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“Even if his idol has been Rafa”: Boris Becker compares Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz to tennis GOATs Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer

With the retirement of two of the Big Three of tennis, the emerging generation has been making significant strides. After beating Novak Djokovic in the finals of Wimbledon 2024, Carlos Alcaraz instantly became a fan favorite.

On the other hand, Jannik Sinner grabbed attention during his incredible Australian Open run. With the GOAT debate getting all the hype, in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, Boris Becker recently compared Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz’s playing style to legendary Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.

That’s not all; as per the 56-year-old himself, since the US Open, Sinner has been displaying the best tennis of his career, and his consistency matches Djokovic’s resistance on the court.

He said, “I’ve seen a lot of Jannik’s matches lately; he’s really in shape. Since the US Open, he’s clearly been playing his best tennis. As for ‘Nole’, he’s similar. His style is very similar, especially in terms of consistency. Jannik never goes under par, he always plays at a very high level and brings top-quality tennis to the court.”

As per Boris, despite Carlos being a huge Rafael Nadal fan, his playing style, in terms of hand movement and beauty, resembles more of the Swiss. Thus, comparing the Spaniard to Federer and the Italian to Djokovic.

The six-time Grand Slam champion further explained that he makes this comparison “from a purely stylistic point of view” given Djokovic and Federer’s historic achievements in professional tennis.

Continuing his train of thought, he further added, “We can define Sinner and Alcaraz as the Djokovic and Federer of the future, although we need to make due proportions…. Alcaraz’s style of play, in terms of beauty, is more similar to the Swiss even if his idol has always been Rafa. From a purely stylistic point of view, you can compare the Spaniard to Federer and the Italian to Djokovic.

“Give it a rest Becker”: Tennis fans react to the Sinner-Djokovic and Carlos-Federer comparison

As expected, the comparison went instantly viral on social media, eliciting a plethora of reactions online. While a few agreed with Becker, the majority of the tennis fans offered contradicting views. As per the majority of tennis fans out there, Alcaraz’s playing style resembles more with Rafa (his idol) and not the Serbian.

One user wrote, “I disagree. Nobody plays like DJOKOVIC. Alcaraz plays more like Nadal.”

Here’s what fans had to say:

Currently, Alcaraz and Sinner are two of the most dominant players in ATP. Sinner secured 2 Grand Slam titles this year (the Australian Open and US Open), while Carlos took Wimbledon and the French Open.

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