Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz’s collective Grand Slam count has now surpassed that of the ’90s-born players such as Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem, and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Tennis fans have shared their reactions to this.
With his maiden Grand Slam win at the 2024 Australian Open, Sinner joined Alcaraz in becoming the second player born in the 2000s to lift a Major. The duo has notched up three Grand Slams between them, with the Spaniard winning the 2022 US Open and the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. They have a perfect record in Major finals.
22-year-old Sinner and 20-year-old Alcaraz have thus leapfrogged the players born in the ’90s, who have collected just two such titles in total.
Dominic Thiem was the first ’90s-born player to win a Grand Slam (the 2020 US Open) after Milos Raonic fell short in the 2016 Wimbledon final against Andy Murray. The Austrian has featured in three other Major finals, losing twice to Rafael Nadal and once to Novak Djokovic. Thiem won the US Open by defeating another ’90s-born player, Alexander Zverev, in the final.
Casper Ruud has made three Grand Slam finals, losing each to Nadal, Alcaraz, and Djokovic. Stefanos Tsitsipas has featured in two finals. He was defeated by the Serb both times. Matteo Berrettini and Nick Kyrgios, too, were defeated by Djokovic in the Wimbledon finals.
Meanwhile, Daniil Medvedev has now featured in a staggering six Grand Slam finals, winning just one when he beat Djokovic at the 2021 US Open. In the remaining five finals, the Russian lost twice to Nadal, twice to the Serb, and once against Jannik Sinner.
Several tennis fans shared their reactions to the misfortunes of the ’90s-born players. One fan opined that they had to battle against peak Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic.
“The 1990s players were among the most unfortunate, being thrown to the jaws of the big three in their primes. Crazy to see the younger generation already making their mark now,” the fan said.
