The 2013 Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli said she was dying laughing about those who claim that Jannik Sinner is the evolution and an improved version of Novak Djokovic.
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Sundayfinal in Shanghai, in which the Italian tennis player beat the 24-time Grand Slam champion - who seemed helpless in the face of the accelerations of the 2024 Australian Open and US Open champion - has sparked the opinion of the media, insiders, tennis players and former tennis players.
Bartoli, who a few weeks ago had defended Jannik Sinner in the well-known doping case, did not publish a post onX that was decidedly clear, underlining how it is impossible to compare the Italian with the immensity of what Djokovic has done.
The Frenchwoman decided to make her opinion clear about Jannik's level after her victory in the final of the Shanghai Rolex Masters.
Regarding those who claim that Jannik is an improved version of the winner of 24 Grand Slam titles, Bartoli preferred to laugh it off, speaking of the dictatorship of the moment: "What? An improved version of Djokovic? To die laughing. It's still incredible, this culture of the moment, of the instant."
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An opinion, that of the former French tennis player, that will certainly fuel this debate further.
Binaghi: "From now on it will be a feat for Djokovic to beat Sinner"
In the meantime, the president of the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation Angelo Binaghi expressed his opinion on the rivalry between the Italian and the Serbian champion.
"I saw a great Sinner, who dominated and managed with great awareness, the awareness of someone who knows he is the strongest in the world today, the one who was the greatest player in the history of world tennis, Djokovic. I was thinking about how things have changed in a year, before beating the Serbian was a memorable feat, while this time I was sure he would win. From now on it will be a feat for him to beat Jannik," he said.
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Is Bartoli's attack also directed at him?
