Sinner Forces Alcaraz To Be At His Best

But Spanish world No. 3 says his main goal is winning the Grand Slams and Masters 1000s

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Carlos Alcaraz said on Jan 11 that his burgeoning rivalry with Jannik Sinner brought out the best in him, with the Spanish star driven by winning more Grand Slam titles and toppling the Italian as world No. 1.

The 21-year-old clinched both Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2024 and is preparing to take Melbourne Park by storm and lift the Australian Open to complete a career Grand Slam of all four Majors.

With the retirements of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic in his twilight years, world No. 3 Alcaraz's rivalry with the 23-year-old Sinner has taken over at the summit of the game.

"When I'm facing him, I just know that I have to play my best if I want to win. That's it. Probably if I have a bad day against Jannik, it's 99 per cent that you're going to lose," said the Spaniard.

"That's what is in my mind every time that I'm going to play against him.

"The good thing for me is when I'm seeing him winning titles, when I'm seeing him in the top of the ranking, it forces me to practise even harder every day," he added.