In the recently concluded Miami Open final, Polish Hubert Hurkacz beat the 19-year-old Jannik Sinner by 7-6(4), 6-4 margin to claim his first Miami Masterclass Championship. Sinner’s coach Riccardo Piatti however backed the young Italian and expressed that Sinner need to grow up more and gather more experience.
The youngest ATP title holder reached the final after beating Roberto Bautista Agut by 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 margin in the semi final. The Tennis fans and pundits were of the opinion that the young Italian might play one of his best match here and clinch the American Championship.
Jannik Sinner of Italy and Hubert Hurkacz of Poland pose at the trophy ceremony during the final of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on April 04, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
The 2020 Sofia Open Champion lacked the experience needed to win final like this. On that context Piatti, the long time coach of Jannik, conveyed in a post match conference after the final, “Jannik is not yet that player everyone is talking about, he needs to grow and gain experience.”
With just 19 years of age, Jannik has a long way to go to shape himself into one of the world’s best. It will take few more years for the Italian to grow and gain experience and win more titles in the future.
🇮🇹 Jannik Sinner is the fourth teenager to reach the #MiamiOpen men's singles final. The previous three went on to become No. 1 in the @FedEx ATP Rankings.
🇺🇸 Andre Agassi (1990)
🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal (2005)
🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic (2007)— ATP Tour (@atptour) April 2, 2021
Novak Djokovic’s former coach, Piatti further asserted, “It is undeniable that his perspectives are important, but as I have always said he needs two elements: time and work . So, let’s also give him time to make mistakes and understand”
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Tennis pundits believe Sinner might turn out to be the next big thing in the Tennis world as he beat his higher seeded players to come into the final. This includes Karen Khachanov in the second round and Roberto Bautista Agut of course.
The current world number 23, took part in all the recently concluded prestigious competitions and performed pretty well. With two career titles at the age of 19, it will be a matter of time before Sinner will be seen in the ATP top 10, the fans believe.
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