By FirstSportz,Gouri Das

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Before the ATP 500s on the Asia swing, the team event, the Laver Cup, will get underway on September 19. Sinner, who has yet to make his debut, has once again decided to skip it. At the China Open last year, Sinner lost to Alcaraz after a thrilling final. But after Beijing, the four-time Grand Slam champion clinched the Shanghai Masters by defeating Novak Djokovic.

Sinner will be bidding to win his third title of the season in Beijing after his wins at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. Alcaraz beat Sinner in the remaining two Majors. Sinner played the finals of all Grand Slam events this season, becoming the youngest man in the Open Era to do so.

The 24-year-old also reached the finals of the Italian Open and Cincinnati Masters, losing both to the Murcia native. In Cincinnati, Sinner gave him the walkover.

Yannick Noah on Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s dominance

Since 2024, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have split the eight Majors, with Novak Djokovic being the last player to win a Grand Slam title. Also, this year, except for the Australian Open (Sinner beat Alexander Zverev), both the World No.1 and World No.2 faced each other in the finals of the remaining three Majors. Laver Cup’s new captain, Yannick Noah, compared the youngsters to those of the Big 3 (Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer) and explained why he thinks no one can compete with them at present.