{"id":2046814,"date":"2026-07-16T15:45:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2046814"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:45:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:45:56","slug":"jannik-sinner-is-an-evolved-version-of-novak-djokovic-says-former-atp-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2046814","title":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner is &#8216;an evolved version of Novak Djokovic&#8217;, says former ATP star"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Jannik Sinner is \u2018an evolved version of Novak Djokovic\u2019, says former ATP star<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/shahidaj\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Shahida Jacobs                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"16 Jul 2026 4:45 PM\" data-ps-date=\"16 Jul 2026 4:45 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1784216756\"><br \/>\n                            16 Jul 2026 4:45 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                            <img 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break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Jannik Sinner with inset of Novak Djokovic                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> and Novak Djokovic have a similar style of playing, but the Italian is \u201ca more evolved version\u201d of the 24-time Grand Slam winner with a former world No 19 saying he is also one key advantage over the Serbian.<\/p>\n<p>World No 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-wimbledon-win-should-worry-everyone-else-carlos-alcaraz\">Sinner won his fifth Grand Slam on Sunday<\/a> with a four-set win over Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final with that win taking him to 30 top-level trophies, all of that success coming before his 25th birthday on 16 August.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Djokovic<\/a> was also on 30 titles with five Grand Slams when he was 25 years old and both have the same number of ATP 500 titles (7) and ATP 250 trophies (6) while Sinner has won one more ATP Finals title than the Serbian, who in turn had one more Masters title.<\/p>\n<p>Besides their achievements being similar, there are also similarities in the way they play, although Renzo Furlan \u2013 who is currently the coach of Luca Nardi \u2013 believes the Italian has an extra weapon in his locker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSinner is a Djokovic 2.0. I see Jannik as an evolved version of Nole: they play in a similar style, keep the ball moving a lot, and both have improved their serve over the course of their careers,\u201d he told Corriere dello Sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSinner, however, is more powerful; his shots are faster. Sinner has two formidable qualities: a now very extensive technical repertoire that allows him to produce exceptional tennis, and his work ethic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJannik never shies away from a challenge: he takes to the court, tries new things and, above all, picks them up straight away.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Jannik Sinner News<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jimmy-connors-picks-between-jannik-sinner-carlos-alcaraz-wimbledon\">Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz? Jimmy Connors picks \u2018the one to beat\u2019 when both are healthy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/what-jannik-sinner-has-done-since-winning-wimbledon-as-he-seeks-more-history\">What Jannik Sinner has done since winning Wimbledon as he seeks more history<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Italian was under pressure early on against Zverev as he lost the opening, but the world No 1 held his nerve and bounced back to secure a 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, 6-4 win to secure his 10th win in a row against the German.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/atp-rankings-sinner-untouchable-zverev-bumps-alcaraz-down-fery-british-no-1-78-jump\">French Open champion Zverev\u2019s run to the final<\/a> helped him to overtake Alcaraz at No 2 in the ATP Rankings, but Furlan says the Italian and Spaniard remain well clear of the chasing pack on the ATP Tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight up until the tie-break in the second set, I had my doubts. Zverev was playing at a very high level and, had he gone 2-0 up, it wouldn\u2019t have been easy to come back,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen Sinner simply raised his game, always finding a way to respond. Once he\u2019d got over the hump in the second set, the clear feeling was that it would end in four sets in favour of the Italian. At that point, Jannik began to chip away at his opponent\u2019s confidence, and the German\u2019s decline was inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite Zverev\u2019s improvement, and the confidence gained from his success at Roland Garros, I believe that Wimbledon demonstrates just how far above the rest Sinner and Alcaraz are.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey can play at a high level for hours on end without letting up. In fact, they\u2019re capable of raising their game at the decisive moments. They\u2019re the only two who can do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jannik Sinner is \u2018an evolved version of Novak Djokovic\u2019, says former ATP star Shahida Jacobs 16 Jul 2026 4:45 PM Jannik Sinner with inset of Novak Djokovic Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic have a similar style of playing, but the Italian is \u201ca more evolved version\u201d of the 24-time Grand Slam winner with a former [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-2046814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2046814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046814\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2046814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2046814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2046814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}