The distinguished coach who warned Alcaraz and surrendered to Sinner: “He is unique”

Just like last season, the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (1st) and Italian Jannik Sinner (2nd) completely took over the men’s circuit during 2025, practically eliminating their rivals without problems and starring in unforgettable finals against each other in the most important events on the calendar.

Accustomed to receiving wholesale praise in recent times, the two best current tennis players, recently penalized by the ATP, received warm words from the distinguished French coach Patrick Mouratoglouwho usually gives his opinion without mincing words, a few days ago he had already referred to the outstanding level of both and on this occasion he pointed out about their incredible battles.

“The 2025 season ended just as it should: with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner fighting for the title. Alcaraz ends the year as No. 1 in the world, but Sinner wins the ATP Finals trophy. And this final summed up the whole year. A rivalry built on four important finals in 2025: Roland Garros, Wimbledon, the US Open and now the ATP Finals. Two victories each. Four huge stages. But four very different parties,” said the 55-year-old born in Neuilly-sur-Seine on his LinkedIn account.

In harmony, the one who knew how to lead Serena Williams, Grigor Dimitrov, Simona Halep and Holger Rune, among others, stated: “SExcept for the Roland Garros final, which was incredibly close, the other three were more unequal. At Wimbledon, Sinner was clearly better. At the US Open, Carlos was clearly better. At the ATP Finals, Sinner was clearly better again. The question is: why? The serve decided everything. The highlight this week in Turin is simple: Sinner served at a completely different level, the best of the entire tournament.”

“And not just the serve itself, but the +1 serve, the third shot and the ability to take control immediately. At the US Open, Carlos’ serve made the difference. After that final, if you had asked me who had the best serve, I would have said Alcaraz. Today, after Turin? There is no debate: Sinner has the best serve right now,” the four-time winner of the award of the year continued, the marked improvements of the pupil of Simone Vagnozzi and Darren Cahill.

Subsequently, the creator of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) left a warning to the young man from Murcia, as well as praised the native of San Candido about the legendary Big 3: “Why does Alcaraz have to get his act together? Because Jannik is currently number one in the world in serve+1 and return+1. It’s unique. We have had players who dominate one side of the equation: Roger on serve+1, Rafa and Novak on return, but never both. This is something new in the history of tennis“.

“2025 brought us the rivalry we expected. Six finals this season. Four on the most important stages. Two legends in the makingpushing each other to evolve each month. Carlos finishes as number one in the world. Jannik ends with the ATP Finals title and the momentum. 2026 already looks incredible“, concluded Mouratoglou, hopeful for the future of tennis.