The 23-year-old became world no. 1 after last year's Roland Garros, adding his name to the list of tennis immortals. Jannik is spending his 35th week on the ATP throne, moving one behind Carlos Alcaraz and preparing to pass his great rival in two weeks.

"Every tournament he plays, he makes the final or lifts the trophy," says the Spanish world No. 3. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"Jannik is the best right now," Alcaraz said. "He has lost only four or five matches in the past year, so it is crazy. I know people say who's better out of us. They say Jannik is better or some say me. It is all discussion.

Carlos Alcaraz said he has no doubt that top-ranked Jannik Sinner is the best player in the world currently as the two young players continue to lay the foundations for an epic rivalry.

Former world No 17 Nicolas Escude has identified Carlos Alcaraz as the player who “can find the weapons to oppose” Jannik Sinner as he analysed the Italian’s dominance. Escude assessed that, while Alcaraz has “all the solutions”,