Jannik Sinner Draws Line on Carlos Alcaraz Rivalry at US Open: “We Are Enemies”

The nature of sports these days is mostly ‘cut-throat’ and it doesn’t get much clearer when you look at how a league like WNBA has witnessed several intensified moments lately. Especially when it comes to on-court tensions or showing aggression while being in competing mode. When you see a rookie like Caitlin Clark – one of the driving forces of the league in last one year while being center of attention – getting physically bullied and pushed by veterans, you may think that rivalry only means showing a jealous nature or trash-talking. But then there’s tennis where the ATP landscape is witnessing something totally opposite. Enter Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz – unarguably (and perhaps) the two most complete players on the planet right now. When they face each other, everything else but tennis takes centerstage. Intensity crosses limits and the urge to outplay one another escalates with each backhand return and forehand winner. When it’s all said done, however, they leave it all on the court – and that’s SinCaraz for you.

Several weeks ago, Alcaraz made it evident while sharing his thoughts on Sinner as his opponent. “People really like the idea that there is friction between us. That’s what sells. But although tennis is an individual sport, we are with the same players every week, day in and day out,” said the five-time slam winner while clearing all doubts. Guess what? His arch nemesis thinks no different.

After his fourth round win at the US Open, against Alexander Bublik, Sinner was asked what people can learn from his rivalry with the Spaniard. Making a simple honest confession he said, “I think we have a good friendship off the court. We see that this is possible, you know. It’s not like you have to be enemies also off the court. Of course we are enemies when we step on the court. We try to play our best tennis but it ends there you know, after the handshake everything is fine again.”

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The Italian emphasized that “One thing is to be a good tennis player, the other one is to be a good person. Two different things. I think we have both a little bit. So it’s good.”

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