Former World No.1 Mats Wilander has claimed that Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are following in the footsteps of the Big Three – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz and Sinner have shared the four Slams of the ongoing season with the latter winning Australian Open and US Open whereas the former won the Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
Meanwhile, Sinner and Alcaraz recently met in the China Open final with the latter winning in a thrilling three-set contest. The Spaniard enjoys a 6-4 lead against the Italian in H2H battle and their rivalry is one to watch out for in the future.
“Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner put on such a great, entertaining show. To me, it’s up there with the absolute best sporting events ever,” Wilander told Eurosport. “It keeps happening every single time they play. They come up with suspense, they come up with entertainment.”
The Swede continued, “What you see with them is that the match can go any direction. Either of them can win. Neither of them are intimidated by the other person.
“There are momentum changes in their matches just like any other tennis match, but they don’t last that long. They last for five or ten minutes maximum, and then the other guy comes back and does something, and then he’s back on top.”
Wilander claimed that Sinner and Alcaraz’s top level is higher than the Big Three when the young duo is in full swing.
“They are following in the footsteps of the ‘Big Three’ in terms of level,” claimed Wildander. “I hope Roger, Novak, and Rafa are not listening, but in terms of level, when Sinner and Alcaraz are at their best, there is no way anyone has ever played better tennis, that the tennis ball has done more different, complicated, difficult things than the ball is doing between Sinner and Alcaraz.”
Alcaraz and Sinner could once again meet each other in the semifinals of the ongoing Shanghai Masters.
