After Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner in this year’s US Open final, it marked the third successive Major final involving both men. The duo has combined to win the previous eight Grand Slams. But what exactly does this mean for them, the rest of the tour, and tennis as a whole?

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Alcaraz produced one of the greatest comebacks in history to beat Sinner in the French Open final earlier in the year, in what was one of the best matches tennis has ever seen.

In the final Slam of the year, the two met again. Alcaraz beat Sinner on the Italian’s best surface to claim his sixth Major title, and his second in New York.

If not for Novak Djokovic rolling back the years and defeating Alcaraz at the quarterfinal stage of this year’

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