Carlos Alcaraz expressed his excitement and respect for his upcoming match against Jannik Sinner. Recognizing Sinner’s formidable skills, Alcaraz commented on the Italian player’s exceptional abilities.
“Everything [Sinner] does, he does it perfectly,” Alcaraz said. “The way that he hits the ball is unbelievable. The way he moves, it’s really, really [good]. He pushes you to the limit in every ball, in every point. I think it is the hardest thing to face Jannik.”
Despite acknowledging the difficulty of the challenge, Alcaraz embraced it wholeheartedly. “At the same time, I love that. I love these kind of matches. I love this kind of challenge, to have a really difficult battle against him.”
The upcoming match promises to be a thrilling contest between two highly talented players, each pushing the other to their limits.
Alcaraz at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2024
WLWLLWLWWW At the moment ranked no.3, Carlos has managed to achieve a compiled 23-5 win-loss record in 2024. Alcaraz is now competing at the French Open where he bested the world no.107 Jeff Wolf 6-1 6-2 6-1, the world no.176 Jesper De Jong 6-3 6-4 2-6 6-2, the world no.28 Sebastian Korda 6-4 7-65 6-3, the world no.21 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 6-1 and the world no.9 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-63 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz will play the world no.2 Jannik Sinner in the semifinal on Friday at 2:30 pm on Court PHILIPPE-CHATRIER. Their actual record is 5-4 for Alcaraz.
Alcaraz clinched 1 title in 2024 in Indian Wells.
Carlos won 14 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2024
WWWWWWWWWW Ranked world no.2 (career-high), Jannik has managed to achieve a composed 33-2 record in 2024. Sinner is currently competing at the French Open where he overcame the world no.46 Christopher Eubanks 6-3 6-3 6-4, the world no.124 Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-2 6-4, the world no.56 Pavel Kotov 6-4 6-4 6-4, the world no.79 Corentin Moutet 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-1 and the world no.10 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 6-4 7-63.
Jannik Sinner will come up against the world no.3 Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal on Friday at 2:30 pm on Court PHILIPPE-CHATRIER. Their actual record is 5-4 for Alcaraz.
Jannik conquered 3 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam and Miami.
Sinner won 14 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 7 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner has scheduled to compete next in Halle (Terra Wortmann Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 17th of June.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner squared off 9 times. Their current record is 5-4 for Alcaraz. The last time they competed 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 watch the highlights in the following video.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner |
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