Tennis icon Boris Becker has spoken of his respect for what Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are achieving, while he also issued a warning about Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n
Alcaraz<\/a> and Sinner<\/a> have established a duopoly at the Grand Slam tournaments, with the duo having collected all of the last nine major titles between them (with Alcaraz winning five and Sinner winning four).<\/p>\n Djokovic<\/a> was the last player other than Alcaraz and Sinner to secure a Slam title, with the legendary Serb having won his record-extending 24th major at the 2023 US Open. The 38-year-old sits fourth in the ATP Rankings despite playing a limited schedule.<\/p>\n Becker coached Djokovic to six Grand Slams and 14 ATP Masters 1000 titles during a hugely fruitful partnership from December 2013 to December 2016.<\/p>\n Speaking to reporters at an event for the Laureus Awards, Becker argued Djokovic should never be discounted when asked about the dominance of Alcaraz and Sinner.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst of all, let me express my admiration and respect for what Alcaraz and Sinner are doing, having just shared nine Grand Slam titles between them. And Carlos is only 22 and Jannik is 24,\u201d said the former world No 1.<\/p>\n \u201cBut, on the other hand, I really want to see other players come and challenge them. I\u2019m thinking of [Alexander] Zverev. He served for the match in the Australian Open semi-finals against Alcaraz. It was very close.<\/p>\n ATP Madrid Open 2026 Entry List: Alcaraz set to star; will Sinner, Djokovic & Draper play?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Novak Djokovic sent a rankings warning by former British No 1 after latest withdrawal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAnd we mustn\u2019t forget Djokovic. As long as he\u2019s playing, we must never forget him. He operates in a rather unique sphere, with his record of 24 Grand Slam titles.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was even in the final in Melbourne. Truly, as long as he is a professional tennis player, he will be a force to be reckoned with.\u201d<\/p>\n The six-time Grand Slam champion also weighed in on Sinner and Alcaraz\u2019s\u00a0importance to tennis and compared the duo to Ivan Lendl and himself.<\/p>\n \u201cSinner and Alcaraz are like ice and fire, like the relationship between Lendl and me,\u201d said the German.<\/p>\n \u201cI find Alcaraz a fascinating player. He\u2019s exactly what tennis needs. He\u2019s charismatic, a joy to watch, a true artist of the game. I don\u2019t see any weaknesses in him.<\/p>\n \u201cBut artists need a source of inspiration, and I think Sinner is his. Because if the matches become too easy for him, I\u2019m afraid he\u2019ll start to get bored. But he\u2019s only 22, and the sky\u2019s the limit.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Carlos Alcaraz makes \u2018rest\u2019 admission as busy schedule starts to take its toll<\/a> The post Boris Becker issues \u2018unique\u2019 Novak Djokovic warning to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tennis icon Boris Becker has spoken of his respect for what Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are achieving, while he also issued a warning about Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz and Sinner have established a duopoly at the Grand Slam tournaments, with the duo having collected all of the last nine major titles between them (with Alcaraz […]<\/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-2034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2034","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=2034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2034\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}ATP Tour News<\/h2>\n
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