{"id":565807,"date":"2026-05-04T14:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/565807\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:56:12","slug":"jannik-sinner-told-there-is-one-man-who-can-stop-him-by-former-british-no-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/565807\/","title":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner told there is one man who can stop him by former British No 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jannik Sinner\u2019s<\/a> demolition of Alexander Zverev<\/a> in the Madrid Open final sent out an ominous message to the chasing pack, but former British No 1 Greg Rusedski suggests there is one man who could unsettle the Italian.<\/p>\n

Sinner\u2019s 6-1, 6-2 win over Zverev was as comprehensive as it comes, with the No 2 seed never looking likely to challenge a player who has separated himself from the chasing pack in a manner that could make men\u2019s tennis a little dull in Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s<\/a> absence.<\/p>\n

Yet Rusedski believes there is one man who will not be intimidated by the prospect of taking on Sinner, with Novak Djokovic\u2019s<\/a> imminent return to action adding a new ingredient to the men\u2019s game heading into the Italian Open in Rome.<\/p>\n

Djokovic beat Sinner with a stunning performance at the Australian Open in January and Rusedski suggested the Serbian legend will believe he can halt the runaway train that is the world No 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s one man who might be back this week\u2026 Novak Djokovic,\u201d declared Rusedski, on the latest edition of his podcast.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe haven\u2019t talked about him. We haven\u2019t seen him, but he\u2019s a guy who doesn\u2019t discount himself from any event he plays.\u201d<\/p>\n

Djokovic is expected to play in Rome, as he makes his comeback to tennis after an extended break following an appearance at the Indian Wells Masters in March.<\/p>\n

The flawless form Sinner showed against Zverev suggests it will need a very special performance to halt his winning march, with Rusedski urging the chasing pack to step up.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Carlos is in town, it does make it more interesting, but come on, somebody\u2019s gotta step up as well. It can\u2019t just be one player,\u201d added Rusedski.<\/p>\n

\u201cZverev is the closest one to Sinner with his clay court results, but he\u2019s been miles off him the last little while.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you\u2019re thinking to yourself, who is the next guy? Arthur Fils, we were thinking was gonna be one of the next guys in the pack, but he\u2019s bound to be tired after playing so many matches.<\/p>\n

\u201cJack Draper is one of those guys we thought could have a chance to step up, but he\u2019s out injured and Ben Shelton is another young player who needs to step up.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomebody\u2019s got to answer the bell in Rome when conditions are back to normal. No more altitude balls, so it\u2019s easier to control. So let\u2019s see what happens, but it\u2019s going to take a Herculean effort for anybody to stop him.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s see what happens in Rome. Can anybody get close to him? And from what I\u2019ve seen, it doesn\u2019t look like it at the moment, but that\u2019s why we play it because you never know what can happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

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