\u201cHe could have won in two, I could win in two, he could win in three. It was a really close match. Jannik, once again, showed that he\u2019s the best player in the world, at least for me. The level that he\u2019s playing, it\u2019s unbelievable. It\u2019s a really high quality of tennis. Of shots, physically, mentally, he\u2019s a beast,\" said Alcaraz in his on-court interview.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Spaniard now leads his ATP head-to-head series against Sinner 6-4 after winning all three of their encounters this season (Indian Wells, Roland Garros, Beijing). Impressively, Alcaraz now has a 8-1 win-loss record against Top 5 players this year, his only loss to one of the elite was against Novak Djokovic in the gold medal match at the Olympics.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite struggling to find his best level for much of the opening set, Sinner dug deep to recover a 2-5 deficit and pocketed the first set via a tie-break.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Alcaraz was under pressure on serve at 3-4 in the second set but clinched a 14-minute game in which he fended off two Sinner break points. In the next game, he broke Sinner's serve and levelled the match at one set each, the ATP reports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite struggling to find his best level for much of the opening set, Sinner dug deep to recover a 2-5 deficit and pocketed the first set via a tie-break.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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