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Jannik Sinner has highlighted that Novak Djokovic is Carlos Alcaraz’s biggest rival at the moment. Sinner, 22, and 20-year-old Alcaraz have had some great matches and they are widely considered one of the most entertaining matchups of the younger generation.
Alcaraz, who already has two Grand Slams, is the only player who managed to beat Djokovic in a Grand Slam tournament this year – the Spaniard beat the Serb in the Wimbledon final for his first title at The Championships. A month later, Alcaraz and Djokovic delivered another stunning matchup as the Serb beat the Spaniard in the Cincinnati Masters final 5-7 7-6 (5) 6-3.
This year’s Cincinnati Masters final lasted three hours and 49 minutes and set a new record for the longest final in ATP history.
Sinner asked how he feels about being labeled as ‘Alcaraz’s rival’
“No, look, at the moment it’s tough to talk about this rivalry because I feel he has won so many things at the moment.
I think at the moment he’s still a better player, no? He has shown this. He was No 1 in the world already a couple of times. I think at the moment the biggest rivalry is him and Novak. But in the other way, for sure every time when we play against, it’s a really good match.
I think we both show the best out of ourselves. At the moment I’m very focused about myself because I have to improve also physically because I feel like I have a lot of potential physically. That’s also the reason why I played much more less tournaments this year than last year, because I have to prepare the body to win the big tournaments.
It’s going to be a question that will be answered in the future, no? I would be happy to be the (biggest) rival of Carlos, for sure. I feel like I have the potential to do it. But let’s see. It’s all about the future. We can’t say what’s happening,” Sinner said.
this is so funny… mr humble over here meanwhile you’ve got mr ‘and i’m not afraid to say it’ on the other side pic.twitter.com/4U4vlI9cLb — J (@juleskoundismo) September 27, 2023
