Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and French Open
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There’s only one player who is consistently beating Jannik Sinner. Carlos Alcaraz defeated the top-ranked Sinner again, 7-6 (5), 6-1, to win his first Italian Open on Sunday and add another big clay-court title to his resume.
In the first French Open since Rafael Nadal’s retirement, Carlos Alcaraz is a strong favorite to defend his title in Paris as Spanish great Carlos Moyá tells CNN Sports.
ROME — Carlo Alcaraz advanced to his first Italian Open final with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Lorenzo Musetti on Friday. It’s the third final in three clay-court events this season for Alcaraz, who won the Monte Carlo Masters and finished runner-up in the Barcelona Open before withdrawing from the Madrid Open because of injury.
Sunday’s final will mark the first meeting between Sinner and Alcaraz since October, when Alcaraz won the China Open final in a third-set tiebreaker. Alcaraz holds a 6-4 edge in their career meetings and has won three straight against his biggest rival.
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Yardbarker on MSN'Probably the top-10 was much stronger than now': Carlos Alcaraz sees more contenders in today’s gameCarlos Alcaraz believes that while the top-10 of previous decades "probably was stronger" than today's, but this is countered by a significant difference between the current top-30 and the rest of the players.
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FirstSportz on MSNPatrick Mouratoglou Cites Novak Djokovic’s Dedication While Explaining If Carlos Alcaraz Can ‘Party’ and ‘Still Be World-Class Player’My Way, talked in length about his need for free time to The post Patrick Mouratoglou Cites Novak Djokovic’s Dedication While Explaining If Carlos Alcaraz Can ‘Party’ and ‘Still Be World-Class Player’ appeared first on FirstSportz.
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