Pat Rafter doesn’t hide: big fan of Jannik Sinner

World No. 1 è expected to challenge Holger Rune

Jannik Sinner is preparing for the challenge, valid for a place in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, with Holger Rune (scheduled on Sunday night and Monday night). A great many are following the world No. 1 with such passion, including former Australian tennis player Pat Rafter, a huge fan of Jannik Sinner.

On the Azure’s path so far, the winner of two Slam tests (he è won the US Open in 1997 and 1998) has clear ideas: "Sometimes è it’s normal to struggle a bit at the beginning but Jannik è one who grows, comes into temperature match after match and I imagine it will beà hard not to see him in the final stages", his clear words to Gazzetta dello Sport.

Pat Rafter has no intention of running to be the new coach of the Blue, who recently made it known that his relationship with Darren Cahill will come to an end at the end of the current season: "With Jannik he really did an extraordinary job and maybe now he has realized that he canò stand on his own two feet".

The 52-year-old Australian knows exactly who could trouble Jannik Sinner in the race for success in Melbourne. He calls Carlos Alcaraz "… fit and motivated". And he does not forget Nole Djokovic: "He is still hungry, he wants the record and with him there'è Murray".