Italy’s Jannik Sinner and Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz pose for a photograph throughout a press convention at Hyundai Card headquarters in Seoul on January 9, 2026, forward of their tennis exhibition match.
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As Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner put together for his or her season-opening exhibition match in Incheon, the world’s high two males’s tennis gamers floated the prospect of someday taking part in collectively in a doubles match.
The pair, who’ve gained 9 of the final 10 Grand Slam titles between them, will meet within the Hyundai Card Tremendous Match on the Encourage Enviornment on Saturday, eight days earlier than the Australian Open begins at Melbourne Park.
“It was a few times we thought of it,” world primary Alcaraz instructed a press convention on Friday (January 9, 2026), which was adopted by a playful desk tennis session in entrance of lots of of followers.
“However being singles gamers and taking part in so many matches, match after match in a row, it is actually tough to play doubles generally.
“No less than as soon as can be advantageous. However I feel I play forehand and he (Sinner) performs backhand.”
Sinner additionally embraced the concept.
“I feel it will be enjoyable no less than one time to share the court docket in several methods, on the identical aspect,” he stated.
“We’re going to discuss it perhaps this yr. Or subsequent yr, why not? It should be a shock!”
‘Making our personal story’
The duo, dubbed “Sincaraz”, have helped usher males’s tennis into a brand new period past the “Massive Three” of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
“We have now an excellent rivalry. We additionally must see how lengthy we are able to sustain this stage. What the ‘Massive Three’ has finished, we can’t examine ourselves with them. We additionally do not need to. We’re simply ourselves,” world quantity two Sinner stated.
“We need to make our personal story. It is how all the pieces needs to be. In sport, we must always not examine a lot as a result of everyone seems to be completely different. I am completely happy to be a part of this two in the mean time.
“There are various nice different gamers and if we drop just a bit bit, they will take our place. It is nice to have him to push me to the restrict.”
Sinner pressured that their performances within the Seoul conflict wouldn’t be a real indicator of how they are going to fare on the Australian Open.
“We’re completely happy to be right here, we’re completely happy to offer hopefully good tennis tomorrow,” the Italian added.
“However it’s not going to mirror on any of us how we’ll begin the match in Australia. We’re right here to make hopefully a great match, but in addition to place a smile on as many individuals as potential.”
Revealed – January 10, 2026 03:27 am IST
