Jannik Sinner played an excellent match against Grigor Dimitrov, defeating him for the fourth consecutive time to qualify for his first-ever French Open semifinal. Later the same day, Carlos Alcaraz extended his dominance in a head-to-head clash with Stefano Tsitsipas to six consecutive victories to set up an epic clash with the new world No. 1.
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have clashed eight times since 2021. Both players turned pro in 2018 and with just one year separating them in age, they’ve both won 13 titles at tour-level. Two of Carlos Alcaraz’s 13 titles were the 2022 US Open and the 2023 Wimbledon, while Jannik Sinner won his first Grand Slam title in the 2024 edition of the Australian Open.
About their rivalry and the respect they have for each other, Carlos Alcaraz said:
“I’m glad to have him on tour, to have him at this level, because thanks to him, I push myself to be better, to give my 100% every day, wake up in the morning to improve my game and beat him. So, I’m grateful to have him playing.”
Jannik Sinner Leads the Lesser Tournaments
The fourth time these two promising talents faced each other was in the 2022 Croatia Open Umag final. Jannik Sinner was seeded 2nd while Carlos Alcaraz was seeded 1st. They were inseparable in the first set, with Carlos needing a tiebreak to overcome Sinner. Sinner then cranked up the volume of his performance in the following two sets, winning 6-1, 6-1.
In 2023, they met again in the semifinals of the China Open in Beijing. Alcaraz was the top seed while Sinner was seeded 6th. Once again, both remained deadlocked in the first set, but this time, Sinner overcame Alcaraz in the tiebreak. He then went on to crank up the volume in the second set, defeating Alcaraz 6-1.
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Carlos Alcaraz with the Masters 1000 Upper Hand
The first time Alcaraz and Sinner met in a Masters 1000 tournament was in the second round of the 2021 Rolex Paris Masters. Alcaraz was unseeded while Sinner was the 8th seed. This was also their first-ever meeting. Alcaraz won both sets 7-6, 7-5.
The next time they met in a Masters 1000 tournament was in the semifinal of the 2023 Indian Wells Open. Alcaraz was the top seed while Sinner was the 11th seed. Alcaraz defeated him again in two sets. He went on to defeat Daniil Medvedev in the final. In this tournament, Alcaraz didn’t drop a single set from the second round to the final.
Jannik Sinner eventually got the better of Alcaraz in a Masters 1000 tournament when they met in the semifinal of the 2023 Miami Open. The first set tiebreak loss to Alcaraz was the first set he dropped all tournament. He won the subsequent two sets but lost to Daniil Medvedev in the final.
In 2024, they met again in the semifinals of the Indian Wells Open. Carlos Alcaraz was the defending champion at the time. He dropped only two sets in the entire tournament: one in the second round to Matteo Arnaldi and one to Jannik Sinner. After defeating Sinner, he dispatched Daniil Medvedev again to defend his title.
Tied in Grand Slam Clashes
The second-ever meeting between these two was in the fourth round of the 2022 Wimbledon Grand Slam. Sinner was seeded as 10th while Alcaraz was the 5th seed. Sinner dropped the third set to Alcaraz but went on to win in four sets. Sinner then lost to the eventual champion, Novak Djokovic, in a 5-set quarterfinal classic.
They met again in the quarterfinals of the US Open about two months later. It was Alcaraz’s second 5-set match and Sinner’s third. Sinner won the second and third sets by tiebreaks with Alcaraz having to come from behind to win. Alcaraz eventually won the tournament, marking his first Grand Slam title.
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