Right now, the scope of men’s tennis belongs to World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, making his debut at the Japan Open, and World No. 2 Jannik Sinner. The 2025 season proves it. Jim Courier even dubbed them the “New Two” at the US Open. They have clashed in five finals this year: Italian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, Cincinnati, and the US Open. In that, Alcaraz has won four of those, but Sinner stole Wimbledon, taking the crown from the defending champion. The rivalry is fierce, and the big question lingers: who will come between them? Frances Tiafoe thinks he has an answer.
So far, Alcaraz and Sinner have swept every Grand Slam in 2024 and 2025. The U.S. has waited since Andy Roddick’s 2003 US Open for a men’s major champion. But Tiafoe isn’t backing down. He’s throwing them a challenge. “