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Emma Raducanu congratulated Jannik Sinner on winning the Australian Open by applauding his victory, while Maria Sharapova decided to have a bit of fun and congratulate the 22-year-old Italian in a creative way.
On Sunday, world No. 4 Sinner became a Grand Slam champion after creating a very impressive comeback against Daniil Medvedev. After nearly four hours of play, Sinner completed a five-set comeback and beat Medvedev 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3.
Raducanu, who became a Grand Slam champion at the 2021 US Open in a historic way, didn't write any words in her congratulatory message to Sinner.
Instead, Raducanu shared a post about Sinner's win on her Instagram Story and tagged the Italian, and added an applauding emoji.
Raducanu, Sharapova congratulate Sinner
While Raducanu acknowledged Sinner's win in a simple way, former five-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova did it in a funny way.
In a video posted on X, Sharapova revealed that she and Sinner sang together a holiday karaoke. While singing the song, Sharapova and Sinner can also be seen wearing a pair of matching reindeer antlers.
"I knew that one day you’ll regret this. Congrats Champ!! patience, poise & class," Sharapova wrote on X.
I knew that one day you’ll regret this 🤣🤣 Congrats Champ!! patience, poise & class 🏆👏 pic.twitter.com/GwnQ2B4Esm
— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) January 28, 2024
On Sunday, Sinner became a Grand Slam champion - the first Italian man to win the Australian Open - and the first Italian man to win a Grand Slam in 48 years. In his post-final press conference, Sinner admitted he needed to process what he had just accomplished.
"No, for sure it takes a little while to process everything. I'm extremely happy how I handled things today. The situation on court was very, very tough," Sinner said.
Before the 2024 season, Sinner had a couple of really tough Grand Slam quarterfinal defeats. Also, Sinner lost to Novak Djokovic in his first Grand Slam semifinal at 2023 Wimbledon.
But now that Sinner has made a big Grand Slam breakthrough and become a Grand Slam champion, he probably feels relieved. It will be interesting to see if Sinner can have more Slam wins this year.