The final of the last China Open will be remembered as one of the best matches of 2024. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner starred in an epic battle that fell to the Spanish side 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 after more than three and a half hours of spectacle which unleashed a frenzy, both among the spectators who gathered at the track and those who watched it on television.
One of those who was fascinated by what he saw was Mats Wilander. The legendary Swedish tennis player believes they both put on a great show. “For me, it’s up there with the best sporting events in history. They have suspense, spectacle…“.
The Eurosport commentator even He dared to place Spanish and Italian above the three greatest legends of tennis history.
“They are following in the footsteps of the big three in terms of level. I hope Roger, Novak and Rafa aren’t listening, but in terms of level, when Sinner and Alcaraz are at their best, there is no way anyone has played better tennisthat the ball does more unique and complex things than what it does to them” he said.
Regarding the progress of the match, Wilander emphasized that “Alcaraz should have won. What you see is that any of them can win. “No one feels threatened by each other.”
For the Swede, Alcaraz “is the same as the last three or four years, a diamond in the rough”, although “his game has become more predictable and the reason is that he doesn’t try shocking shots, he keeps making unexpected mistakes and he doesn’t have a bit of confidence.
Finally, Wilander could not avoid the issue of Sinner’s positive for doping and said that “It would be too bad if Jannik Sinner gets suspended for this. Because I think what he did was admit that something went wrong on his team. He’s not saying he made a mistake, but hey, it happened. What I’m waiting for is for the two organizations that are now dealing with this to admit their mistake and say: ‘Yes, we damaged Simona Halep, and it’s not a good thing,’ concluded the former tennis player.
Source: La Verdad
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