Sinner - Alcaraz: Shape the new era of tennis?

*The match takes place at 22h today, Hanoi time.

This is the 25th final of both players and the 11th time they confront. This meeting was also considered as the starting step for the Roland Garros campaign at the end of the month, where Sinner and Alcaraz confronted last year.

Sinner was very convincing after winning Australia and for about three months of being suspended. He went to the semi-finals with eight consecutive winnings, creating one of the rare destruction in battles between the top 10, when defeating Casper Ruud 6-0, 6-1. The 23-year-old also shows bravery with the Tommy Paul win after losing quickly 1-6.

Sinner towards the fifth Masters 1000 championship and first on the clay. Rome has waited for half a century to welcome an Italian champion, since Adriano Panatta in 1976. Of the 19 titles, Sinner only once won the clay in Croatia expanded 2022. But, his defeat was Alcaraz.

}}} The Spanish tennis player led the rival 6-4 to the nearest victory in China in October in October Since that time, no one has defeated Sinner after 26 consecutive games. Alcaraz will aim to become the person who closed the victory cycle of the rival, to raise the eighth title on the clay field and level the 19 cups of the championship. "This is a big challenge for me to see where I am. There is no better test than meeting Alcaraz before two Grand Slam. Hopefully this is a good match".

Alcaraz will be the maximum challenge for Sinner, not only this match will be the remaining great prizes in the year and even the next years. The Spanish player is leading ATP in this year's number of victories with 29 matches. Prior to this tournament, Alcaraz won the champion at Rotterdam and Monte Carlo, and at the Barcelona finals expanded.

In Rome this week, Alcaraz went through difficult tests, before Jack Draper and Lorenzo Musetti. Despite the instability, the star who has just turned 22 years old still shows the level and bravery to win important points, thereby neutralizing opponents and to the final. Alcaraz's final win rate on the ground was up to 86%, with six wins in seven matches. His only defeat was at the hands of Holger Rune in Barcelona last month, when he was injured in the middle of the match.

Alcaraz opposite Sinner about the style of playing. While Sinner was cold, accurate and stable, Alcaraz was romantic and liked the creativity. In a excited day, the owner of the four Grand Slams can do everything with the ball and make the opponent bored. In contrast, a little psychological instability can ruin a game or a set of Alcaraz.

"When the ball comes, there are too many options to appear in my head ", Alcaraz admits my problem. "Sometimes, it's hard to make the right decision. I am trying to improve this by not thinking too much. I want to do it right, rather than launching a great ball ".

The match on Sunday will be an ideal opportunity for Alcaraz to train it, when in front of him, it is a defensive machine almost perfect. Sinner will turn into a steel wall, challenging all efforts to attack. At that time, Alcaraz will need more creativity to make a difference. "I saw him playing with a very high level. Every time I met Sinner, it was a really difficult battle. But I also enjoyed such moments". A new chapter in the Sinner - Alcaraz match opened as a forecast for the upcoming Roland Garros.

"The two brightest stars on one of the most noble titles to create an increasingly worth the competition.. You can't expect anything more than that , ”said the ATP Tour homepage.