Whilst tennis is often a beautiful sport in its complexity, there is an occasional simple truth to behold. One of them is this: If you are writing off Novak Djokovic, you haven’t been paying enough attention.

It is fair to say that 2024 has so far been notable for being the first year in an awful long time when the men’s game is being carried by elite players who do not belong to the big three. Some might say that is long overdue, but if greatness was easy then no one could ever achieve it.

What Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are producing, not only when sharing a court but also generally, is genuinely remarkable. While their achievements are not yet worthy of a comparison to Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, their level of tennis they are producing certainly is.

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