As Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer rewrote the record books, tennis fans had plenty of options when it came to the top men’s tennis rivals for a very long time. The newest men’s tennis rivalry to emerge is between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner which tennis enthusiasts enjoy. With their thrilling performances and Grand Slam victories under their belts, Alcaraz and Sinner are gradually making their match-up a must-see.

Alcaraz and Sinner had made a name for themselves as two of the ATP Tour’s most promising young players and have within a short span proved their dominance on the tour. Alcaraz became the youngest male tennis player to hold the top spot in the world rankings after winning his maiden Grand Slam at the 2022 US Open. The then 19-year-old defeated Casper Ruud of Norway 6-4, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3. Against Marin Cilic, Jannik Sinner and Frances Tiafoe, the rising star won three straight five-setters to advance to his first Grand Slam final. Up to the conclusion, he was on court for a total of 20 hours and 19 minutes.

Talking about the Italian, Sinner guided Italy to their first Davis Cup victory since 1976 in November in 2023. In 2024, he climbed to the top of the rankings for the first time. Sinner overcame a two-set deficit to defeat 2023 runner-up Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open 2024 final, winning 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3, to win his first Grand Slam championship and make history as the first Italian to do it since 1976. With his maiden title, he became the fifth Italian player; male or female; to have won a Grand Slam and third Italian man to do so.

The 2024 season was the first instance where the pair took control of the ATP tour. While Sinner captured the Australian and US Open. The Spaniard did the same in Wimbledon and French Open.

October 2nd, 2024- Jannik Sinner lost to Carlos Alcaraz- 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-7 (3) (China Open 2024 Finals)

June 7th, 2024- Jannik Sinner lost to Carlos Alcaraz- 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6 (French Open 2024 Semifinals)

March 17, 2024- Jannik Sinner lost to Carlos Alcaraz 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 (Indian Wells Masters 2024 semifinals)

October 3, 2023- Carlos Alcaraz lost to Jannik Sinner 7-6 (4), 6-1 (China Open 2023 semifinals)

April 1, 2023- Carlos Alcaraz lost to Jannik Sinner 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 (Miami Open 2023 semifinal)

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Matches – 10

Carlos Alcaraz – 6

Jannik Sinner – 4

Matches – 3

Carlos Alcaraz – 2

Jannik Sinner – 1

Alcaraz and Sinner have met thrice at Grand Slam level. The Spaniard won 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-7 (0), 7-5, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the five-set epic at the 2022 US Open. However, Sinner may have changed the course of events with just one shot. He failed to make a cross-court backhand off a backhand return from Alcaraz, giving up a 5-4 lead and serving to end the match.

Eventually, the phenomenal youngster from Spain emerged victorious, becoming the youngest World No. 1 in the history of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings.

The next time they met at a Grand Slam was in the same year at Wimbledon’s Round of 16, where the Italian took his revenge for the US Open loss. The teenager defeated Alcaraz 1-6, 4-6, 7-6 (10-8), 3-6 on Centre Court.

He encountered a match point in the third set tie-break after losing the first two sets somewhat handily. By taking the third set, Alcaraz was able to survive in the match. However, he faltered once more in the fourth. Sinner was defeated by eventual winner Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals of the tournament that year.

In the French Open 2024, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner in a grueling four-hour, nine-minute semifinal battle. The third seed Alcaraz overcame a set and an early service break deficit to triumph over the second-seeded Italian, 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. With this hard-fought victory, Alcaraz reached his first Roland-Garros final and third major championship match overall.

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