Jimmy Connors identifies Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Felix Auger Aliassime and Holger Rune as the replacement for the Big 3
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Spaniard prodigy Carlos Alcaraz has been the breakthrough performer of the year and played some amazing tennis throughout the year. He created history to become the youngest World No 1 as he claimed his maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open. Jimmy Connors revealed his choices for who will replace the Big 3 of tennis in the future and appreciated their efforts for being the fresh face of the sport.
The Big 3 players of tennis have been quite dominant in the past two decades since they three have won 63 Grand Slam singles titles altogether. Roger Federer has retired from the sport with 20 major singles titles, but Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic still have a shot at winning a few more titles in the coming years. Both Nadal and Djokovic have altogether won three out of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the year.
Former tennis legend from America identified Alcaraz, Holger Rune, Felix Auger Aliassime, and Sinner as his favorites who would be able to dethrone the era of Federer-Nadal-Djokovic. He further acknowledged the fact there they have taken the responsibility to become the next-gen stars with utmost dignity and sincerity as he looks forward to seeing them achieve new laurels in the coming times.
“Now, we are seeing a replacement for the three that have dominated the last 20 years: Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic. These guys are stepping up. But stepping up for Paris is one thing, stepping up in Australia, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, that’s another thing. It’s good to see these young kids and how they are starting because nobody was stepping up. We were waiting for it, now it has started to happen. You know what the fun is gonna be: Alcaraz, Sinner, Felix, and Rune are all playing with each other. That’s the next Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic,” said Connors during a podcast with his son Brett.
The new era of tennis with Carlos Alcaraz being the youngest player to be the year-end World No 1
It has been a breakthrough year and probably the best year for Carlos Alcaraz as he became the youngest World No 1 and youngest player to win the US Open in the history of tennis. Although he has won one major title; he has already won four ATP titles in the year. That is precisely why he has been compared with his compatriot and idol Rafael Nadal. The biggest highlight of the year has been when Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest year-end World No 1.
It has been quite a remarkable year for Felix Auger Aliassime as he went on to win three consecutive ATP titles until his loss in Bercy. He successfully made his way into the Top 10 rankings. Holger Rune started the season outside the Top 100 and will end it inside the Top 10. He defeated the Serbian legend at the 2022 Paris Masters to register one of his highest points of the year. Jannik Sinner made it to the last 8 of most of the tournaments he has played and won the Croatia Open this year, where he defeated Alcaraz in the final.
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