Djokovic’s Exit: Reaction of Eurosport Experts

“Sinner’s level was very, very good. That was to be expected. But the number of unforced errors with Djokovic, his slowness, his inability to react – that was quite unpredictable,” said Eurosport expert Justine Henin, who in 2004 Australian Open won.

It was clear that Sinner still had a lot planned, said Tim Henman.

“I think it’s great how he reacted after the win; there was no big, wild celebration because he sees it as part of the journey,” explained the Brit, once number four in the world and now a TV pundit for Eurosport.

• The reactions of the Eurosport experts to Djokovic’s exit against Sinner:

Boris Becker (six-time Grand Slam tournament winner): “I’m not surprised that Jannik Sinner won, but I’m surprised by the way he won. Actually, he has to make everything clear in the third set. The likeable South Tyrolean had knocked on the door last year and is now growing up. He stayed cool, served well until the end. The fact that Novak Djokovic – the best return player of all time – didn’t have a single breakball against Sinner is the story of the match .”

Justine Henin (seven-time Grand Slam champion): “Djokovic has had a lot of problems on break points against Fritz. He showed a few negative signs at the Australian Open. We all know his ability to recover again and again. He has that in the We even did it several times during the tournament. Today it was the lack of reaction that surprised us. Sinner’s level was very, very good and we could have expected that. But the number of unforced errors, the slowness of Djokovic, his incompetence to react – that was pretty unpredictable. Novak talked about one of his worst Grand Slam matches. I see it the same way.”

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Tim Henman (four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist): “Sinner beat Djokovic and he didn’t panic about it. Jannik spoke so much about the process and the way he played. He hit his shots and dictated the game from the back. At the end of the third set things didn’t go the way he wanted, but he didn’t panic and put in a phenomenal performance. I love how he reacted after the win. There was “No big, wild celebration because he sees it as part of his journey. He’s reached the final, but he wants to win his first Slam.”

Laura Robson (2012 Olympic silver in mixed doubles): “The atmosphere in Garden Square was a bit subdued when Sinner won because there are a lot of Djokovic fans there. They had their flags with them and were ready to celebrate – but Sinner did Totally crashed the party. He just stuck to his game plan. It feels like we saw this result coming. But to make it in a best-of-five match at a Grand Slam tournament, and that In front of so many people who didn’t believe he could do that because of his performance at Wimbledon last year, it’s just phenomenal.”

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Arnaud Clément (2001 Australian Open finalist): “Sinner played a complete match, with an exceptional level of play. You wouldn’t have thought that Novak Djokovic could be so unsettled that he couldn’t find solutions. Novak was at his level of play far, the Serb lacked physical presence. The reaction came, but it came too late. On the other hand, today we saw what progress Sinner has made in the 2023 season.”

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2024-01-26 13:31:00
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