Alexis Poch
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Journalist
Holder of a Master’s degree in sports journalism, I fell in love with tennis since childhood and have always loved reading the great stories of this sport. Today, I want to tell them about them, take full advantage of my passion and be as close as possible to the aces of the circuit.
Playing their tenth duel on the ATP circuit since the start of their careers on Wednesday at the ATP 500 final in Beijing, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner once again put on a show. The two best players of this generation have progressed at breakneck speed in recent years, positioning themselves well for the future. Up to doing better than the three illustrious tennis legends Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal? Mats Wilander agrees.
Present in the first two places in the ranking ATP, Jannik Sinner et Carlos Alcaraz still have juice at the end of the 2024 season. If the Spaniard won again this year against the Italian (3-0 this season), he was very hot, as the fight was so tough. Moreover, in terms of level of play, some are already venturing to place them very high in the hierarchy. Mats Wilander even makes astonishing statements.
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Sinner and Alcaraz have nothing to envy of the Big 3?
In more than 20 years on the circuit, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal et Novak Djokovic dazzled all the biggest courts in the world with their talent. At a time when they are slowly beginning to withdraw from the circuit, their successors have wasted no time in making their mark. “They are following in the footsteps of the ‘Big 3’ in terms of level of play. I hope Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are not listening, but in terms of level, when Sinner and Alcaraz are at in top form, there is no way that anyone has played better tennis, that the tennis ball has done more different, complicated and difficult things than the one between Sinner and Alcaraz,” asserts Mats Wilanderformer Swedish legend, during an interview with Eurosport.
Sinner-Alcaraz, the new rivalry
Great friends, Jannik Sinner et Carlos Alcaraz have already competed in their 10th duel on the circuit ATPat only 23 and 21 years old respectively. The Spaniard has taken the advantage in the confrontations this year, despite the domination of the Italian in the ranking, since he now leads 6 victories to 4. As a reminder, the duel record is attributed to the rivalry between Nadal et Djokovicwho played their 60th duel during the last Olympic Games.
