{"id":1402,"date":"2025-12-04T12:45:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=1402"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:45:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:45:42","slug":"bjorn-borg-picks-between-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-and-never-misses-their-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=1402","title":{"rendered":"Bjorn Borg picks between Carlos Alcaraz &amp; Jannik Sinner and \u2018never misses\u2019 their matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis icon Bjorn Borg has revealed he does not miss any matches between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner as he lauded the pair\u2019s rivalry.<\/p>\n<p>Borg was arguably the best player of his era and remains one of the sport\u2019s all-time greats, having won 11 Grand Slams (six French Open titles and five Wimbledon titles) between 1974 and 1980.<\/p>\n<p>The Swede, who won 66 singles titles in total, shocked the tennis world with his retirement in 1983 at the age of just 26. He made a comeback in 1991 before playing his last-ever match in 1993.<\/p>\n<h2>Bjorn Borg speaks about Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Bjorn Borg has described Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner\u2019s rivalry as \u201cbest thing that could have happened to tennis\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The former world No 1 admitted he was \u201csurprised by what a great guy\u201d Alcaraz was when he spent time with the Spaniard at the Laver Cup<\/li>\n<li>Borg also explained why he prefers Alcaraz\u2019s playing style to that of Sinner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a>\u2018s separation from their rivals on the ATP Tour in 2025 is evidenced by the year-end rankings. World No 3 Alexander Zverev is 6,890 points behind top-ranked Alcaraz and 6,340 points behind second-ranked Sinner.<\/p>\n<p>The dominant duo met in six big finals this season, while they have each won four of the last eight Grand Slam tournaments.<\/p>\n<h2>What did Bjorn Borg say about Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner\u2019s rivalry?<\/h2>\n<p>In an interview with Spanish newspaper Marca, Borg was asked if he expected two players of Alcaraz and Sinner\u2019s quality to emerge after Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the best thing that could have happened to tennis,\u201d Borg said. \u201cI don\u2019t miss any of his (Alcaraz) matches against him (Sinner).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be interesting to see how the major titles are distributed next season.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/facts-stats\/comparing-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-longest-win-streaks-2025\"><strong>Comparing Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner\u2019s longest win streaks of 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/rafael-nadal-carlos-alcaraz-22-grand-slams-jannik-sinner-rivalry\"><strong>What Rafael Nadal said about Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s hopes of winning 22 Grand Slams<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asked whether Alcaraz or Sinner\u2019s style appeals to him more, Borg went for the Spaniard because of his feel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Jannik is more aggressive, but if I have to choose, I\u2019d say Carlos because of how he feels the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>What did Bjorn Borg say about spending time with Carlos Alcaraz?<\/h2>\n<p>Borg was Team Europe\u2019s Laver Cup captain from 2017 until 2024, and in Berlin last year, Alcaraz made his debut at the team competition.<\/p>\n<p>The Swede shed light on getting to know Alcaraz during the event, which Europe won 13-11.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s an incredible player and person. You feel very comfortable around him. Everyone loves him,\u201d Borg explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was surprised by what a great guy he is. The way he plays\u2026 For me, he\u2019s the fastest on the court. I was impressed by his personality and I wish him all the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/novak-djokovic-roger-federer-rafael-nadal-highest-peak-level-marcos-baghdatis\">ATP icon who played Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer explains who had \u2018highest peak\u2019<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/bjorn-borg-picks-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-prefers-watching\">Bjorn Borg picks between Carlos Alcaraz &amp; Jannik Sinner and \u2018never misses\u2019 their matches<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/\">Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis icon Bjorn Borg has revealed he does not miss any matches between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner as he lauded the pair\u2019s rivalry. Borg was arguably the best player of his era and remains one of the sport\u2019s all-time greats, having won 11 Grand Slams (six French Open titles and five Wimbledon titles) between [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}