When the two get together on the tennis court, something happens. The show is guaranteed. That is why they developed the feeling that their confrontations were part of what would become a classic. They have already accumulated seven on the ATP Tour despite their youth.
Carlos Alcaraz He is 20 years old and Jannik Sinner, 22. The Italian became the first player on the circuit capable of adding four victories against the Spaniard. He achieved this by winning the semifinals of the ATP 500 in Beijing by 7-6 (4) and 6-1.
On balance, 3-4 for Sinner, though Alcaraz He removed the sadness that marked his gift. The student of Juan Carlos Ferrero He lifted the match ball in the quarterfinals of the 2022 US Open, which eventually led to his first Grand Slam crown and promotion to world number one.
Alcaraz He led the way in terms of great achievements, consolidating his greatest status by conquering Wimbledon 2023. The sinner is rising but not at such a pace in events that write history. With the Beijing title he settled into fourth place in the world, by far his best ATP ranking.
The rivalry between the two is increasing, based on respect and the condition that “we have a very good relationship on the court,” Sinner explained in statements to the ATP.
An identical message to that spread by Alcaraz, with whom he agreed when assessing that “every time I play against him, I feel that we are both trying to push ourselves to the limit. We are both very young and we also feel that when we play us. , there are many people watching us.”
There are “nerves,” he emphasizes, but there is also winning “because I feel when I play against the best players in the world I can really see where I can improve, and that is basically my main goal.”
“I always say that you learn more from defeats than from victories,” he said. Carlos Alcaraz after losing at the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 against Grigor Dimitrov.
Jannik Sinnerdefeated in the same competition by another struggling young man, Ben Sheltoncan agree with that statement from the Spaniard, despite the pain of a setback at the moment.
Don’t hesitate sinful explaining that “obviously, we both hate losing, especially against each other.” This is part of the idiosyncrasy of a classic.
Source: La Verdad
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