The rising rivalry between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz and their importance in Grand Slam discussions have been highlighted by tennis influencer Rachel Stuhlmann.

Tennis fans have been thrilled by Alcaraz and Sinner’s growing rivalry for the past two years. They were last seen competing in the Round of 16 of the Shanghai Masters. The young rivals, who have already met three times this year, are neck-and-neck, with Sinner having one more victory in their seven tour-level contests.

Stuhlmann expressed her opinion on the Italian’s chance of winning Grand Slams, claiming that Carlos Alcaraz, who has already won two Majors, is outclassing him because of his domination.

She expressed her views about the two young players in a podcast and said: “Jannik Sinner’s been a little bit overlooked. It’s been all about Carlos Alcaraz. Jannik’s the one that really gives Alcaraz that tough battle. Besides Djokovic, he’s that player. It’s his toughest competitor.”

Jannik Sinner, who earlier this year won the ATP 250 in Montpellier and his first Masters 1000 trophy in Toronto, has now won the China Open in Beijing. Stuhlmann reiterated her perspective and noted that Sinner has started to establish himself.

She added: “I feel like he has been overlooked, but, he’s young. He got that big win in Canada; he got this win last week. I think he’s really starting to prove himself.”

Carlos Alcaraz in 2023

Now ranked no.2, Alcaraz played his last match on the 11^th of October when he surrendered to world no.19 Grigor Dimitrov 5-7 6-2 6-4

in the 4^th round in Shanghai (draw).

Presently, during this year Alcaraz has a 63-9 match record. Carlos clinched 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Carlos was the finalist in Rio de Janeiro and Cincinnati.

He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters)

after Basel. The main draw will start on the 23rd of October.

Jannik Sinner in 2023

Now ranked no.4 (career-high), Sinner played his last match on the 10^th of October when he was overcome by world no.20 Ben Shelton 2-6 6-3 7-6(5) in the 4^th round in Shanghai (draw).

This season Sinner has managed to achieve a composed 51-14 win-loss record. The Italian clinched 3 titles in 2023 in Montpellier, Toronto and Beijing. The Italian was the finalist in Rotterdam and Miami.

He is also scheduled to play in Vienna (Erste Bank Open) on the 23rd of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 30th of October.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner faced off 8 times. Their current head to head is 4-4. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Jannik Sinner won 7-6(4) 6-1 in the semifinal in Beijing (China Open) on the 3^rd of October 2023.

You can see them in action in the following highlights.