Alcaraz vs Sinner
Tennis's new golden rivalry — every final feels like history.
Head to head
Tour meetings (approximate — active rivalry)
10
CARLOS ALCARAZ
67%
0
DRAWN
0%
5
JANNIK SINNER
33%
Alcaraz leads, but nearly every match goes the distance. Updates every time they meet.
Why it matters
Federer-Nadal-Djokovic set an impossible standard. These two, both barely into their twenties, are the first pair since that actually looks capable of chasing it.
The storyline now
They keep meeting in finals — and splitting them. World No. 1 changes hands almost every time they play.
Iconic clashes
2022
US Open quarter-final
Five sets, 5 hours 15 minutes, ending at 2:50am — the match that announced the rivalry.
2024
Roland Garros semi-final
Alcaraz came back from 2-1 down in sets — the win that started his Channel Slam summer.
2024
Beijing final
A third-set tiebreak classic — Sinner's best against Alcaraz's best, decided by inches.
2025
Roland Garros final
Saved championship points in a fifth set for the ages — an instant all-time final.
2025
US Open final
Alcaraz's hard-court revenge — the rivalry's first back-to-back Slam finals summer.
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