Tennis legend Serena Williams expressed her admiration for Miami Open star Jannik Sinner but left him in disbelief. Williams heaped praise on world number three Sinner after easing into the final of the Miami Open and defeating defending champion Daniil Medvedev in straight sets.
The tennis icon appeared at Hard Rock Stadium before watching her good friend Grigor Dimitrov defeat Alexander Zverev in three sets. At just 22 years old, Sinner is in the best years of his life and this year he’s going to have some of his best tennis moves ever.
He got off to a flying start at the Australian Open in January, beating Novak Djokovic to win his first Grand Slam title. Next, I won again at the Rotterdam Open. During that journey, he proudly recorded his 200th career victory.
His winning streak ended when Carlos Alcaraz beat him in the semifinals at Indian Wells, but a determined Sinner bounced back in Miami. Williams recognized these feats and heaped praise on him while chatting with figures of the day.
“I wish I had a forehand like that,” Serena yelled to Sinner, who shrugged it off by saying, “Don’t say that!” However, she reinforced her impression, saying, “Seriously The, the racquet speed, the power, I was like, “Wow, day and night. “
“You’re incredible. Congratulations Australia,” she said, acknowledging Sinner’s big win. Not only was Williams chasing Sinner, she also had a conversation with Dimitrov. The veteran ATP Tour player spoke of their enduring friendship during the post-match press conference.
“She’s amazing. We stay in touch. We talk almost every day,” Dimitrov shared. “She said, ‘I’m going to check it out.’ I said, ‘Okay.'” It’s always very humbling to have a supporter like that in your corner, and she came and we chatted for a while.
“I remember when I won my first top-10 (2012 Hopman Cup against Mardy Fish), she was here. It was a really good moment. I think we all remember that.
“It’s the friendship, man. I think that’s the best part. Tennis is tennis, but, you know, we’re all living our dreams now.
“I think real life is starting to happen and I think we’ve become such good and close friends over all these years. Being able to continue to read and share thoughts, ideas and sometimes even vent about tennis to people who have actually played the game… it helps a lot. .”
Sinner also had some kind words for Dimitrov. “We saw an amazing Grigor (in the quarter-finals against Alcaraz),” he admitted, “and he played incredible tennis. His physicality was very, very good. talented.
“You know, really, really good physically. “He has the ability to change things on the tennis court because of the way he plays. He can stay back, he can get close. He has really, really good hand skills. “He Can do whatever he wants. ”