Alcaraz, Sinner enjoy pushing each other in 'special' tennis rivalry

It was about five years ago that Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, world Nos. 1 and 2 in men's tennis today, met for the first time at an ATP Tour event. It was in the second round of the 2021 Paris Masters, and Alcaraz, only 18 then, defeated the 20-year-old Sinner in straight sets. Few could have predicted the two would grow into the players that they are now over just a handful of years, by far the two most dominant forces in tennis since the heydays of the "Big Three": Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz, the 22-year-old Spaniard, and Sinner, the 24-year-old from Italy, have split the past eight Grand Slam singles titles, each winning four since the start of the 2024 campaign. The two faces of tennis will renew their rivalry in South Korea this weekend, albeit in an exhibition setting, as Hyundai Card hosts its latest "Super Match" at Inspire Arena in Incheon, just west of Seoul, at 4 p.m. Saturday. It will be the first South Korean appearance for both players. The exhibition match could end up being a sneak preview of the final at the Australian Open, the seasonWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times