Renowned coach, Patrick Mouratoglou has offered his opinion regarding claims that Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have elevated tennis to a new level in recent years.
After splitting the four Grand Slam titles in 2024, Sinner and Alcaraz recognised that a new narrative is currently being written at the top of the sport. Italian world No. 1 Sinner won the first two major championships of his career, the Australian Open and the US Open.
By winning the French Open for the first time in June and reclaiming Wimbledon the following month, Alcaraz secured his third and fourth Grand Slam victories.
Speaking exclusively in an interview, Mouratoglou offered his opinion on the debate, stating that it is difficult to distinguish between the two best men’s players.
He talked about it and said: “I think they have completely different tennis, to put them in the same group (as Federer, Nadal and Djokovic) is difficult. Yes, they are the two best by far at the moment and Carlos can do anything. Everything he does he does it perfectly. The forehand is unbelievable, backhand, I don’t see any weakness in that backhand. He can play flat, and slice, his drop shots are incredible, his net play is incredible, he can serve and volley, he serves incredibly well for a guy of his height and physically he’s a beast. If you look at the package, it’s unbelievable, he almost has too many choices and sometimes he can lose his way, and he is super aggressive and he makes many more unforced errors than Sinner.”
He added: “Then Sinner is a machine. He does fewer things and at the moment he’s trying to add new weapons to his game. He’s not as good as Carlos in many fields but what he does, he does is unbelievable. Taking time away from the opponent, taking the ball early, hitting the ball incredibly hard, with so much security because he doesn’t miss and movement is amazing, that’s crazy.”
He concluded: “That’s why those matches are so close because whenever Carlos drops a little bit, Sinner is always at the same level, from the start to the end. Do they hit the ball harder than the Big 3? Maybe, it’s possible, I wouldn’t define them like that. Alcaraz and Sinner are much more than just hitting the ball hard.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Ranked world no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 10th of October when he was overcome by world no.27 Tomas Machac 7-6(5) 7-5 in the quarter in Shanghai (draw).
Currently, during this season the Spaniard achieved a composed 51-10 match record. Carlos clinched 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Carlos was the finalist in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz will fight against the world no.367 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . In the past, they have never competed against each other as of now on the main tour.
Alcaraz has won 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Alcaraz was the finalist in Paris (Olympics).
Carlos won 17 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). The main draw will start on the 28th of October.
Jannik Sinner in 2024
Currently the world no.1, Jannik played his last match on the 13th of October when he overcame world no.4 Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-3 in the final in Shanghai to win his 18th
career title.During this season the Italian has an overall 65-6 match record. Jannik conquered 7 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Shanghai. The Italian got to the final in Beijing.
The Italian conquered 7 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Shanghai. Jannik got to the final in Beijing (China Open).
Sinner won 18 titles in his career: 9 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner will play next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of October.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner played each other 11 times. Their actual record is 7-4 for Alcaraz. The last time they played each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3) in the final in Beijing (China Open) on the 2nd of October 2024.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner |
| Embed from Getty Images |
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Now ranked no.2, Carlos played his last match on the 10th of October when he capitulated to world no.27 Tomas Machac 7-6(5) 7-5 in the quarter in Shanghai (draw).
This season Carlos owns a composed 51-10 record. The Spaniard has won 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Alcaraz was the finalist in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz will face the world no.367 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . They have never played each other as of now in top tournaments.
Carlos clinched 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Carlos was the finalist in Paris (Olympics).
Alcaraz won 17 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). The main draw will start on the 28th of October.
Jannik Sinner in 2024
Now the world no.1, the Italian 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.
This year Sinner has an overall 65-6 record. The Italian clinched 7 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Shanghai. The Italian got to the final in Beijing.
Sinner clinched 7 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Shanghai. Jannik got to the final in Beijing (China Open).
Sinner won 18 titles in his career: 9 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner will play next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of October.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner fought against each other 11 times. Their actual record is 7-4 for Alcaraz. The last time they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3) in the final in Beijing (China Open) on the 2nd of October 2024.
Here the video highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner |
| Embed from Getty Images |