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Sincaraz? Alcarinner?  Whatever you call it there’s no denying the duopoly ruling men’s tennis.  They’ve won the last seven slams, and lead the rankings and the points race by huge margins.  They’ve been staging some epic finals this year, Cincinnati’s retirement notwithstanding. Will we be treated to another epic or can someone else worm into the final – maybe a Shelton, Fritz, or dare I say, Djokovic?   First Quarter Jannik Sinner will have been #1 for 65 straight weeks by the time the next US Open champion is crowned.   But that streak is in jeopardy.   If Alcaraz wins this tournament he will regain the #1 ranking.   It’s a little unfair to Sinner perhaps since he didn’t get to play three months in spring.   I suspect his grip on #1 would be firmer if he had.   Both players are brilliant. Sinner is more consistent, and Alcaraz has a higher ceiling with more flash and panache in his game.   But it is Sinner’s consistency that ma...

  Carlos Alcaraz is on a roll.   He’s won 18 straight matches AND the last two Wimbledons.   In the meantime, Jannik Sinner has established himself at #1. Between the two of them they have won the last   six slam tournaments.   Is a clash in the final inevitable? Or can Novak Djokovic or someone else disrupt the party?   First Quarter Jannik Sinner is still the top seed but it seems increasingly that this year belongs to Carlos Alcaraz.   Sinner’s year was interrupted by a three-month ban, but he hit the ground running on his return, staging an epic final for the ages at Roland Garros with Alcaraz.   He held three match points in that encounter, after dominating the first half of the match. Although he fought valiantly to the end, that painful loss has got to leave some scar tissue.   Sinner has done well at Wimbledon, two quarter-finals and a semi – good but not spectacular.   Can he overcome the painful loss from three weeks ag...