Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner look set to dominate men’s tennis for years to come, having split the last six Grand Slam titles between them.
Sinner has taken the previous three hard-court majors, while Alcaraz has emerged victorious at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the last two editions of both tournaments, and is looking to three-peat at the All England Club this year.
The Italian and the Spaniard, who delivered an all-time classic in the French Open final, are currently ranked one and two in the ATP rankings, respectively.
Nearly 5000 points below them is world number four, Jack Draper, who has beaten both Alcaraz and Sinner, and recently weighed in on how the two have changed the game.
Jack Draper says how Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have changed the game
Speaking on The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast, Draper said of Sinner and Alcaraz: “They’ve really set the bar for the next group of players who are kind of following in their footsteps.
“Tennis has become like a really aggressive power sport, and so the margins are getting smaller and smaller.
“But those guys are definitely stepped up after Rafa, Roger Novak, and, yeah, it’s nice to be chasing them out like I have chased those other top ones.
“100%, there’s a pack of really, really good young players coming up who want to dominate like the ones before.”
Jack Draper’s record against Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner
Draper has played Alcaraz six times in his career, with their first clash coming in 2022 at the Swiss Indoors, which the five-time Grand Slam champion won.
In their next match at Indian Wells in 2023, the Briton had to retire due to injury mid-match, but finally opened his account in the rivalry at Queen’s last year, beating his opponent in straight sets.
At the Australian Open, their match once again ended abruptly, as Draper retired after losing the second set.
Since then, they have earned one win each against each other at Masters 1000 events.
Against Sinner, Draper has a head-to-head record of 1-1, with his sole victory coming in 2021 at Queen’s.
The world number one won their most recent battle in the US Open Semi-final last season, cruising to the final in straight sets.
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