Carlos Alcaraz snubs rivals as he explains reason behind Jannik Sinner Wimbledon loss

Carlos Alcaraz has suggested that none of his rivals show a higher level than he and Jannik Sinner do whenever they face each other. The world No. 2 suffered a 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 defeat to Sinner in Sunday's Wimbledon final - his first loss here in three years.

Exactly five weeks ago, the Spaniard saved three championship points to beat Sinner in the French Open final. But he couldn't mount a similar comeback in SW19, and later explained why the Italian managed to beat him on Centre Court.

Alcaraz led his head-to-head with Sinner by eight wins to four losses before today, and had not lost a match to the world No. 1 since the Beijing semi-final in October 2023.

The Italian has now earned his fifth win over Alcaraz, and has four Grand Slam titles to his rival's five. And Alcaraz gave a glowing review of their growing rivalry in defeat.

"First of all, I just really, really happy about having this rivalry with him. I think it's great for us, and it is great for the tennis," the 22-year-old said.

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