Jannik Sinner’s triumph on the 2025 Australian Open has impressed everybody and nobody can deny that the Italian ace is the perfect participant on this planet proper now. Carlos Alcaraz’s victories on the French Open and Wimbledon Championships in 2024 – which had made him the youngest ever to attain this feat – had led some followers and insiders to doubt Jannik’s superiority.
Though the younger Spanish champion can attain actually unbelievable peaks, the 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria continues to be extra constant through the season and is nearly unbeatable on the onerous courts as he has proven within the final yr.
The world number one has an enormous hole in comparison with all his rivals within the ATP rating and – regardless of having to defend many factors in 2025 – he has a good chance of staying on the prime so long as he’s not suspended by the CAS in Lausanne because of the doping case.
Carlitos continues to be confused
Interviewed by L’Equipe, former French ace Nicolas Escudé defined the primary distinction between Sinner and Alcaraz: “Jannik had just one troublesome second on this version of the AO, when he felt that malaise through the match towards Rune. Nonetheless, the Danish participant was unable to reap the benefits of that state of affairs. The sensation is that – to beat the present model of Sinner – you want a really sturdy participant from a bodily standpoint and who can get 1-2 factors per recreation because of his serve.”
The previous world quantity 17 continued: “Carlitos most likely stays the one who – because of all of the options he has – has probably the most weapons to create issues for Jannik. For the second – nonetheless – the Spaniard continues to make many errors through the matches and sometimes will get confused.”
The Italian and the Spaniard might have confronted one another on the Rotterdam ATP 500 subsequent week, however the 3-time Grand Slam champion won’t defend his title there. Each are on the entry checklist of the Doha ATP 500 within the second a part of February.
