Sunday, September 7 was rough for Italy’s No. 1. Defending his US Open title, Jannik Sinner stumbled against Carlos Alcaraz. Though he snatched the second set, Sinner couldn’t hold off the Spaniard in the next two sets. After two hours and 42 minutes, Alcaraz claimed the win. The rivalry now stands at 10-5 in favor of Carlos. But what went wrong for Jannik? Toni Nadal might have the answers.

In a September 11 column for El Pais, Rafael Nadal’s uncle and first coach laid it out. “Jannik found himself completely overwhelmed by the intensity, variety, and quality of his opponent’s shots,” he wrote. How does he know ? He pointed to Sinner’s post-match press conference where the Italian admitted, “At the moment, Carlos is a different competitor from all the others, that he has no weakne

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