Australian Open 2024: Jannik Sinner – Daniil Medvedev

Yannick sinner and Daniel Medvedev They are getting ready to play the final Australian Open which, in so far as it is disputed between these claimants, is already historical. That Novak is not there Djokovic This is already an important milestone. That none of Big three He hasn’t been seen for decades. The era of the Big Three is over, although it can still cause unrest. Djokovic Under no circumstances should it be considered depreciated. Of course, there were finals before without them, but how time there are results, others have values.

There is no Darling

in the match that Yannick will play today sinner and Daniel Medvedev. The Italian is Franco’s career player. ascentbut also Russian: he managed to recover after the coup moral What defeat did Raphael inflict on him? Nadal in the 2022 finals in Melbourne. His path was difficult: Only earlier Auger-Aliassime, in the third round ended in three sets. Before he won Atman at four to Ruusuvuori in five and finishing at dawn Nuno Borges at four, at quarter Hurkacz 7-6, 2-6, 6-3, 5-7 and 6-4 and in the semi-finals again with five Zverev and after losing two sets (5-7, 3-6, 7-6, 7-6 and 6-3). In this way he demonstrates his ability to be very tough. competitorwho can almost only be beaten by Nadal when he goes into “fronton mode.”

Instead the path sinner

it was much more overwhelming: He finished in Melbourne in three sets with van der Zandschulp, From Chon, Baez, Khachankovin rooms with Rublev (6-4, 7-6, 6-3) and only in the semi-finals he himself Djokovic He was able to snatch the set from him: 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 and 6-3. IN theory He could be the favorite both because of his performance and because, theoretically, Medvedev will come more. worn out to the final, but among players of this level such things should be relativize them. As we saw with Zverev in front of Carlos Alcaraz.

Sinner, 22 years old and called to be number 1 in the world is his merit 10 titles. Not a single Grand Slam participant yet, but yes, Master’s degree 1000 de Canada in 2023 (lost two more finals in this category). Medvedev, number 1 yes, take it twentyamong them US Open 2021 and six Masters 1000 tournaments. Face to face defeats Sinner 6-3

but be careful: the Russian won the first six matches in a row between them, and the Italian the other three and the last are controversialWith. Among them is the semi-final of the ATP Finals 2023 (6-3, 6-7, 6-1). This will be their first match in a Grand Slam tournament and it will be a final.