Thiem, on Alcaraz and Sinner: "They have raised the level beyond what we were used to"

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Almost a year after his retirement, that one-handed backhand from Dominic Thiem is still dearly missed. The Austrian hung up his racket in October 2024 after conquering the US Open in 2020 and going toe to toe with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic more than once. In fact, he has defeated all three on multiple occasions: twice against the Swiss, six times against the Spaniard, and five times against the Serbian.

And now, as the era of the Big 3 is nearing its end, when Djokovic decides to draw the curtain on his career, another player emerges ready to challenge and break many of their records. Instead of three, there are now two: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. Between them, they have claimed the last seven Grand Slams and seem poised for many more in the near future. These two prodigies have completely captivated Thiem, who does not hesitate to point them out as the present and future of tennis.

"The Roland Garros and Wimbledon finals were extraordinary. They elevated the level of this sport beyond what we were accustomed to. They play faster each time, but make fewer mistakes and move better," stated the winner of seventeen ATP titles in an interview with 'Cronache di Tennis', as reported by Tennis365.

No sooner had the Big 3 bid farewell, Alcaraz and Sinner arrived.

The Austrian, who once reached world number three, is surprised by how swiftly the new tennis standard-bearers emerged, after over 20 years of Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic's dominance: "I didn't expect two generational talents to emerge so soon after the Big 3 era, and while Novak Djokovic is still playing."

Nevertheless, he expressed caution for those who claim that the Spaniard and the Italian will sweep all Grand Slams in the next ten years: "I doubt they will win all the Grand Slam tournaments in the next ten years, but currently they are far ahead of everyone else."

He also pointed out potential challengers for the two: "Currently, they have too much of an advantage. But they can also lose: we saw it with Grigor Dimitrov at Wimbledon, or with Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, and Jack Draper, if they play flawlessly."

Lastly, the Viennese player would have loved to compete against the two, having faced, defeated, and outperformed the top three tennis players of all time. Who knows what he could have done with the two new tennis frontrunners: "I would have liked to play against Alcaraz and Sinner at the peak of my career. I don't know how it would have ended, but we would have had a lot of fun".
 

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