John McEnroe bets on Jannik Sinner

The words of John McEnroe

John McEnroe told the Gazzetta dello Sport about Jannik Sinner: "He' is ready to win a Slam. In Australia? Whyé no? We have been waiting for the “big jump” for a while and finally in the last few months we have seen it. Sinner has broken the shackles, now he knows he belongs to the circle of the best, I would be surprised if he does not win a Major this’year".

Winning debut meanwhile in Melbourne for Jannik Sinner. The South Tyrolean began his journey at the 2024 Kooyong Classic by beating host Marc Polmans. Despite a start in which Sinner had to adapt to the weather conditions, he eventually dominated the match winning 6-4, 6-0.

After missing a few break points in the first set, Sinner è managed to break Polmans’ serve and won the last nine games of the match. In the second set, Sinner è was aggressive and confident, while Polmans struggled to keep up.

"Last year è was a good end to the season and I am starting from scratch to try to gain the same confidence again,” said the world number four at the end of the match, “obviously the first match you play è tough but I am satisfied".”