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\n Sinner on Alcaraz rivalry: ‘It’s not like you have to be enemies off court’<\/p>\n
World No. 1 looks ahead to Musetti matchup<\/p>\n
September 02, 2025<\/p>\n
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Jannik Sinner celebrates his fourth-round victory against Alexander Bublik Monday at the US Open.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n
Jannik Sinner<\/a> and Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> have created a scintillating Lexus ATP Head2Head rivalry and the stars have been battling for No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings throughout the US Open<\/a>. They could also meet in a third consecutive major final in New York.<\/p>\n But when asked what kids could learn from their rivalry, Sinner explained Monday evening that being opponents in big matches does not mean they need to be enemies. <\/p>\n \u201cI think that we have a good friendship also off the court. It’s something great to see,\u201d Sinner said. \u201cWe see that this is possible, it’s not like you have to be enemies also off the court. Of course we are enemies when we step on the court, we try to play our best tennis. But it ends there. After the handshake, everything is fine again.\u201d<\/p>\n You May Also Like: Sinner’s Bublik beatdown ties his most one-sided Slam win<\/a><\/p>\n The Italian pointed out that off the court, they are normal people. Alcaraz loves playing golf, Sinner has his own hobbies. They just happen to be competing for some of the biggest prizes in the sport.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the same time, we practise very hard. We have the team which supports us, [those people are] very honest with us,\u201d Sinner said. \u201cBut I think many players are like this. Tennis is very important, and it depends also how much you are able to sacrifice for the sport because you have to.<\/p>\n \u201cBut yeah, I think one thing is to be a good tennis player; the other one is to be a good person. Two different things.\u201d<\/p>\n Sinner and Alcaraz are both in the US Open<\/a> quarter-finals and are two matches away from another tantalising clash. The Italian was ruthless Monday evening, defeating in-form Kazakhstani Alexander Bublik<\/a> for the loss of just three games. All Bublik was able to do as he left Arthur Ashe<\/a> Stadium was laugh.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don’t have to forget that he had a five-set match and it finished very late against Tommy [Paul], a different player. It can happen. This is the sport,\u201d Sinner said. \u201cSome days there [is] good, and some days there [is] not good. Maybe I have a day where things don’t work, and then I lose easy. You never know what’s happening. It’s very unpredictable the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"It](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1756793827_586_it-all-adds-up-banner.jpg\"\/)
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