I have this interesting cycle: Alcaraz often beats Sinner; Sinner often beats Djokovic; Djokovic often beats Alcaraz.
Ofcourse Djokovic is bowing out very soon due to his age, leaving those two young lads.
What is Alcaraz?
You can liken Alcaraz to Nadal.
What is Sinner?
You can liken Sinner to Djokovic.
Zoom Lense:
Alcaraz is actually a mix of Nadal, Federer and Djokovic. You see aspects of these 3 players' game in his game. He's electric and more exciting to watch than Sinner.
Sinner, is very wedded to Djokovic in style, though his forehand is bigger than Djokovic's. He is Mr. Consistent, like Djokovic, great service returns like Djokovic and so on.
Alcaraz doesn't have as much dose of the Djokovic's game as Sinner.
Tennimathics now😊
Since Djokovic finds it easier with Alcaraz, and here is another Djokovic(nay an improved Djokovic) in Sinner, isn't Alcaraz in trouble?
Nadal was the king of clay, infact the all-time best. He is Spanish, like Alcaraz. Generally Spanish players love clay, as that's their home turf. Then specifically, Alcaraz has a dose of Nadal, enough of it that has made him reign in the clay court well above Sinner.
But eventhough Nadal was ambidextrous on clay, reigning supreme over anyone, it is on record that no player has beaten Nadal in Roland Garros(clay court) more than Djokovic. That is a very significant achievement. Djokovic is also the only player to have defeat Nadal in all four majors. Then ofcourse H–H between Djokovic and Nadal across all surfaces, Djokovic pipped Nadal 31-29, because Djokovic was a master of hardcourts, which Sinner is. Djokovic also beat Federer in H-H by a larger margin than Nadal's. Nobody in tennis history in the open year has stayed more weeks(428) than as number 1 than Djokovic.
Conclusion:
According to my tennimathics, I have said, Sinner is a Djokovic-stronger-version and Alcaraz has a bit of all 3 greats(a bit of a Jack of all trades, master of none). Just a bit though, as he's an electric player.
Also I have pointed out how Djokovic bettered Federer and Nadal overall.
Sinner is not world's number 1 for nothing, he is Mr. Consistent like Djokovic, that's why.
I therefore conclude that Sinner should dominate men's tennis henceforth especially with respect to Alcaraz.
Maybe someone else will arise and challenge Sinner better, just like it was a Federer, Nadal rivalry that was initially popular replacing the Sampras, Agassi rivalry, only for a Novak Djokovic to gatecrash into it and boss it.
