Olympic tennis champion, former world number one Eugene Kafelnikov consider the Italian Jannik sinner favorite for Australian Open final against Russian Daniel Medvedev .
On Friday, Medvedev (3rd seed) defeated German Alexander Zverev (6) in the semi-final of the tournament with a score of 5:7, 3:6, 7:6 (7:4), 7:6 ( 7:5), 6:3. The meeting lasted 4 hours 18 minutes. Sinner beat world number one, Serbian Novak Djokovic, in his semi-final.
— Sinner is the favorite going into the final match of the Australian Open, based on who is playing and how he is currently playing. Sinner seems preferable,” Kafelnikov said, as quoted by Championship.
For the 22-year-old Italian, this will be the first Grand Slam final. Medvedev, 27, will be playing his sixth final at this level. Before that, he only won the TBS once – at the US Open in 2021.
The score of personal matches is 6 to 3 in favor of the Russian. The 2024 Australian Open men’s singles final will take place on Sunday.
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Source : MatchTV
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