Alcaraz (right) and Sinner - Photo: Reuters
Sinner's fans were obviously disappointed when the Italian player had 3 match points in the 4th set. But that's why the match between Sinner and Alcaraz was truly a "tiger-dragon" match. Both players were completely equal at this point, and victory or defeat was just a matter of who was more stable in a moment.
Alcaraz has 5 Grand Slams, while Sinner has 3. At the age of 22-23, this duo promises to continue to flourish and dominate men's singles tennis for many years to come. It's just a bit of a pity that the tennis world has only seen the "big 2".
Why regret? Because what happened at Roland Garros will likely be boringly repeated for many years to come. Those are the two seeded positions that are always in the hands of Sinner and Alcaraz, leading to them easily "meeting" each other in the final, from two different brackets.
It may be a little early to make such a judgment at this point. But the men's singles tennis scene is fairly predictable. Looking at the current form of the players below Sinner and Alcaraz, it's hard to believe that anyone will be able to break into the Grand Slam race between these two mighty players.
First is Novak Djokovic, whose class is unquestionable. But at 38 years old, the "big Nole" is considered to be playing the last days of his career. The quick defeat to Sinner in the recent Roland Garros semi-finals is proof of that.
In the "Gen Z" generation of tennis, Alexander Zverev is the most difficult name to judge. He is 5-6 years older than Sinner and Alcaraz, and has reached the finals of Grand Slam tournaments 3 times. But then it seems that consecutive failures have destroyed all of Zverev's potential. At Roland Garros this year, Zverev stopped in the quarterfinals, and at the same time showed a completely exhausted, tired face with no future...
The further down the rankings, the more obvious the dominance of Sinner and Alcaraz. That is Taylor Fritz - ranked fourth in the world , but an ordinary American tennis player like many other American tennis players. Fritz is tall (1m96), has a forehand, a very strong serve, but has no other outstanding qualities.
Sinner in the 2025 Roland Garros final against Alcaraz - Photo: Reuters
There is also Medvedev - although not yet 30 years old, he has clearly shown his physical weaknesses, Casper Ruud - a weaker version of Zverev, and De Minaur - an Australian player who is only good enough to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam (indeed, De Minaur has a series of 4 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments stopping at the quarterfinals).
Perhaps we will have to wait another 3-4 years for a strong enough rival to emerge to replace Sinner and Alcaraz. Because in the current world top 30, there are almost no notable young players. Sinner and Alcaraz deserve to be considered the successors of the legendary "big 3", but we need one more person.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/can-them-nguoi-chia-lua-voi-alcaraz-sinner-20250609232954313.htm
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