Roger Federer expressed his excitement in an interview with ESPN about the competition between world No. 1 Jannik Sinner and reigning Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz, as well as the possibility for both young talents to play Grand Slam ruler Novak Djokovic yet.
The 20-time Grand Slam winner, who held the top spot in the global rankings for 310 weeks, believes that the sport changes every five years and he’s interested in watching where Alcaraz and Sinner take it as they continue to challenge Djokovic and one another.
Federer expressed his thoughts about it and said: “The guys are doing so well. Alcaraz at the French was fantastic. His win here last year was incredible against Novak in that fifth set. I’ve played Novak here. I know how tough he is to beat. For Carlos to do it at 20 years old was incredible. And Sinner, how his progression has been the last couple of years, I like it a lot. I see that continuing. Which is going to mean that both are going to meet each other hopefully so many times. It’s going to be a great rivalry.”
He added: “Every five years, you get another wave of players coming through. That’s why I think it’s wonderful for Rafa, Novak and Andy to still be playing on Tour because it gives the younger generation a chance to play against these players multiple times. Because if everyone retires at 30, we will not have that happen. Novak is so amazing that he’s bounced back. It was an incredible effort for him after the surgery to come back and play. It will be very interesting to see how he bounces back against his three-hour match yesterday.”
Alcaraz in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2024
Now ranked no.3, Alcaraz has managed to achieve a compiled 29-6 win-loss record in 2024. Alcaraz is currently having a run in Wimbledon where he bested the world no.269 Mark Lajal 7-6(3) 7-5 6-2, the world no.69 Aleksandar Vukic 7-6(5) 6-2 6-2
, the world no.29 Frances Tiafoe 5-7 6-2 4-6 7-6(2) 6-2 and Unknown Player .Carlos Alcaraz will play the world no.382 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . They have never competed against each other until now in top tournaments.
Alcaraz conquered 2 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells and French Open.
Alcaraz won 15 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2024
Ranked no.1, Sinner has managed to achieve a compiled 41-3 win-loss record in 2024. The Italian is currently competing in Wimbledon where he beat the world no.110 Yannick Hanfmann 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3, the world no.59 Matteo Berrettini 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 2-6 7-6(4), the world no.52 Miomir Kecmanovic 6-1 6-4 6-2 and Unknown Player .
Jannik has won 4 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami and Halle.
Jannik won 15 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner is scheduled to play next in Bastad (Nordea Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 15th of July.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner played each other 10 times. Their current record is 6-4 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they squared off, Carlos Alcaraz won 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) on the 7th of June 2024.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner |
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