Carlos Alcaraz has become the bane of Jannik sinner in 2024. The Spaniard and the Italian faced each other three times this year and all three meetings ended in the same way: victory for “Carlitos.” And all three come back. The last one in Beijing this Wednesday at the ATP 500 before, perhaps, seeing each other again at Shanghai Masters 1000. A match lasting three hours and twenty minutes where the two tennis players left us a magnificent spectacle.
Alcarazcurrent world number 3 in the ATP rankings, but number 2 in the next update, won by 6-7 (6), 6-4 and 7-6 (3) in a real big match where the Spaniard had to recover from the first set against. This has already happened in Indian Wells and Roland Garros in 2024, but than that of El Palmar He recovered again with his characteristic courage and fortitude.
Since they first met in 2019, Carlos Alcaraz, with the victory this Wednesday at Beijing, He has six victories in total, compared to four for the Italian. 10 games in total that have already left us with real highlights and unforgettable moments in what will surely be the new “Two big ones” of the next decade. Just like it was Djokovic, Nadal and Federer In recent years, it seems that the Spaniard and the Italian will alternate victories in the “Grand Slams”.
“He could have won in two, I could have won in two, he could have won in three. “It was a very close match,” Alcaraz said after the match. “Jannik, once again, showed that he is the best player in the world, at least for me. The level he plays at is incredible. “It’s very high level tennis: the shots, physically, mentally, it’s a beast,” he added.
Alcaraz still has the wind in its sails
With the victory in Beijing, Alcaraz He became the player with the most wins this season against his Top 10 rivals with a record of 11-3, while against the Top 5 his performance is even better with a record of 8-1 in 2024. This Wednesday, the tennis player from El Palmar beat a world number 1 for the second time in his career.
“Throughout the week I played good tennis,” said Alcaraz about his week in Beijing. “Sometimes luck was probably on my side in matches. But, in general, I felt very good on the track, as well as outside with my team,” added the Spaniard.
And that’s it Alcaraz managed to break the 15-game winning streak of Jannik Sinner. Additionally, the next 2 in the world i.e. Alcaraz reach the Master 1000ATP Shanghai with a 9 match winning streak. And with the sixteenth title of his sporting career. This season, Carlitos is the second tennis player with the most titles won (4): Indian Wells, Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
However, Fisherman will continue to be the world number 1 in the ATP rankings despite this defeat. Even if Alcaraz He still cannot regain first place in the world, the Spaniard has the morale of the Italian with three victories in the three matches played. “You don’t know what to do to beat him when he’s like that,” he said. Medvedev after losing in the semi-final.
