{"id":457002,"date":"2026-03-04T11:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T11:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/457002\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T11:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T11:58:14","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinners-dominance-could-become-a-problem-for-tennis-suggests-tim-henman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/457002\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner’s dominance could become a problem for tennis, suggests Tim Henman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former world No 4 Tim Henman has discussed whether any players can compete with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner as he shared a concern about the pair\u2019s dominance.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz<\/a> and Sinner<\/a> have won the last nine Grand Slam titles between them, with the Spaniard securing five and the Italian claiming four.<\/p>\n

Last year, the duo met in three consecutive major championship matches at the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. This streak ended at the 2026 Australian Open when Sinner lost to Djokovic in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

During an appearance on the Off Court With Greg Rusedski<\/a> podcast, Henman was asked if any players can narrow the gap to Alcaraz and Sinner.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan someone close the gap? I\u2019m not really seeing it right now,\u201d said the six-time Grand Slam semi-finalist.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe person who was knocking on the door this time last year was Jack Draper. He played some phenomenal tennis, and I do think he has a game style, big lefty, with the weapons that he\u2019s got, you would like to think that he has a chance.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got to build up that physical resilience. He has struggled with his body at different stages.<\/p>\n

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\u201c[Alexander] Zverev was disappointing to the end of last year, and actually he\u2019s played some good tennis. He has some weapons that I think if he used properly \u2014 his serve is phenomenal, he serves at 75% and he serves big. But I think his court positioning is just too defensive.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think you can just beat Sinner or Alcaraz from the back of the court. They\u2019re too athletic, their ball striking is too good, so you\u2019ve got to bring another dimension to the table.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd who has that extra dimension? The way Djokovic played in Australia in that semi-final was phenomenal, and I don\u2019t think anyone saw that coming, but the way he played so aggressively, taking the ball down the line and not missing, was hugely impressive. But ultimately, he couldn\u2019t sustain that.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I think the long answer to your question is I don\u2019t see anyone closing the gap just yet, but I would like to be proved wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love Sinner and Alcaraz, they are great players, great guys, but if they are playing in every Grand Slam final, I\u2019m not sure that\u2019s so appealing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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