"Sinner, for me, is like Spiderman"

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Jannik Sinner reaches the final stages of Roland Garros with maximum enthusiasm, determined to emerge victorious in a section of the draw loaded with three of the main title contenders. Only one can prevail. The Italian will likely have to battle the winner of the clash between Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev in the semifinals, provided he gets past Bublik in the quarters. He is set on winning the Musketeers’ Cup, and we all know that Sinner usually achieves what he sets out to do.

Moreover, he does it with a completely revamped style. As we have seen over the years, on clay courts, matches were won by grinding from the baseline, building strength from defense and putting plenty of spin on the ball. Jannik Sinner does not. He, along with Carlos Alcaraz, overwhelms opponents from dominance and attack. A winning approach much like that of fast courts. If about 20 years ago, when the game slowed down on all surfaces, we saw players winning by playing from the back in long rallies, now we see players winning on clay by stepping up the pace with winning shots.

"Can I say I'm speechless? Because it's incredible," remarks Mats Wilander about Sinner to Eurosport’s microphones, the network broadcasting Roland Garros across Europe. "Literally, he doesn't wait for the ball to go anywhere. He wants to take it as soon as possible on both sides, especially on the backhand. I've never seen anyone be so aggressive from the baseline. And he also wants to move forward, which I love," he adds.

Comparing him to Carlitos, Mats clarifies: "Alcaraz is aggressive, but in a different way. I think mixing up the pace would be the only chance you have to beat him. Mixing up the pace occasionally, but you have to do it at the right moment and you can't hit him when you're defending. It has to be hit when you're controlling the rally, which happens very rarely. You can throw something with a lot of topspin and potentially push Jannik back, and then you can take the initiative."

Considering how he would play against Jannik, triple Roland Garros winner Wilander himself can't figure it out. "I don't even know how I would play against Jannik Sinner. I'm thinking, what would Roger Federer do? He would slice and keep the ball low, and throw a high one, perhaps. What about Rafa? I'm not sure. I would try to wear him down, I suppose, but he's playing incredibly well. His movement, he's flying across the court. To me, he's like Spiderman. It's amazing how athletic he is," explains the Swede.

Since the arrival of Vagnozzi and Cahill to the team, Jannik has made enormous progress, mastering every aspect of tennis. "His serve has changed over the years. He also returns very well. He takes the ball very early. I've never seen a player as aggressive as him from the baseline. Players like John McEnroe or Stefan Edberg were more aggressive coming to the net, but in terms of aggressiveness from the baseline, Jannik Sinner is undoubtedly the most aggressive I've seen," he concludes.
 

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