Jannik Sinner’s coach believes the domination of Big Three- Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will ‘never’ be seen again
Jannik Sinner is enjoying a dream start to his 2024 campaign, as he recently claimed the 2024 Miami Open title. The Italian humbled Grigor Dimitrov in the finals in straight sets, as he blasted his way to the title, dropping just one set all week.
The 2024 Australian Open champion has just faced one defeat so far in this season, and has won three of the four tournaments he has competed in. The likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Holder Rune are often likened to the Big Three players- Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Over the past season or two, we have seen the Jannik Sinner-Carlos Alcaraz rivalry really taking shape. However, Sinner’s coach, Darren Cahill believes that no player from the current generation should be compared to the Big Three- as their dominance was just surreal, and he does not expect it to repeat again.
“Well, I don’t think anybody should be comparing this generation yet with Novak, Federer, Nadal. What they were able to achieve for so many years is remarkable. I don’t think we will ever see that domination again no matter what,” Cahill said.
“They need time to establish themselves” : Darren Cahill on Sinner, Alcaraz and Rune
Darren Cahill believes that the trio of Jannik Sinner, Holger Rune and Jannik Sinner need time to establish themselves on the tour. Moreover, he feels that they need to win consistently to be compared to the Big Three.
In the past year, we witnessed Carlos Alcaraz get the better of Novak Djokovic in an epic five-set final at Wimbledon. Jannik Sinner outplayed the Serbian at the 2024 Australian Open earlier this year. There are already signs of the two players taking over the center stage, however, Darren Cahill urges caution to not get carried away.
“I wouldn’t start comparing what Carlos or Jannik or Holger are doing just yet to the generation prior, because I think that’s unfair. They need time to establish themselves. The level is right up there, but they need to win a lot more before you start comparing them to those boys,” he said.
