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The three months away from the courts for Jannik Sinner? For Ivan Ljubicic "they are not a problem - he thought on Today Sport -. First of all because he can improve some things, but above all because he will be relieved by having finally closed this issue with Wada. In this period he will be able to train on aspects that you normally don't have the opportunity to train at this point in the season because, when you have to change anything you need time and he, at this moment, has time and he will do it".
According to the former tennis player, Sinner can aim for the Grand Slam: “Having won his first Slam in Australia, he is the only one who can do it this year,” he said. “I don’t know if he will win Paris or not, but I think that in the next 10-15 years someone will win the Grand Slam. Today the playing conditions are more uniform than in the past, when it was very hot in Australia, Paris was slow, Wimbledon was very fast and New York was humid.” And again: “If I had to bet a euro on someone today, I would bet it on Sinner,” Ljubicic said. “Who can be stronger than him at Roland Garros? Once there was Nadal, and we know that no one could beat him there. But today there is no one unbeatable on clay. Maybe Sinner will never win Paris, but I don’t see why he couldn’t do it this year.”
If Jannik can aim for the Grand Slam, Ljubicic was cautious about whether he, Alcaraz and Brazilian Fonseca could be considered the new Big Three: “I would wait a moment before putting guys who have already won some Slams in the same discussion with a young player who has won a couple of matches,” he said. “Of course, the Brazilian is very promising, but to imagine an era like that of the Big Three means expecting these three players to always win all the Slams. Let's say, however, that these three are the most exciting players of this generation.”
According to the former tennis player, Sinner can aim for the Grand Slam: “Having won his first Slam in Australia, he is the only one who can do it this year,” he said. “I don’t know if he will win Paris or not, but I think that in the next 10-15 years someone will win the Grand Slam. Today the playing conditions are more uniform than in the past, when it was very hot in Australia, Paris was slow, Wimbledon was very fast and New York was humid.” And again: “If I had to bet a euro on someone today, I would bet it on Sinner,” Ljubicic said. “Who can be stronger than him at Roland Garros? Once there was Nadal, and we know that no one could beat him there. But today there is no one unbeatable on clay. Maybe Sinner will never win Paris, but I don’t see why he couldn’t do it this year.”
If Jannik can aim for the Grand Slam, Ljubicic was cautious about whether he, Alcaraz and Brazilian Fonseca could be considered the new Big Three: “I would wait a moment before putting guys who have already won some Slams in the same discussion with a young player who has won a couple of matches,” he said. “Of course, the Brazilian is very promising, but to imagine an era like that of the Big Three means expecting these three players to always win all the Slams. Let's say, however, that these three are the most exciting players of this generation.”
