{"id":21451,"date":"2025-07-25T15:44:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/21451\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:44:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:44:21","slug":"others-dont-have-a-chance-tennis-legend-names-one-player-who-can-compete-with-jannik-sinner-and-carlos-alcaraz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/21451\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Others don’t have a chance’ – Tennis legend names one player who can compete with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz can only be matched by one player – Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n

That’s according to former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic as the latest star duo in men’s tennis remain on course for icon status.<\/p>\n

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Sinner and Alcaraz could dominate tennis for the next decadeCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

Sinner<\/a> won his fourth Grand Slam singles title earlier in the month at Wimbledon<\/a> by beating Alcaraz<\/a>, who has five major wins to his name.<\/p>\n

The pair have done so by the ages of 23 and 22-years-old respectively ahead of what could be the next long-term rivalry.<\/p>\n

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal iconically battled throughout their legendary careers, and Djokovic<\/a> later joined them in the ‘Big Three’.<\/p>\n

And his former coach Ivanisevic believes he is the only player who can go toe-to-toe with Sinner and Alcaraz in the modern game.<\/p>\n

“This was a one-way final,” he said<\/a> when speaking about Sinner’s 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 Wimbledon final victory<\/a> during an interview with Gol.<\/p>\n

“Sinner was better and in my opinion he is currently a slightly better player than Alcaraz.<\/p>\n

“The two of them are five spears ahead of everyone else. <\/p>\n

“The only one who can maybe fight with them is Novak Djokovic, but the others don’t have a chance.”<\/p>\n

Sinner and Alcaraz occupy the top two spots in the ATP rankings with Alexander Zverev sitting behind them in third.<\/p>\n

Taylor Fritz and Jack Draper are fourth and fifth ahead of Djokovic, but Ivanisevic seemingly doesn’t think they can rival the duo.<\/p>\n

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Djokovic might be the only player who can stop the duoCredit: AFP\"That's<\/a><\/p>\n

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That’s the view of his former coach IvanisevicCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

Ivanisevic, who has just parted with Stefanos Tsitsipas, coached Djokovic from 2019 until 2024.<\/p>\n

The Serbian won nine of his record 24 Grand Slam men’s singles titles during their five-year partnership.<\/p>\n

Djokovic has won 100 singles titles overall, the third most in the Open Era behind Jimmy Connors on 109 and Federer on 103.<\/p>\n

Both Sinner and Alcaraz have contested the former world no. 1, with the former having more success with six wins from ten matches.<\/p>\n

The latter has beaten Djokovic three times from eight meetings.<\/p>\n

However, despite defeat at Wimbledon, Alcaraz has won against his Italian rival Sinner on eight occasions.<\/p>\n

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Sinner and Alcaraz look destined to battle for many more Grand Slam titlesCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

This year’s French Open final in particular, in which he came from two sets down to win, showcased their world-class qualities.<\/p>\n

Even though they’re fierce competitors on the court, they maintain a strong relationship off it.<\/p>\n

The friendship between Sinner and Alcaraz<\/p>\n

Speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Alcaraz insisted there is equal admiration between him and Sinner amid their entertaining clashes.<\/p>\n

“Tennis is a unique sport that allows you to be great rivals on the court and, at the same time, maintain mutual respect,” he said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Sinner and I are good friends; we can talk about many things off the court. I have great respect for him, he’s a great person.<\/p>\n

“I’m sure we’ll always be able to maintain this relationship.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Carlos Alcaraz causes pandemonium just hours before Wimbledon final with Jannik Sinner<\/p>\n

“It’s a great thing for our sport,” he added on their rivalry. “Because it encourages people to watch and play tennis. <\/p>\n

“Our matches, like the latest ones at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, are always highly anticipated. <\/p>\n

“The more matches we play against each other, the more people we will involve in this sport. <\/p>\n

“Also because every time we face each other we both push ourselves beyond our limits.”<\/p>\n

Sinner vs Alcaraz vs Djokovic<\/p>\n

Sinner vs Alcaraz – 5-8<\/p>\n

2021 Paris Masters – Second round – ALCARAZ won 7-6 [7-1] 7-52022 Wimbledon – Last 16 – SINNER won 6-1 6-4 6-7 [8-10] 6-32022 Croatia Open – F – SINNER won 6-7 [5-7] 6-1 6-12022 US Open – QF – ALCARAZ won 6-3 6-7 [7-9] 6-7 [0-7] 7-5 6-32023 Indian Wells – SF – ALCARAZ won 7-6 [7-4] 6-32023 Miami Open – SF – SINNER won 6-7 [4-7] 6-4 6-22023 China Open – SF – SINNER won 7-6 [7-4] 6-12024 Indian Wells – SF – ALCARAZ won 1-6 6-3 6-22024 French Open – SF – ALCARAZ won 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-32024 China Open – F – ALCARAZ won 6-7 [6-8] 6-4 7-6 [7-3]2025 Italian Open – F – ALCARAZ won 7-6 [7-5] 6-12025 French Open – F – ALCARAZ won 4-6 6-7 [4-7] 6-4 7-6 [7-3] 7-6 [10-2]2025 Wimbledon – F – SINNER won 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4<\/p>\n

Sinner vs Djokovic – 6-4<\/p>\n

2021 Monte-Carlo Masters – Second round – DJOKOVIC won 6-4 6-22022 Wimbledon – QF – DJOKOVIC won 5-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-22023 Wimbledon – SF – DJOKOVIC won 6-3 6-4 7-6 [7-4]2023 ATP Finals – Round-robin – SINNER won 7-5 6-7 [5-7] 7-6 [7-2]2023 ATP Finals – F – DJOKOVIC won 6-3 6-32023 Davis Cup – SF – SINNER won 6-2 2-6 7-52024 Australian Open – SF – SINNER won 6-1 6-2 6-7 [6-8] 6-32024 Shanghai Masters – F – SINNER won 7-6 [7-4] 6-32025 French Open – SF – SINNER won 6-4 7-5 7-6 [7-3]2025 Wimbledon – SF – SINNER won 6-3 6-3 6-4<\/p>\n

Alcaraz vs Djokovic – 3-5<\/p>\n

2022 Madrid Open – SF – ALCARAZ won 6-7 [5-7] 7-5 7-6 [7-5]2023 French Open – SF – DJOKOVIC won 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-12023 Wimbledon – F – ALCARAZ won 1-6 7-6 [8-6] 6-1 3-6 6-42023 Cincinnati Open – F- DJOKOVIC won 5-7 7-6 [9-7] 7-6 [7-4]2023 ATP Finals – SF – DJOKOVIC won 6-3 6-22024 Wimbledon – F – ALCARAZ won 6-2 6-2 7-6 [7-4]2024 Olympics – F – DJOKOVIC won 7-6 [7-3] 7-6 [7-2]2025 Australian Open – QF – DJOKOVIC won 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz can only be matched by one player – Novak Djokovic. That’s according to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21452,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[64,63,962,21935,754,3592,85,747],"class_list":["post-21451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-carlos-alcaraz","tag-goran-ivanisevic","tag-jannik-sinner","tag-novak-djokovic","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}