The latest chapter in one of the most exciting rivalries in tennis unfolded Sunday as Jannik Sinner downed rival Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon men’s singles final.
The win marked the first for Sinner at Wimbledon is his young career.
After the win, Sinner jumped to eighth on the ATP all-time career earnings list with $45.6 million earned. Alcaraz is just ahead of him at $47.3 million, sixth on the all-time earnings list.
Considering Sinner is only 23 and Alcaraz is just 22, the two stars will likely end their careers near the top of the list for career earnings.
With Sunday’s win, Sinner just needs a French Open title to complete his career grand slam. He won the US Open and the Australian Open last year and now has a Wimbledon win on his resume as well. He came up just short in the French Open final earlier this year, losing to Alcaraz.
Alcaraz, meanwhile, is looking for a win at the Australian Open to complete his career grand slam. Had he won Sunday’s final, he would have joined Björn Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic as the only men in the Open Era to win Wimbledon three straight years.
Alcaraz leads the all-time series between him and Sinner, but Sinner got the best of him on Sunday.
Sinner and Alcaraz have put on a show for fans in their 12 meetings so far, and their rivalry should only get better with time.