Each time Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have met, it’s been a close battle. In fact, four of their seven previous meetings had gone the distance, to either three or five sets, generating some of the best matches of their tournaments. Before their semifinal clashes at the China Open it was 3-3 head-to-head but Sinner now leads, making sure he reaches his fifth ATP final of the year.
Jannik Sinner denied Carlos Alcaraz the chance of claiming a seventh crown of the season with a 7-6(4) 6-1 win over the Wimbledon Champion. Alcarez hailed Sinner after calling him one of the best players in the world.
Carlos Alcaraz talks about loss to Jannik Sinner
Jannik Sinner, Canadian Open Champion denied Carlos Alcaraz the chance of claiming a seventh crown of the season with a 7-6(4) 6-1 win over the Wimbledon Champion. The top seed then went on to explain how his opponent made it particularly difficult for him to win in the semi-final.
“Against players like Jannik, if you don’t take the chances, it’s more difficult to win or to be up in the score. Is something that I have to learn about,” Alcaraz said in his post-match interview.
“Obviously he played really good tennis, as well. I had to change a little bit my game. I couldn’t do that. I tried to play deeper. I couldn’t. I tried to play more tactically. I didn’t do well in that part. That’s something that I have to learn about if I want to beat Jannik. This is something that in the second set I was out of my mind. I just complaining a lot, something that is really difficult to play your best if you’re complaining or you mad of yourself. That what it happened,” Carlos Alcaraz added.
Carlos Alcaraz, who became the first player to win 60-tour level matches in 2023 added that he now switches his focus to the upcoming Rolex Shanghai Masters, and he’ll be heading with a lot of confidence and full health.
Jannik Sinner beats Carlos Alcaraz at China Open
Jannik Sinner denied Carlos Alcaraz the chance of claiming the seventh crown of the season with a 7-6(4) 6-1 win over the Wimbledon Champion. Sinner was far superior in the important moments to move past Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets becoming the first player to register four tour-level wins against the world No. 2.
After twice trailing by a break and almost falling 0-3 behind in the first set – fighting off two break points – the momentum shifted towards Sinner. He was too strong for Alcaraz in the deciding tiebreak, and against all odds, took the lead.
Sinner’s propulsion carried on into the second set, where Carlos Alcaraz’s struggles attempting to break Sinner continued. The Wimbledon champion squandered five break points – an area of his game that has troubled him in recent months.
Sinner would meet world no. 3 Daniil Medvedev in the final, after the Russian defeated Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals.
