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Jannik Sinner feels ‘it’s nice to see new champions’ as he and Carlos Alcaraz won all Grand Slams in 2024

Originally posted on FirstSportz | By Gouri Das | Last updated Sep 9, 2024 11:47 AM ET

Jannik Sinner breezed past Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 inside Arthur Ashe Stadium to lift his second Grand Slam trophy of the season at the US Open, the first being the Australian Open. Sinner’s rival Carlos Alcaraz won the rest of the trophies, emerging victorious at the French Open and Wimbledon. After the match, the 23-year-old talked about the importance of seeing new champions in Grand Slams.

For the first time since 2002, a member of the Big 3 did not win a Grand Slam trophy in a season and Sinner and Alcaraz are now touted as players to dominate on the tour after the Big 3 era. While Roger Federer retired in 2022 after taking home 20 Slams, Rafael Nadal‘s continuous struggles with injuries have made him skip this year’s Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.

Age is also catching up with Novak Djokovic, for he failed to win a single major trophy this season, with his first title being the Olympic gold medal. His best at Slams came at Wimbledon, where he reached the final.

Sinner has now clinched six titles on the ATP Tour this season, while Alcaraz is a winner of three trophies plus the Olympic silver medal. As these two youngsters are emerging as dominating forces on the circuit, Sinner thinks players like Alcaraz are going to help him improve himself.

It’s nice to see for the sport some new champions. I feel like the new generation we push each other, trying to improve. Jannik Sinner told ESPN

Thank you New York!!

Incredibly special to win my second slam title here after a great two weeks. Thank you for all the support, it means so much. I love this sport and it means everything to me, time to enjoy this moment with my team and my family before we get back to work… pic.twitter.com/oolNYXWWrk
— Jannik Sinner (@janniksin) September 8, 2024

Jannik Sinner reached the 10,000-point milestone

Jannik Sinner became the only fourth man to win the two hard-court Slams in the same season, after Mats Wilander , Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic. The Italian is now the first from his country to win the US Open in singles, and the second (male or female) since Flavia Pennetta , who won in 2015.

Sinner hit the 10,000-point mark in the rankings when he reached the US Open final and after winning it, he crossed the 11,000-point milestone, joining the elite list of players who have done it so in the past. Sinner, who became the World No.1 after the French Open, is way ahead of second-placed Alexander Zverev with a 4,000-point lead.

Also for the first time since 1993, all the Grand Slams in a year have been lifted by players who are 23 or younger. Sinner is 23, while Carlos Alcaraz is 21.

This article first appeared on FirstSportz and was syndicated with permission.

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