Taylor Fritz recently talked about what it’s like to play against Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. When comparing the speed of their rallies, the American player ranked the pair higher than Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic.
Former world No. 1 Mats Wilander controversially asserted that no one, including the Big 3, has ever played better tennis than the two after their most recent encounter in the China Open final.
Fritz, who has played with all five of the players and has lost to all but Nadal (2-2), provided a firsthand account of how the younger players line up against the more experienced ones.
During his meetings with Sinner and Alcaraz, he highlighted the insane speed of baseline rallies, implying that the two exhibit the same skill but are significantly faster.
Fritz talked about it and said: “They just play these lateral baseline points. I don’t know what these crazy points you see Nadal and Federer—mostly you see Nadal and Novak have these long points corner to corner. But when Sinner and Alcaraz do it, I swear they’re doing the same rallies but hitting the ball 10 mph faster. It’s crazy.”
Taylor Fritz in 2024
Now the world no.6, the American played his last match on the 12th of October when he was overcome by world no.4 Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6(6) in the semifinal in Shanghai (draw).
Presently, during this year Taylor has achieved a 49-20 match record. The American has won 2 titles in 2024 in Delray Beach and Eastbourne. The American was the runner-up in Munich and U.S. Open.
Taylor Fritz will play the world no.8 Casper Ruud in the Round Robin. Their record is 2-1 for Ruud.
The American conquered 2 titles in 2024 in Delray Beach and Eastbourne. Taylor was the runner-up in Munich (BMW Open) and at the U.S. Open.
Taylor won 9 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Vienna (Erste Bank Open) on the 21st of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 28th of October.
Jannik Sinner in 2024
At the moment ranked no.1, the Italian played his last match on the 13th of October when he beat world no.4 Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-3 in the final in Shanghai to win his 18th career title.
Currently, during this season Sinner owns a compiled 65-6 match record. Sinner has won 7 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Shanghai. Sinner got to the final in Beijing.
Sinner is scheduled to play next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of October.
Taylor Fritz and Jannik Sinner faced off 3 times. Their current record is 2-1 for Sinner. Before, the last time they squared off, Jannik Sinner won 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the final in New York (U.S. Open) on the 8th of September 2024.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Currently the world no.2, Carlos played his last match on the 10th of October when he was overcome by world no.25 Tomas Machac 7-6(5) 7-5 in the quarter in Shanghai (draw).
This season the Spaniard has a 51-10 record. The Spaniard conquered 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Alcaraz was the finalist in Paris.
Novak Djokovic in 2024
Ranked world no.4, Novak played his last match on the 13th of October when he lost to world no.1 Jannik Sinner 7-6(4) 6-3 in the final in Shanghai (draw).
This year the Serbian has a 37-9 win-loss record. This year, Djokovic clinched 1 title in Paris. Novak was the finalist in Wimbledon and in Shanghai.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic played each other 7 times. The head to head is 4-3 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 7-6(3) 7-6(2) in the final in Paris (Olympics) on the 4th of August 2024.
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Taylor Fritz in 2024
Currently ranked no.6, the American played his last match on the 12th of October when he was defeated by world no.4 Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6(6) in the semifinal in Shanghai (draw).
Currently, during this year Fritz has achieved a 49-20 match record. Taylor clinched 2 titles in 2024 in Delray Beach and Eastbourne. Taylor was the runner-up in Munich and U.S. Open.
Taylor Fritz will fight against the world no.8 Casper Ruud in the Round Robin. The head to head is 2-1 for Ruud.
The American has won 2 titles in 2024 in Delray Beach and Eastbourne. Taylor was the runner-up in Munich (BMW Open) and at the U.S. Open.
Taylor won 9 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Vienna (Erste Bank Open) on the 21st of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 28th of October.
Jannik Sinner in 2024
Ranked world no.1, Jannik played his last match on the 13th of October when he defeated world no.4 Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-3 in the final in Shanghai to win his 18th career title.
Until now, during this year Jannik has achieved a compiled 65-6 record. Jannik conquered 7 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Shanghai. Jannik reached the final in Beijing.
Sinner has scheduled to play next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of October.
Taylor Fritz and Jannik Sinner squared off 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Sinner. Before, the last time they squared off, Jannik Sinner won 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the final in New York (U.S. Open) on the 8th of September 2024.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Ranked world no.2, Carlos played his last match on the 10th of October when he was defeated by world no.25 Tomas Machac 7-6(5) 7-5 in the quarter in Shanghai (draw).
This season the Spaniard has a 51-10 record. Alcaraz has won 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Carlos was the finalist in Paris.
Novak Djokovic in 2024
At the moment ranked no.4, the Serbian played his last contest on the 13th of October when he was defeated by world no.1 Jannik Sinner 7-6(4) 6-3 in the final in Shanghai (draw).
This year the Serbian has a 37-9 record. This year, the Serbian clinched 1 title in Paris. The Serbian was the runner-up in Wimbledon and in Shanghai.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic played each other 7 times. The head to head is 4-3 for Djokovic. The last time they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 7-6(3) 7-6(2) in the final in Paris (Olympics) on the 4th of August 2024.
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