DAVIS: RONNIE WILL BE NIFTY AT FIFTY

STEVE DAVIS reckons Ronnie O’Sullivan is now the “ultimate player” – and could still be winning titles at 50.

The Rocket, 42, (right, top) goes looking for an eighth Masters title – and his third in a row – next week at Alexandra Palace.

Legend Davis, 60, who won the Masters aged 39 in 1997 with a stunning comeback over O’Sullivan, suspects the world No.2 is far from done.

Davis (right, below) said: “Ronnie may relish the challenge of beating the young kids when he is 50 – that might appeal to him. He is the ultimate player and doesn’t seem to suffer with pressure or tension – he is impervious to it all. “He is an even more complete and mature player than ever. It is astonishing to think that, even going into his 40s, he is still the most feared player out there.”