Alcaraz expects wiser Sinner in Wimbledon final
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In Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the sport has not only its next great rivalry but a moment that highlights everything the sport can be.
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Just three weeks after their epic French Open final, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner enter Wimbledon as heavy favorites. Can anyone topple the sport’s new giants?
Many see Alcaraz and Sinner as tennis’s new kings – but is a ‘Sincaraz’ era certain? After two decades, the Federer/Nadal/Djokovic dynasty is ending. Another may well be rising.
Tennis fans were left amused by Jannik Sinner seemingly avoiding Carlos Alcaraz at the 2023 China Open. Both players recently arrived in Beijing for the ATP 500 event, kicking off their Asian tour.
Alcaraz beat Sinner—the rivalry has a portmanteau, Sincaraz—in the semifinal, but just like the Big Three era, this rivalry will not be one-sided.
Giri Nathan. Gallery, $28.99 (256p) ISBN 978-1-66807-624-8 Journalist Nathan debuts with a scintillating account of the rivalry between tennis players Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
Like the Big Three before them, Sincaraz is the kind of rivalry that will strengthen not just the sport but one other: two class acts, possessed of clashing styles and comportments, meeting the game’s biggest occasions with acrobatic genius and fierce resolve.
For tennis fans, though, the sport is in safe hands—this most primal of racquet games thrives on personalities, historic matchups, and the drama of individual contests. Expect more from Sincaraz.