Boris Becker Mocks Patrick Mouratoglou for Claiming Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are ‘Better’ Than Big 3

World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz and World No.2 Jannik Sinner won the last nine Grand Slam titles.

Boris Becker Mocks Patrick Mouratoglou for Claiming Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are ‘Better’ Than Big 3

L-R: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Boris Becker (circle, left), Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Patrick Mouratoglou (circle, right) (Image via X/Scot Barclay, Quindici Zero, Sky Sports Tennis, Swish Tennis)

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As per Patrick Mouratoglou, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are superior to Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer. In the recently concluded Australian Open, Djokovic, although he was able to knock out the Italian in the semifinals in five sets, failed to achieve the same result against Alcaraz in the final.

The Serb failed to capitalize on his one-set lead and lost in four sets. For Djokovic, it was his first Major final since the 2024 Wimbledon, where it was Alcaraz who denied him his 25th Major. But the 22-year-old played his fourth consecutive Grand Slam final and his first title clash at the Australian Open.

Sinner, for the first time since his quarterfinal defeat to Daniil Medvedev at the 2024 Wimbledon, failed to make a Grand Slam final. Had he won, he would have become the second man in the Open Era to complete a three-peat of the Melbourne Slam after Djokovic.

Recently, Mourotaglou took to his Instagram to give his verdict on the Sinner-Djokovic match. He said the reason why Djokovic was able to win was not because he is a “better” player than Sinner, but because he’s the greatest competitor. But Boris Becker did not share the same opinion at all.

Patrick, I think your alone with your opinion.

Boris Becker wrote on X

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Not just Becker, but even Nadal himself found Mouratoglou’s opinion hilarious. The 22-time Grand Slam champion dropped laughing emoticons in the comment section but was quick to delete it. Andy Murray also reacted, though to a different interview of the Frenchman.

He told High Performance that because tennis evolves, players get better than the previous generation, which is why perhaps, Alcaraz and Sinner would have defeated prime Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, as well as Pete Sampras and Bjorn Borg. Murray dropped one heart and two laughing emoticons in the comment section.

Andy Murray's Instagram comment
Andy Murray’s Instagram comment

Carlos Alcaraz reveals his conversation with Rafael Nadal after Australian Open win

Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam, surpassing the record of Rafael Nadal in front of the King of Clay. The 14-time Roland Garros champion, who reached the Career Grand Slam milestone at 24 after defeating Novak Djokovic in the 2010 US Open final, was in the stands of the Rod Laver Arena watching the young Spaniard script history.

Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz
Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz (Image via X/The Tennis Letter)

After the match, the two chatted a bit, and Alcaraz, during his interview with Marca, revealed what they talked about.

He congratulated me, and we talked a little about the match. About how well Novak started, how difficult it was… I told him that tactically, I started in a way that didn’t work. I was playing too straight, and he said he saw it that way too. We didn’t talk much because I had my own things to do, and he was leaving. It was a very special moment to hug Rafa with the trophy in my hand.

Alcaraz is also the youngest man in the Open Era to reach the seven Grand Slam titles tally, breaking Bjorn Borg‘s record, as the Swede won it at 23. The Murcia native is also the sixth man in the Open Era to win all four Major titles, joining Rod Laver, Andre Agassi, Djokovic, Nadal, and Roger Federer.

As expected, Alcaraz decided to withdraw from the Rotterdam Open, the main draw of which is scheduled to start on February 5. Alcaraz lifted his career’s first indoor hardcourt title in the Dutch city last year by defeating Alex de Minaur. He is replaced by Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.

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