Jannik Sinner has been told that he will have the opportunity to win the Career Grand Slam \u201cin the next six or seven years\u201d by ex-Novak Djokovic coach Riccardo Piatti.<\/p>\n
The World No. 1 is already three-quarters of the way there, having won his first Wimbledon title this year, but Carlos Alcaraz remains an obstacle in the Italian\u2019s way.<\/p>\n
The pair of them have shared the last seven slams and Piatti believes they are inspiring each other to new heights.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth Sinner<\/a> and Alcaraz<\/a> are kids who love competition,\u201d he told La Stampa<\/a>. \u201cEnjoy challenging each other every week, and always aspire to be the strongest in the locker room, but they do so in a healthy way, without obsessing.<\/p>\n \u201cOne wants to celebrate, but that doesn\u2019t mean always dancing in the streets; the other, on the other hand, prefers being at home and in the mountains.<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, both have made many sacrifices since they were children to get to where they are now, so it\u2019s only right that they want to enjoy it now.\u201d<\/p>\n But Piatti has told Sinner that he has \u201cthe next six or seven years\u201d to complete the Career Grand Slam, potentially joining a list of just eight in the men\u2019s game history.<\/p>\n \u201cJannik has taken a big step forward this past year. He\u2019s also become very competitive on the clay-court tour.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s realised that in the next six or seven years, he\u2019ll have the opportunity to complete the Grand Slam. This is something I\u2019ve always thought about.<\/p>\n \u201cIn Paris, the bet was more on Carlos, at Wimbledon more on Jannik, but in any case, they have two different styles and two different personalities, which is fine.<\/p>\n \u201cThey both know how the world works. They know that there are fans who want one to win and others who enjoy seeing them fall more, but that\u2019s the way sport is.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE ON SINNER AND ALCARAZ ON T365<\/p>\n Jannik Sinner admits he was \u2018lucky\u2019 in Wimbledon near miss against Grigor Dimitrov<\/a><\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz predicts \u2018years ahead\u2019 of Jannik Sinner rivalry in build up to US Open<\/a><\/p>\n ATP Rankings: Jannik Sinner leads, Ben Shelton\u2019s career high with new milestone in sight, Novak Djokovic -1<\/a><\/p>\n