After the match, Alcaraz revealed why he lost to Sinner<\/a> in his first defeat against his Italian rival since October 2023.<\/p>\n Alcaraz still had to address Centre Court after losing to Sinner<\/a>, and now former world number one Andy Roddick<\/a> has given his verdict on the Spaniard\u2019s behaviour. <\/p>\n When discussing the Wimbledon men\u2019s singles final on his Served with Andy Roddick podcast, the former US Open<\/a> champion backed Sinner as the favourite in New York.<\/p>\n Roddick also spoke about the rivalry between the top two ranked ATP<\/a> players, praising them both for their behaviour after the Wimbledon final, particularly highlighting how Alcaraz<\/a> allowed Sinner to have his moment.<\/p>\n \u201cSinner is going to be the overwhelming favourite when you get back to a hard court for sure,\u201d said Roddick. \u201cHe has been dominant on that surface.<\/p>\n \u201cWe said that the whole game, we have talked about it before on the show, is can they steal these titles from the other\u2019s favourite surfaces? Can he steal one on clay at Roland Garros? Can he steal it on grass, which has largely been Carlos\u2019s domain for the last three years?<\/p>\n \u201cHe has beaten Novak [Djokovic] for the last two years to kind of take the mantle from him and now Sinner has got in and stole one. Can Carlos go to New York and steal one?<\/p>\n \u201cWith all that he has had to go through mentally in the last year, my sigh of relief would have been a lot louder than what Sinner did.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean I would have been screaming to the heavens. A mixture of joy, relief, anger, all of those things. But Sinner is classier than most, I will tell you that!<\/p>\n \u201cSo is Carlos Alcaraz. He knew what Jannik went through after Roland Garros. He fully understood. Although he wasn\u2019t happy, I like seeing them converse at the net and the footage of them always being extremely friendly and cordial when they are at the practice courts and they see each other.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you hear Darren Cahill talking about the rivalry, when you hear Juan Carlos Ferrero talking about the rivalry, I think everyone fully understands the significance of these two.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are the stewards towards the future of our sport along with Iga [Swiatek] and Coco [Gauff] and others but it is just special to watch and I am really happy for Jannik Sinner. Not on the same level at all but I know what it feels like to be close and not get it there. I am happy he had his moment of redemption. I think he goes about it the right way. Carlos Alcaraz is the stud of all studs, just amazing. This won\u2019t be his last Wimbledon final and he has not won his last Wimbledon title either.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Roddick is not the only person to praise the Spaniard for his conduct, with Marion Bartoli also revealing what Alcaraz did to Sinner<\/a> after losing the Wimbledon final.<\/p>\n Jannik Sinner extends his lead at the top of the ATP rankings over Carlos Alcaraz<\/p>\n After world number one Sinner won Wimbledon for the first time<\/a> in his career, he has extended his lead over Alcaraz to 3430 ranking points.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n However, Sinner will be under big pressure to defend lots of ranking points over the North American hard court swing.<\/p>\n After Sinner won the US Open<\/a> and Cincinnati Masters<\/a> last year, he has 3140 more ranking points to defend than Alcaraz, who struggled during this part of the season in 2024.<\/p>\n TournamentPoints Jannik Sinner is defendingPoints Carlos Alcaraz is defendingCanadian Open200 (QF)0 (Did not play)Cincinnati Open1000 (W)10 (R64)US Open2000 (W)50 (R64)<\/p>\n Despite Sinner currently being top of the ATP rankings by some distance, it is Alcaraz who leads the race to the ATP Finals<\/a> and has actually already qualified.<\/p>\n Alcaraz has earned 7540 ranking points so far in 2025, while Sinner is currently in second on 6000.<\/p>\n![\"Jannik](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2224939329-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Daniel Kopatsch\/Getty ImagesAndy Roddick says what he thought about Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s conduct towards Jannik Sinner<\/p>\n