Australian Open, Jannik Sinner goes down flat on Novak Djokovic

The thought toward the great, historic rival è clear.

Jannik Sinner è qualified for the Australian Open final after a three-set victory over Ben Shelton. The Melbourne tournament, however, lost along the way such a big name as Novak Djokovic, who was forced to retire at the end of the first set of the semifinal against Alexander Zverev due to a muscle strain. The high-profile champion, però decided to explicitly defend the emblazoned colleague.

"I didn't get to see the other semifinal, but I heard what è happened to Djokovic,” Sinner told the press following the Australian Open in Melbourne. “It certainly can happen, and when it does, it always hurts. If forò he decided to withdraw, it means that the problem was really important".

"In the past he won the Australian Open playing even when he was injured, and I think he was always able to give his best in every circumstance. He has spent his whole career giving his all for tennis, and to see what è happened to him is not good. I wish him to recover as soon as possible", Sinner added about Djokovic.

"Now the hit è hot, so it will be important to recover before making any kind of assessment,” Djokovic had said in the heat of the moment. He will go back home, try to heal and then we will see if he can play in Doha. I wish Sascha the best, he deserves his first Slam". Also worried Sinner: "Zverev? Ità will be a very difficult match, there are so many balanced precedents. Anything canò happen. È chasing his first Slam, there will be a lot of tension. È nice to be in this position again, it will be a special day".