{"id":760697,"date":"2026-07-13T16:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/760697\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:50:10","slug":"jannik-sinner-keeps-evolving-game-just-like-federer-nadal-and-djokovic-before-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/760697\/","title":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner keeps evolving game. Just like Federer, Nadal and Djokovic before him"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONDON — A perfectly-placed topspin lob winner that sailed beyond reach of his 6-foot-6 (1.98-meter) opponent and landed on the outside of the baseline in the second game.<\/p>\n

A delicate drop shot which made Alexander Zverev<\/a> change direction so suddenly that the German player over-extended his right knee at a crucial point of the third set.<\/p>\n

Sure, there were plenty of the usual whizzing, missile-like baseline winners from Jannik Sinner<\/a> in his four-set victory over Zverev in the Wimbledon<\/a> final. He also showed off the new variety of his game, though \u2014 which came in handy when Zverev unleashed more power than he had used before against the top-ranked player.<\/p>\n

The variety of shots were what Sinner\u2019s two coaches, Darren Cahill and Simone Vagnozzi, appreciated most from their player in Sunday’s match.<\/p>\n

Just like the Big Three and Big Four before them \u2014 Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray \u2014 Sinner, Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz (who is out injured) are continually evolving their games, Cahill noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlexander is now playing a different style of tennis against Jannik,\u201d Cahill said. \u201cWe know Jannik is going to have to improve in certain areas to handle that type of game. Carlos is going to come back really strong, as well \u2014 as we all hope \u2026 You need to keep adding things to his game. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe saw a lot of the stuff he doesn\u2019t normally like doing, even in the final today: sliced backhands, a couple lobs, couple drop shots. Really stepping up when he needed to in the big moments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sinner\u2019s second consecutive Wimbledon victory matched the two titles that Alcaraz won before him at the All England Club and raised his overall tally to five Grand Slams \u2014 narrowing the gap to Alcaraz\u2019s seven.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz missed the French Open and Wimbledon this year due to a right wrist injury and it remains unclear if he\u2019ll return in time for the year\u2019s final Grand Slam at the U.S. Open.<\/p>\n

Zverev\u2019s performance in London leapfrogged him ahead of Alcaraz into the No. 2 spot when the new rankings were released Monday.<\/p>\n

Zverev\u2019s run on the grass followed his first major title at the French Open last month \u2013 after Sinner\u2019s stunning second-round meltdown in Paris<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cBig, big respect to Sascha, because he\u2019s doing something amazing. His game is growing and growing,\u201d Sinner said, using Zverev\u2019s nickname. \u201cYou have always someone who is pushing you to the limit. We hope that Carlos is coming back, as well, because tennis needs him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving Novak still around, having all the young players coming, it\u2019s really, really nice,\u201d added Sinner, who beat the 39-year-old Djokovic in the semifinals. \u201cAt the same time, you always need to work hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sinner twice had to come back from a set down in a five-set marathon against Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round \u2014 when he also had to deal with blood seeping through his shoe due to a toenail issue.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t lose another set until Zverev unleashed a barrage of serves at up to 139 mph (224 kph) and backed those up with huge forehands to the corners.<\/p>\n

Sinner knew he had a challenge to face when the first-set tiebreaker was decided by an inside-out forehand winner from Zverev.<\/p>\n

So did Sinner\u2019s mom, Siglinde, who couldn\u2019t bare to watch some of the more tense moments on Centre Court.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mom, I see her, she left the stadium a couple of times,\u201d Sinner said on court during his victory speech, glancing over after she had returned in time for the trophy ceremony. \u201cIt\u2019s not easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amid stifling heat and humidity in Paris in late May, Sinner had his 30-match winning streak ended after coming within one game of a straight-set victory over Juan Manuel Cerundolo, who was ranked No. 56.<\/p>\n

Sinner went in for medical exams in Milan after the Paris defeat and acknowledged during Wimbledon that doctors discovered what was bothering him \u2014 without revealing the details.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis medical records are his medical records. We won\u2019t speak about any of that,\u201d Cahill said. \u201cBut it\u2019s up to us to make some changes, to do some little things differently.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sinner now leaves the court often between sets to refresh himself, change his shirt and get a moment of air-conditioning. During another heat wave the week before Wimbledon began, he used an ice vest to cool down.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, he\u2019s a redhead that lives in the north of Italy, that grew up in the snow and the Alps. Hot weather is a little bit different for him than it is for most people,\u201d Cahill said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more time he spends in the heat, the better he\u2019s going to be at it,\u201d Cahill added. \u201cWe might even make some changes to the preseason, chasing the sun a little bit more, getting him more acclimatized to playing in these types of conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

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