Paolo Bertolucci gets off the hook on the dualism between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

Paolo Bertolucci exposes himself on Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

Regardless of the outcome of the Miami Masters 1000, still holding sway among insiders is the dualism between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, the two most significant talents of the new generation of high-level tennis players. Speaking to 'Sky Sport', Paolo Bertolucci è expounded on the two young racquet champions, making a cycling comparison to define their main difference.

"When Alcaraz reaches the peak of his performance è unstoppable – said the former Italian tennis player, a member of the team that won the Davis Cup in 1976 -. There is absolutely nothing you can do about it, you can only wait for the storm to pass: è like a Classica" runner.

"Sinner, on the other hand,” Bertolucci went on to explain, continuing his comparison, “è more continuous throughout the year: if he were a cyclist he would be a stage race specialist, one of those who aim to win the Tour de France or the Giro d'Italia. From this point of view è better".

Sinner’s 2024 è began on the heels of the successful season finale of 2023, with successes at the Australian Open and ATP Rotterdam crowning a start to the year to remember. Alcaraz, on the other hand, è got off to a slower start but found himself in Indian Wells, where he eliminated Sinner himself in the semifinals before getting the better of him in the final act against Daniil Medvedev.