Australian Open, Jannik Sinner in final: “I learned from Novak”

First final in a Slam for the South Tyrolean

Sinner ruled Djokovic and won at the final at the Australian Open, the first final in a Slam for the Italian who played tennis of the highest level, knocking out what was considered the favorite for the final victory: "I was looking forward to playing this match. You can learn a lot from players like him. I definitely learned from the matches I played against him".

On the match, Sinner è very lucid: "It’ was a very difficult match. I started very well, first two sets I played great. I tried to push, because I could see he was making a lot of mistakes at the beginning. In the third I had match point but I missed it. I wanted to be ready for the next set. Wonderful atmosphere. The final result makes me happy", the clear words of the blue.

"I was very tense at the end. For me è it was very important the first game of the fourth set. I kept pushing. I felt ready physically and mentally. The secret to beating Djokovic? I don’t know. We have similar tennis. I tried to get the exchange going whenever I could. This was a very important test for me", the Australian Open first finalist’s closing words.