Jannik Sinner has already nearly overtaken the “Djoker” and can face Alcaraz on Friday in Roland Garros. The duel between the 21-year-old and the 22-year-old Sinner is the youngest pairing in a serious semifinal since Nadal towards the Scotsman Andy Murray in 2008 on the US Open.
If the Spaniard wins following which takes the title, he would transfer as much as quantity two within the rankings. What is definite is that the brand new title holder can be no older than 27. After the lengthy years of the just regarding full Grand Slam dominance of Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who’re all effectively over 30, the rejuvenation on the high will proceed following Sinner’s Australian Open triumph. Alcaraz gained his quarter-final towards the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6:3,7:6(3),6:4 on Tuesday, Sinner gained his towards the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6:2,6:4,7:6(3).
50 Grand Slam victories
For Alcaraz, it was already the fiftieth victory in a Grand Slam match and the fifth semifinal look in one of many 4 main tournaments. With 50 wins in majors, the Iberian is precisely on a par with Sinner, though the latter is round 21 months older than the Iberian. “A extremely huge problem towards Jannik. However I am prepared for it,” mentioned Alcaraz. The top-to-head between the 2 is 4:4. Alcaraz gained the final duel on the best way to the Indian Wells title, and Sinner gained the latest two main duels (Wimbledon and US Open 2022).
