He will be Alcaraz’s great rival in the new era of tennis: Djokovic refers to this tennis player

The ‘Big Three’ gives its last blows and the fight for succession is opening

The ‘NetxGen’ of Zverez, Tsitsipas or Thiem has lost step before young people who are barely 20 years old

When the three greats of world tennis so far this millennium, Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, are already giving way to new players, candidates for that scepter emerge every day.

With Nadal and his unknown in 2024, with Federer already retired and happy, tennis wonders who will dominate when Novak Djokovic says goodbye. For now, the one from Belgrade has not even talked about retirement at 36 years old and is also going through one of the best moments of his career.

And above the rest, especially a ‘NextGen’ that never overshadowed the ‘Big Three’, Two names stand out above the rest: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

The Italian played great tennis at the ATP Finals in Turin, protected by his noisy fans and falling just short of the title. And Djokovic believes that he can be ‘the heir’, that tennis player who dominates the competition in the coming years.

“I understand the expectation that there is in Italy around him. Jannik will be number 1 in the world and will win Grand Slams, and it’s not just me saying that,” said the current world number one, who is already in Malaga to play the Davis Cup.

“Sinner has potential, talent, dedication, fantastic values, he is also a great guy and both his family and his team are very professional and know how to advise him very well. I wish him the best, except when I’m in front of him. on the track,” added the Serbian.

Before he lost to him in the first round of the tournament. But when it really mattered, in all or nothing, Djokovic was once again superior: “I came out much more mentally prepared for the battle, I was aggressive on the track and I knew what I had to do at all times.”

Sinner thus rises before Carlos Alcaraz – who also has morale in his direct confrontations – as an aspiring to dominate tennis during the next decade.