Patrick Mouratoglou has given his verdict on suggestions that Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have taken tennis to a new level over the last couple of years.
Men’s tennis is emerging from a golden era dominated by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, with the ‘Big 3’ re-writing the record books and setting new marks that may never be matched.
Sinner and Alcaraz confirmed a new story is now being written at the top of the game after they shared the four Grand Slam titles between them in 2024.
Italian world No 1 Sinner claimed the Australian Open and US Open titles, as he clinched the first two major titles of his career.
Meanwhile, Alcaraz won his third and fourth Grand Slams by winning the French Open for the first time in June and backing up that win by retaining the Wimbledon in the following month.
Former world No 1 Mats Wilander is among those suggesting the new ‘Big 2’ in men’s tennis are playing at a level that is a step ahead of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic.
World No 6 Taylor Fritz then added considerable weight to the argument as he gave his personal view on Sinner and Alcaraz after facing the duo on several occasions over the last couple of years.
“One thing both of those guys do is… their defence is incredible,” Fritz told the Tennis Channel.
“Then when they are full on the run out in the corners, they just crush the ball. I can be in a backhand cross (court) rally with either one of them and if I hit a forehand, it’s got to be so good or else that next ball is getting just drilled huge cross court.