Pointing to the very fact the pair break up Slam spoils final season—Alcaraz gained his maiden Roland Garros title and efficiently defended Wimbledon and Sinner bookended the season seizing majors in Melbourne and New York—and that Alcaraz has crushed Sinner in six of 10 conferences, Mouratoglou says you may’t rank the three-time Grand Slam champion forward of the four-time main title holder.

Sinner has gained 80 of his final 86 matches with three of these six losses coming to Spanish famous person Alcaraz at Indian Wells, Roland Garros and Beijing final season.

Mouratoglou, who coaches Naomi Osaka, mentioned Sinner and Alcaraz are each good enjoying two totally different types.

Sinner is at his greatest repeatedly pulverizing high-powered blasts into the nook, whereas Alcaraz’s means to change tempo and ship unsettling unpredictability is his asset, Coach Patrick mentioned.

“Carlos is making many extra unforced errors than him,” Mouratoglou mentioned. “Carlos is enjoying with way more threat.

“The standard of Sinner is that he performs at a loopy excessive tempo with out lacking—and that’s actually his asset,” Mouratoglou mentioned. “The asset of Carlos is that he has this unbelievable energy within the racquet and in addition the power to alter rhythm. He goes at a sure tempo and instantly—Bam!—accelerates the tempo like loopy.

“Jannik is solely hitting every part on the similar tempo, which is extraordinarily excessive. So it’s totally different.”

The 21-year-old Alcaraz informed Tennis Now he feels a special power going through the 23-year-old-Sinner due to their previous battles and due to the thrill their showdown creates with tennis followers.

“I really feel a little bit bit totally different enjoying him as a result of I really feel all of the individuals need to see our matches,” Alcaraz informed Tennis Now. “When the draw is out, everyone is speaking about potential quarterfinal, semifinal or closing between Jannik and me. So when the individuals is speaking about that it looks like ‘Okay, our matches are a little bit bit totally different.’

“Personally, I feel the matches we performed [in 2024] and through our entire careers, has been particular, shut matches, intense matches, you understand three units, fifth units. So I feel these matches assist the tennis trade, entice individuals to look at tennis.”

Defeating Sinner in all three of their 2024 conferences, Alcaraz mentioned he respects the US Open champion an excessive amount of to needle him about it, although he confessed he has joked along with his mates about it.

“I didn’t joke with him about it however I joke with my mates,” Alcaraz mentioned. “I joke with my mates I can’t lie. I noticed lots of comparisons for instance in 2005-2006, Federer was 45-0 towards gamers not named Nadal.

“So for me, it makes me really feel good: beating the perfect participant on the earth, who has had among the best seasons ever…So it makes me really feel nice and makes me really feel, you understand, I’m fairly good participant. I can beat the No. 1. However the season he has performed is historical past for tennis.”