{"id":299526,"date":"2025-12-05T00:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T00:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/299526\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T00:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T00:11:14","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-or-jannik-sinner-11-time-grand-slam-winner-reveals-who-he-prefers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/299526\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner? 11-time Grand Slam winner reveals who he prefers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis icon Bjorn Borg has revealed he does not miss any matches between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner as he lauded the pair\u2019s rivalry.<\/p>\n<p>Borg was arguably the best player of his era and remains one of the sport\u2019s all-time greats, having won 11 Grand Slams (six French Open titles and five Wimbledon titles) between 1974 and 1980.<\/p>\n<p>The Swede, who won 66 singles titles in total, shocked the tennis world with his retirement in 1983 at the age of just 26. He made a comeback in 1991 before playing his last-ever match in 1993.<\/p>\n<p>Bjorn Borg speaks about Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner<\/p>\n<p>Bjorn Borg has described Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner\u2019s rivalry as \u201cbest thing that could have happened to tennis\u201d<br \/>\nThe former world No 1 admitted he was \u201csurprised by what a great guy\u201d Alcaraz was when he spent time with the Spaniard at the Laver Cup<br \/>\nBorg also explained why he prefers Alcaraz\u2019s playing style to that of Sinner<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alcaraz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinner<\/a>\u2018s separation from their rivals on the ATP Tour in 2025 is evidenced by the year-end rankings. World No 3 Alexander Zverev is 6,890 points behind top-ranked Alcaraz and 6,340 points behind second-ranked Sinner.<\/p>\n<p>The dominant duo met in six big finals this season, while they have each won four of the last eight Grand Slam tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>What did Bjorn Borg say about Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner\u2019s rivalry?<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Spanish newspaper Marca, Borg was asked if he expected two players of Alcaraz and Sinner\u2019s quality to emerge after Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the best thing that could have happened to tennis,\u201d Borg said. \u201cI don\u2019t miss any of his (Alcaraz) matches against him (Sinner).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be interesting to see how the major titles are distributed next season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tennis News<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/facts-stats\/comparing-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-longest-win-streaks-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Comparing Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner\u2019s longest win streaks of 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/rafael-nadal-carlos-alcaraz-22-grand-slams-jannik-sinner-rivalry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What Rafael Nadal said about Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s hopes of winning 22 Grand Slams<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asked whether Alcaraz or Sinner\u2019s style appeals to him more, Borg went for the Spaniard because of his feel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Jannik is more aggressive, but if I have to choose, I\u2019d say Carlos because of how he feels the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What did Bjorn Borg say about spending time with Carlos Alcaraz?<\/p>\n<p>Borg was Team Europe\u2019s Laver Cup captain from 2017 until 2024, and in Berlin last year, Alcaraz made his debut at the team competition.<\/p>\n<p>The Swede shed light on getting to know Alcaraz during the event, which Europe won 13-11.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s an incredible player and person. You feel very comfortable around him. Everyone loves him,\u201d Borg explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was surprised by what a great guy he is. The way he plays\u2026 For me, he\u2019s the fastest on the court. I was impressed by his personality and I wish him all the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/novak-djokovic-roger-federer-rafael-nadal-highest-peak-level-marcos-baghdatis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATP icon who played Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer explains who had \u2018highest peak\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tennis icon Bjorn Borg has revealed he does not miss any matches between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299527,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[101,118,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-299526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-sports","tag-tennis","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299526\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}