Jannik Sinner jokingly asked how much time was left for his US Open press conference to end when a journalist questioned him about the main differences of playing Carlos Alcaraz on different surfaces. Sinner couldn’t stop lauding his arch-rival, saying it’s good that someone like Alcaraz is a part of the tennis community.

Both youngsters have reached the third round on the back of strong performances, though Alcaraz faced some challenges against big-serving Reilly Opelka in the first round. Australia’s Alexei Popyrin was expected to make Sinner’s stay on court in the second round a bit difficult, but the Italian ace wasted not much time in knocking him out, with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 scoreline. At the press conference, Sinner was asked about the Spaniard.

I don’t know, I feel like he is

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