Darren Cahill says what is happening to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz that he thinks is ‘unfair’

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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are the two top ranked players on the ATP Tour.

Sinner was beaten by Alcaraz in the Roland Garros final, despite having three championship points.

The five and a half hour final on Court Philippe-Chatrier has received high praise, with Alcaraz and Sinner’s match being called one of the greatest in history.

After losing an intense Grand Slam final, Sinner has provided an update on his relationship with Alcaraz.

Sinner’s coach Darren Cahill has now spoken about his player and Alcaraz, claiming that something unfair is happening to them.

Darren Cahill says what ‘unfair’ thing is happening to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

Cahill has coached Sinner since 2022, coaching him to three Grand Slam titles, but is set to leave his team at the end of the season.

The Australian has now made an appearance on the Served with Andy Roddick podcast, and was asked about both Sinner and Alcaraz.

Sinner and Alcaraz are often compared to ‘the big three’ of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, but Cahill does not think this is fair.

Alcaraz recently named three rivals to himself and Sinner, with Cahill agreeing that there are other contenders for the biggest titles other than the top two.

“I struggle a little bit to start comparing them to what we’ve just had because what we’ve just had I think it’s the biggest domination that we’ve seen in tennis with Federer, Novak and Rafa, so I think it’s unfair on Carlos and Jannik, especially to start saying, these two guys are going to walk straight into the shoes of those three amazing players the greatest of all time,” said Cahill. “So I don’t want to put that pressure on these two guys.

“At the moment, they’re doing a great job, they know how big the shoes are, they have to feel. They’ve got the benefit and been able to study these guys for the last 10 years, as they were juniors coming through the ranks and getting to their teenage years, they’ve been able to closely watch these guys and play practice with them.

“I know Rafa took Sinner under his wing and spent a couple of weeks with him later during the COVID years and he got a chance to understand how Rafa goes about his business and how hard he trains.

“So these guys are coming in with an incredible education behind them. They know what it takes to get to a certain level. So they’ve got a head start on everybody.

“And I feel like what’s happening at the moment is you’ve got that next year below, and [Alexander] Zverev is still there, but then you can talk about [Ben] Shelton and [Holger] Rune and the likes of those players coming through and they are watching closely and they are doing things to try to bridge the gap.

“So I don’t think you’re going to have the runaway domination that we had for 15 years with for three players. And you throw in Andy Murray as well. Andy was an amazing player, so it was the big four for a certain period of time there.

“So we won’t have that runaway domination, but at the moment these two guys, they’re trailblazing for a kind of a new style of tennis as well, as you said, these guys hit the ball so damn hard and they rarely miss. The scary thing about it is when they’re playing well, they’re actually playing with margin.

“Even though they hit the ball really hard, it’s not that risky tennis. So they’re making the really, really difficult look pretty simple at times, and that’s what greatness is about, and so far, they’re doing the wonderful job, both these guys.”

How many Grand Slam titles did ‘the big three’ have at 23 years old?

Sinner is the older of the two players at 23 years old and has three Grand Slam titles to his name, while 22-year-old Alcaraz is already a five-time major winner.

While Cahill is not keen on these comparisons, there are definitely some similarities between how Nadal, Federer and Djokovic have performed from a young age.

In terms of Grand Slam champions, Nadal won the most of the three before turning 24-years-old with six major titles.

However, Alcaraz is just one behind him with almost two years before he has his 24th birthday.

The next Grand Slam tournament is Wimbledon, where Alcaraz is the two-time defending champion.

Alcaraz can become a six-time Grand Slam champion at SW19 this year, which would draw him level with legends Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg.