{"id":372424,"date":"2025-12-26T06:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T06:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/372424\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T06:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T06:14:08","slug":"year-in-tennis-sincaraz-rivalry-splits-mens-grand-slams-while-4-share-womens-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/372424\/","title":{"rendered":"Year in tennis: \u2018Sincaraz\u2019 rivalry splits men\u2019s grand slams while 4 share women\u2019s titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner turned 2025 into a gripping tug of war for tennis supremacy by carving up the grand slams for a second straight year, while the women\u2019s game showcased depth and drama with four different major champions.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Sinner\u2019s dominant victory over Alexander Zverev at the start of the season helped him retain his Australian Open title and become the first Italian to capture three majors \u2013 moving past Nicola Pietrangeli, who won back-to-back French Opens in 1959-60.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">What followed after Sinner\u2019s three-month ban in February for anti-doping violations in 2024 was nothing short of spectacular, as he took his era-defining rivalry with Alcaraz to the biggest stage in an epic five-set Roland Garros final.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Alcaraz ultimately prevailed after saving three match points \u2013 one of the sport\u2019s great comebacks in the longest Paris final at five hours and 29 minutes \u2013 with the Spaniard establishing himself as the \u201cPrince of Clay\u201d in the post-Rafa Nadal era.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The \u201cSincaraz\u201d slugfest continued in the Wimbledon final, where Sinner avenged his painful defeat at Roland Garros by beating Alcaraz to raise his first trophy on the famous All England Club lawns, perfectly setting up their inevitable US Open showdown.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Madison Keys produced the biggest surprise of the year in winning the Australian Open. Photo: AP\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/46808106-47c5-42cb-81e6-9bbe1f5ae408_f4c0a6e2.jpg\" title=\"Madison Keys produced the biggest surprise of the year in winning the Australian Open. Photo: AP\"\/>Madison Keys produced the biggest surprise of the year in winning the Australian Open. 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