Jannik Sinner joined Roger Federer as the second man to go through an entire campaign without losing a match in straight sets.

He defeated Djokovic in both of their meetings in 2024 and the Italian will be determined to continue that steak next year.

Patrick Mouratoglou discusses Jannik Sinner’s strengths and what he does better than Novak Djokovic

Jannik Sinner‘s rise to the top of the men’s game began following wins over Novak Djokovic at the 2023 ATP Finals and Davis Cup.

He then handed the Serbian his first loss at the Australian Open since 2018 by besting him in four sets in the semi-finals. Since then the Italian has gone strength to strength and has reached a level of play very few have been able to match.

Comparisons to Djokovic began to intensify throughout the season, and now Naomi Osaka‘s coach Patrick Mouratoglou has added to the discussion by saying what Sinner does better than the 24-time Grand Slam champion.

“I think it makes sense to call him Djokovic 2.0 because movement, counterpunching, unbelievable,” the Frenchman Tennis Majors during an episode of Eye of the Coach. “Same qualities as Novak and I think he added 2.0 because he is playing faster by taking the balls earlier. He is moving up all the time.

“I think what makes Sinner very special is his ability to play at an incredibly high pace without missing. I think he is one of the guys who plays the fastest because of the way he hits the ball but also because of his movement.

“He is moving forward all the time. That makes it extremely difficult to play against him. Plus, his movement is unbelievable.

“Basically when you attack him, he counter punches. He has the qualities of Novak in terms of counter-punching and I think he plays at a higher pace than Novak, taking the balls earlier, moving forward more.”

Novak Djokovic is trying to gain an edge over Jannik Sinner with shocking coaching announcement

After failing to defeat Sinner and win a Grand Slam in 2024, Djokovic has sent a clear message to his rivals ahead of the new season.

On Saturday it was announced that Andy Murray will become Novak Djokovic’s coach and will remain in the role at least until the conclusion of the 2025 Australian Open.

The news rocked the tennis world and even some of their colleagues were completely stunned by Murray’s first coaching job.

“I am excited to have one of my greatest rivals on the same side of the net as my coach,” Djokovic said on Saturday.

“Looking forward to the start of the season and competing in Australia alongside Andy [Murray] with whom I have shared many exceptional moments on Australian soil.”

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