Even though Carlos Alcaraz has had an incredible 2024, he has maintained that only one player will be crowned the top male tennis player of the year.
During the European summer, Alcaraz won both the French Open and Wimbledon titles, solidifying his place as one of the two new kings of the men’s game.
Although Alcaraz has won all three of his meetings with the Italian, he has maintained that this year belongs to his toughest rival, Jannik Sinner.
Ahead of the season’s last ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Paris, Alcaraz said Sinner is the player who has elevated the game the most in the past 12 months.
Alcaraz shared his thoughts about Sinner and said: “It doesn’t matter that I have beaten Jannik three times. Probably I didn’t play good tennis in some tournaments. You know, my percentage of wins this year is really, really high, but Jannik is at another level this year, over 91% of wins this year. So just a few players have done this before.”
He added: “I think every player is looking to be more consistent during the year. In every tournament that you’re going to play, you want to go far or as farther as you can. That’s my goal for next year. In the tournaments in which I didn’t play well or I didn’t go as far as I wanted, I just tried to do it. I will try to not lose in the first rounds; probably this year I have lost in the first rounds.”
Alcaraz continued by explaining why he feels more rested in the last few weeks of the season this year, despite having trouble maintaining his form in the latter parts of the lengthy and taxing tennis year in the previous two years.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Now ranked no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 10th of October when he lost to world no.25 Tomas Machac 7-6(5) 7-5 in the quarter in Shanghai (draw).
During this season the Spaniard achieved a compiled 51-10 record. Carlos clinched 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Alcaraz got to the final in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz will compete against the world no.365 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . They have never played each other as of now in top competitions.
Carlos has won 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Alcaraz got to the final 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)
Jannik Sinner in 2024
At the moment ranked no.1, Sinner 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.
Currently, during this year Sinner has a 65-6 record. Sinner clinched 7 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Shanghai. Sinner was the finalist in Beijing.
The Italian conquered 7 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Shanghai. The Italian reached 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)
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner clashed against each other 11 times. Their head to head is 7-4 for Alcaraz. Previously, the last time they fought against 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.In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Currently the world no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 10th of October when he lost to world no.25 Tomas Machac 7-6(5) 7-5 in the quarter in Shanghai (draw).
This year the Spaniard has managed to achieve a compiled 51-10 match record. The Spaniard has won 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Alcaraz reached the final in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz will face the world no.365 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . They have never played each other so far in top competitions.
Alcaraz clinched 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)
Jannik Sinner in 2024
At the moment ranked 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 season the Italian has a composed 65-6 match record. The Italian has won 7 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Shanghai. The Italian reached the final in Beijing.
Sinner has won 7 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Shanghai. The Italian was the runner-up in Beijing (China Open).
Jannik 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)
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner squared off 11 times. Their current record is 7-4 for Alcaraz. Previously, the last time they squared off, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3) in the final in Beijing (China Open) on the 2nd of October 2024.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.