik played better at the end 😂 I love Jannik but this Taktik was a little "poor"✨ But winner is winner 🎉

In singles at 43, not a chance but I am very much interested in being proven wrong XD