{"id":11528,"date":"2025-01-26T14:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T14:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=11528"},"modified":"2025-01-26T14:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T14:12:34","slug":"alexander-zverev-hails-jannik-sinner-as-prime-novak-like-after-australian-open-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=11528","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Zverev Hails Jannik Sinner as &#8216;Prime Novak-Like&#8217; After Australian Open Defeat:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2025\/01\/9c97764f-9ccd-4c96-8e21-8cc504ca1d6d.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2025\/01\/9c97764f-9ccd-4c96-8e21-8cc504ca1d6d.avif 900w, https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2025\/01\/9c97764f-9ccd-4c96-8e21-8cc504ca1d6d-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2025\/01\/9c97764f-9ccd-4c96-8e21-8cc504ca1d6d-768x512.avif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alexander Zverev (27) said that Jannik Sinner (23) is as good as Novak Djokovic (37) at his peak and on &#8220;a different universe&#8221; after the German was well beaten in Sunday&#8217;s Australian Open final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Top-ranked Italian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com.gh\/player\/sinner-jannik\/6HdC3z4H\/\">Sinner<\/a> retained his Melbourne crown with a ruthless <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com.gh\/match\/zXV1Q0qd\/#\/match-summary\/\">6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3<\/a> victory over the second-seeded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com.gh\/player\/zverev-alexander\/dGbUhw9m\/\">Zverev<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was Sinner&#8217;s third Grand Slam title, having also won the US Open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zverev said he felt almost powerless against an opponent he admitted was better in almost every facet of the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alexander Zverev Press Conference | Australian Open 2025 Final\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nnqFDy-ymw0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>He&#8217;s very, very similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com.gh\/player\/djokovic-novak\/AZg49Et9\/\">Novak<\/a> when he was at his best<\/strong>,&#8221; Zverev said, drawing favourable comparisons between Sinner and 24-time major champion Djokovic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>They barely miss, they make you think like you have to overhit all the time to have a chance in a rally against them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>It&#8217;s very, very difficult to win a point from the back of the court against them, against Novak and him<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>They&#8217;re constantly on the baseline. 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