Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner look set to shatter an enormous amount of records in tennis, potentially even Novak Djokovic’s Grand Slam tally of 24.
Alcaraz and Sinner have dominated the ATP Tour for the last two years, having split all four majors between them in 2024 and 2025.
The Spaniard clinched his seventh major title at this year’s Australian Open, becoming the youngest player ever to complete the Career Grand Slam, aged 22.
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Sinner, on the other hand, has four Grand Slams to his name at the age of 24, and is one Roland Garros crown away from completing the set as well.
Despite the Italian having three fewer majors than his rival at an older age, former world number 18 Benoit Paire thinks he’ll finish his career with more.
Benoit Paire weighs in on Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner
In an interview with Tennis 365, Paire said: “I would say Sinner will win the most majors.
“I think he is very solid on hard courts and a little more focused to win the game. He wants to win everything, so that’s the difference between him and Alcaraz.
“Maybe I’m wrong, I don’t know, but that’s what I think. In the future, it will be a big battle between those two.
“I am also hoping that there will be more players coming through like Joao Fonseca, but for the moment, I think it is between those two.”
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Joao Fonseca has been tipped by many as the next big star to challenge Sinner and Alcaraz, and has made some headway this season.
The Brazilian played both Sinner and Alcaraz for the first time during the Sunshine Double, and was competitive against them.
The legends Carlos Alcaraz could surpass by the end of 2026
With his Australian Open triumph, Alcaraz tied the major tallies of both John McEnroe and Mats Wilander.
He is far from done at Grand Slams, though, and should he continue his excellence on the biggest stages this year, he could surpass some legends of the game in majors won.
If Alcaraz wins this year’s edition of Roland Garros, he will seal an eighth major title, which will see him level with Andre Agassi, Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, Fred Perry and Ken Rosewall
Two major wins will mean he would surpass all five of those legends and go within one of seven-time US Open champion Bill Tilden.
Alcaraz could equal Tilden’s total if he won the Calendar Grand Slam this year, which nobody in the Open Era has managed since Rod Laver in 1969.
Only seven players in history have won more than 10 Grand Slam men’s singles titles: Laver, Bjorn Borg, Roy Emerson, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Djokovic.
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