Getty Images Carlos Alcaraz and Andrey Rublev have intriguing opening matches at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday. Alcaraz kicks off his tournament against China’s own Jerry Shang, while Rublev awaits rising Czech star Jakub Mensik.(3) Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jerry ShangAlcaraz will be getting right back in action after beating Jannik Sinner in a three-set thriller…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday October 3, 2024 Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner‘s otherworldly tennis rivalry has been likened to ‘ping pong’ by many a pundit. This week at the China Open, Olympic men’s singles silver medalist Alcaraz, who claimed the singles title in Beijing, got to meet the real table tennis pros….
Carlos Alcaraz‘s thrilling 2024 China Open final against Jannik Sinner will live long in the memory. It led to the Spaniard achieving something that no other player in ATP history has managed. Question marks surrounded Alcaraz after his second-round loss at the US Open to Botic van de Zandschulp. He looked burnt out, and many…
Getty Images As usual, the Jannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz matchup did not disappoint. In their 10th meeting and first ATP 500 final, Alcaraz outlasted Sinner 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-6(3) to capture the China Open title on Wednesday night. The Spaniard came back from a set down, from two break points down at 3-4 in the…
The Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jannik Sinner rivalry never fails to deliver. In their 10th encounter and first final above the ATP 250 level, Alcaraz defeated Sinner 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-6(3) after three hours and 21 minutes to win the China Open title on Wednesday. The No. 2 seed came back from a set down and from…
The best current rivalry in tennis will add another chapter when Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz collide for the 11th time in their careers on Wednesday, this time in the China Open final. It should really be a fun one with a title on the line, ending a streak of five consecutive semifinal contests in…
Carlos Alcaraz reached the 2024 China Open final after he was able to overpower Daniil Medvedev in the semi-final match. The Spanish player hasn’t reached a final since playing for the Olympic gold medal against Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros. After his loss, which was devastating, some analysts suggested that it might have taken a…
Three of the top four seeds have advanced so far at the China Open and the result is a blockbuster semifinal battle between Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev on Tuesday (the other matchup pits world No. 1 Jannik Sinner against Chinese wild card Bu Yunchaokete). Alcaraz and Medvedev will be squaring off for the eighth…
Carlos Alcaraz never lost a set against Karen Khachanov, but he was closest to it during their match at the 2024 China Open. Still, the Spaniard was able to win the match without losing a set. Khachanov hasn’t had the best of times against Alcaraz, but he’s hardly alone in that regard. Plenty of players…
Carlos Alcaraz was asked about the World Anti-Doping Agency’s appeal to Jannik Sinner‘s doping case, and he shared his thoughts on the situation, which he thought was a closed case. An independent court that reviewed Sinner’s doping case cleared the Italian of any wrongdoing. The Italian was allowed to compete and was only stripped of…
