Goran Ivanisevic has asserted that Jannik Sinner is “better” and “tougher” than Carlos Alcaraz and claimed only one player has a chance to compete with the two stars.
Since the start of 2024, Sinner and Alcaraz have been the dominant duo in men’s tennis and have secured the last seven Grand Slam titles between them.
Sinner defeated Alcaraz in four sets in the 2025 Wimbledon final earlier this month to secure his maiden crown at the All England Club and fourth major overall.
The Italian’s triumph ended Alcaraz’s 24-match winning streak and denied the Spaniard a third successive Wimbledon title.
This came shortly after Alcaraz overcame Sinner in an epic five-set French Open championship match, which was the pair’s first encounter in a Grand Slam final. It was Alcaraz’s fifth Grand Slam victory.
Speaking to Croatian outlet Gol, Ivanisevic — a former Wimbledon champion who coached Novak Djokovic — gave his verdict on the Wimbledon final and the Sinner-Alcaraz rivalry.
“This was a one-way final, Sinner was better and in my opinion he is currently a slightly better player than Alcaraz, and the two of them are five spears ahead of everyone else,” said the former world No 2.
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“The only one who can maybe fight with them is Novak Djokovic, but the others don’t have a chance.
“Sinner is better, tougher, I don’t know what tactics I would play against Sinner, he has an answer for everything. He comes back, gathers his strength, wins the tournament.”
In a recent interview with Clay Tenis and RG Media, Ivanisevic was asked how many Grand Slam titles he thinks Alcaraz and Sinner can win.
“A lot, because they’ll share it between them,” the Croatian assessed.
“The question is how much longer Novak will play — he’s the only one who can make their lives difficult. But they’re young, they’ll play ten more years. And they have no competition.
“Now it’s a matter of numbers — I don’t know if they’ll catch the Big Three, but anything is possible — records are there to be broken.
“And as I said, they have no competition, so it will be easier. The Big Three had to play each other, plus [Andy] Murray, [Stan] Wawrinka, [Juan Martin] del Potro… Who’s the competition for Sinner and Alcaraz?”
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