Toni Nadal, Rafael Nadal’s uncle, recently said that Carlos Alcaraz seems to have a slightly superior game than Jannik Sinner.
Alcaraz and Sinner have made outstanding starts to the 2024 season thus far. In the four events that he has participated in thus far, the latter has claimed three titles. He started the year at the Australian Open semifinals of 2024, defeating Novak Djokovic, the reigning champion. Sinner went on to win his maiden Grand Slam by defeating Daniil Medvedev in the championship match.
Alcaraz, on the other hand, had a great start to the season, reaching the semifinals of the Argentina Open and the Australian Open. In the final, he defeated Daniil Medvedev to successfully defend his title at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
Toni said in a recent interview that it will be difficult to defeat Sinner and Alcaraz while praising both of them. Toni thinks the Spaniard is marginally better than the Italian, even if their head-to-head record is level at 4-4.
Toni expressed his thoughts and said: “[Tennis] has received the baton because the two [Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner] are showing that they will be difficult to beat for their rivals. [Carlos Alcaraz] still seems a little better than Sinner.”
Although he believes Sinner is the favourite to become the world’s number one, Toni stated his excitement for the battle between Sinner and Alcaraz to grow in the upcoming years.
He added: “[Jannik Sinner] does not fail, and today he is the top favourite to reach number one. A very good rivalry in the coming years for tennis, for Spain and sport in general.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Ranked world no.
3, the Spaniard played his last match on the 28th of March when he surrendered to world no.9 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 6-4 in the quarter in Miami (draw).During this season Carlos has managed to achieve a 15-4 record. This year, the Spaniard conquered 1 title in Indian Wells.
Alcaraz will play next in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (Monte–Carlo)
. He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 7th of April.Jannik Sinner in 2024
At the moment ranked no.2 (career-high), Jannik played his last match on the 31st of March when he overcame world no.9 Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-1 in the final in Miami to win his 14th career title.
This year Sinner has achieved an overall 22-1 match record. Jannik has won 3 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam and Miami.
Sinner will play next in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (Monte–Carlo). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 7th of April.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner fought against each other 9 times. Their current head to head is 5-4 for Alcaraz. The last time they fought against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) on the 16th of March 2024.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner |
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