Jannik Sinner’s tears: background on rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz

Jannik Sinner’s tears: background on rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz

Jannik Sinner spoke very frankly about the rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz, not hiding even the most personal moments: "I have not yet cried with happiness, but I did after losing to Alcaraz at the US Open, a little bit after the match at Roland Garros" as well. 

"There are always times when you feel emotions you don’t want to, that means you care about the sport and want to reach the highest level. The first challenge with Alcaraz? I remember it, he was already playing better than me. He was 15 years old, two years younger, usually at that age there's a huge difference: I thought he had something special" Sinner told the Times.

Now the world number one è is focused on the Wimbledon tournament, which this year set another record for prize money: the All England Club, which organizes the only tournament on the grass at the Grand Slam, has put up a total prize pool that amounts to 50 million pounds, about 59 million euros at today&#39s exchange rate. The champions and runners-up in men’s and women’s singles will receive 2.7 million pounds (3.2 million euros) and 1.4 million pounds (1.7 million euros), respectively. Each tennis player who participates in the first round will start from a prize base of 60 thousand pounds (71'000 euros). Prizes for the men’s and women’s doubles champions will also go up (£650'000, or €770'000).