“It’s perfect to have him,” Carlos Alcaraz embraces rivalry with Jannik Sinner, and envisions a bright future for the sport

Carlos Alcaraz leads the head-to-head 4:5 after a recent win in Paris.

“It’s perfect to have him,” Carlos Alcaraz embraces rivalry with Jannik Sinner, and envisions a bright future for the sport

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner (via IMAGO)

Carlos Alcaraz, the future of tennis, continues to impress many tennis critics and legends with his aggressive gameplay. Of late, the rivalry between him and Jannik Sinner has taken the main stage of tennis. 

They have gotten much praise and have even been compared to tennis greats Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Their exciting rivalry is sure to attract a lot of crowds.

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In an interview with Eurosport, the Spaniard had high praises for his rival while expressing his delight over the sport having a youngster on the top of the rankings, which is the future of the sport.

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So for me, it's perfect to have him, to be number one and number two in the world, at 21, 22 or 23 years old, it's something incredible. Tennis needed that, I believe it anyway, to have the new generation, the young people in the top positions.
said Carlos Alcaraz via Eurosport

Before Jannik Sinner, it was Novak Djokovic at the top, and he kept a huge lead from the rest but with the kind of form Sinner has been in recently, he overtook the Serbian and became the World No.1 for the first time. However, now Alcaraz is closing in on the ranking and might soon be in a race for the top position. 

Carlos Alcaraz begins title defense in Queen’s in preparation for Wimbledon

After a memorable hard court season, 21-year-old Carlos Alcaraz started his journey on grass. He began his run at the Queen’s Club Championships and is already more experienced than he was last year.

Exactly this time last year, the Spaniard had only 4 wins on grass, which became two titles. 

I have more matches in my bank on grass and now with the great run I had last year at Queen’s and Wimbledon, I know a little bit on how to play and understand the game a little bit on grass.
said Carlos Alcaraz via ATP
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Carlos Alcaraz (Via Imago)

Reflecting on that, Alcaraz seems more mature about playing on this surface. He won the Queen’s and followed that with a maiden grass court title at Wimbledon. He is back once again and took down Francisco Cerundolo in straight sets to advance to the next round. 

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