The 'former world number one makes a crazy prediction about Jannik Sinner: "That’s how many Wimbledon wins"

Jannik Sinner among tennis’ all-time greats: the’former world number one doubles player, Todd Woodbridge, 83 career titles won including nine Wimbledon tournaments, in an interview with “The Tennis&#8221 podcast; spoke about the champion from Alto Adige, coming off a stellar 2025. “The rivalry I would like to see most in 2026 is between Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner. I think Nole is trying to stop Sinner from getting to his numbers, kind of what was happening when Djokovic was getting close to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. This year I was almost sure that Carlos Alcaraz would win at Wimbledon, but instead Sinner won”.

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“Thinking back, looking at how he played this year, I think Sinner will end up winning more Wimbledons over the course of his career. I think he can go as high as five, six, maybe seven Wimbledons, if all goes well” is Woodbridge’s prediction. At the moment the all-time record belongs to Roger Federer with 8 Wimbledons won, ahead of Pete Sampras and Novak Djokovic’s 7 and Bjorn Borg’s 5. “It&#8217s something that has to be looked at in the long run, not just next year’continued Woodbridge, who is banking on Djokovic&#8217s desire for redemption to stop Azzurro -. You may or may not love Novak, but what I love about him is the way he finds his energy and motivation. He will still give him a hard time”.

“Novak gets excited in rivalries, he gives his all in those moments, he doesn&#8217t want others to have what he considers his. And it will be fun to watch both of them next year. Right now he”s down 6-4 in head-to-head matches, I think he wants to overturn that” too. Sinner is currently in Dubai, where he is working on his physical preparation to be at his best in January when he competes in the Australian Open, the tournament he has won for the past two years. Among the rivals who want to catch up with him is Lorenzo Musetti, who has hired a super coach in hopes of closing the gap with Jannik: “Playing against him also helped me realize how far away I was from that level”.

“Having added important figures to my team is key to trying to make the step in that direction, to close that gap that was still evident this year&#8217s year. I hope in the future to be able to reach that third step on the podium, and I believe we are on the right track. Jose Perlas can add something to my game, for example, aggressiveness, which is fundamental today. I think my qualities can go in that direction: I don&#8217t want to be just a counterattacker, but also to try something more proactive, starting with the shots from the beginning of the game. And we are moving in that direction”.

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