Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz match Roger Federer and Andy Roddick record as new ATP rankings announced

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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have taken men’s tennis by storm in recent years, and they don’t look like slowing down anytime soon.

The pair went head to head in a mouthwatering clash at the French Open, with the Spaniard beating the Italian in a five-set thriller.

Alcaraz continued that momentum into the final as he beat Alexander Zverev, clinching his first Roland Garros title.

Sinner will still be getting over the loss, but he cannot be too downbeat given that his recent form has pushed him to the very top spot of the ATP rankings.

Alcaraz meanwhile has moved into second place, with former world number one Novak Djokovic dropping to third.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz match 20-year-old ATP record

While a return to the summit for the 37-year-old Serbian cannot be ruled out, it seems that the new generation of stars will be hard to topple.

Following the latest rankings, the Sinner and Alcaraz have now etched their name into tennis folklore, despite being just 22 and 21 respectively.

As per the official ATP Tour X account, they are the first pair of 22-and-under players to hold the top two spots in the rankings since Roger Federer and Andy Roddick in August 2004.

How long can Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz stay on top?

Despite their youth, the duo already have four Grand Slam titles between them, with Sinner on one and Alcaraz on three.

The former clinched his first major trophy at the Australian Open this year, with the latter adding the French Open to his 2022 US Open and 2023 Wimbledon titles.

But it isn’t just the majors in which the pair are excelling, with Sinner and Alcaraz impressing on various surfaces in various tournaments.

The Spaniard has already addressed his future plans on the court, noting that he wants to continue competing at the very highest level for ‘another 15 years’.

Remarkably, there is a similar situation ongoing in the women’s game, with Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff impressing in positions one and two respectively in the WTA rankings.

In fact, the men’s and women’s duo have now made history after the latest rankings were announced, with this week marking the first time that the top two players in the ATP and WTA were all born in the 2000s.