Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula have shared their thoughts on Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz dominating men’s tennis. The American tennis stars feel that, despite their fierce rivalry, their dominance makes men’s tennis more predictable.
Alcaraz and Sinner have won the last nine Grand Slams in men’s singles, and Novak Djokovic’s 2023 US Open triumph was the last time neither of them made the final. Notably, the 2024 Madrid Open was the last time that both players participated in an event and neither won the title.
Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys Share Take on Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz’s Dominance
The hosts of “The Player’s Box Podcast” spoke last week about how the dominance of Sinner and Alcaraz makes men’s tennis too predictable. They further weighed in on the topic on the latest episode of their podcast, with Pegula reflecting on some of the comments their take received.
“People get so upset, like, ‘What do you want him to do? Not win the match?’ I’m like, ‘Okay, relax!’ We’re not saying you can’t win the tournament. Sometimes it’s nice to see some variety. But do we blame them for wanting to be the best in the world and wanting to win every single match? Hell no!” she said.
Keys, the 2025 Australian Open champion, then shared her opinion on the pair’s dominance. She added that their rivalry itself is not boring, but them being a class above the rest of the field does make men’s tennis more predictable.
“The matches themselves aren’t boring, but you see Carlos and Jannik in a draw, and you assume that they’re going to be in the final, and then they are. It’s the predictability of it where it’s shocking now if they’re both in the draw and not in the final… It’s becoming so predictable that they will be in the final, but the final is not boring,” Keys added.
Sinner is enjoying a dominant run in men’s tennis and is the world’s top-ranked player at the moment. The Italian has won the last four ATP Masters 1000 titles while dropping just one set in the process. He is also the favorite to win the Madrid Open, which starts this week.
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Alcaraz, meanwhile, started his season by winning the Australian Open. He has hit a few roadblocks of late and is currently sidelined with a wrist injury. But the Spaniard has already completed the career Grand Slam at the age of 22 and won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award on Monday.
Sinner and Alcaraz also find themselves more than 7,000 points clear of third-placed Alexander Zverev in the ATP Rankings.
