Which is the one missing trophy from the Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner cabinets?
Both Wimbledon finalists and champions of last two editions, are only one Slam away from completing the Career Grand Slam. While Sinner is missing a Roland Garros trophy, something that he memorably fought for earlier this year in a fighting loss, while Alcaraz can get there sooner as he needs an Australian Open crown.
Alcaraz won French (2024, 2025), Wimbledon (2023, 2024) after his first US Open in 2022. At the Australian his best showing is a Quarterfinal from last two years.
Sinner, on the other hand, has one each of Wimbledon (2025) and US Open (2024), and two of Australians (2024 & 2025). His best at Roland Garros is the incredible final from this year.
Alcaraz is closer to getting to the mark in January.
Since the Open Era, only five men have achieved the feat: Rod Laver (before Open era), Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Nadal was the youngest, doing so at the 2010 US Open aged 24. Laver Completed his set at US Open in 1969 at age 31, while Agassi rounded it off with his 1999 win at French Open ehen he was 29.
Federer too had Roland Garros in his sights in 2009 when he completed the Career Grand Slam hand at 27, while Nadal wrapped it up a year later in 2010 at US Open. Djokovic who has most Slams fetched up six years later in 2016, with the eluding French Open finally his at 29.
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Alcaraz, currently 22, can win one of the next two editions of the Australian Open, to get to the youngest mark. Sinner too can at 24, if he triumphs at Roland Garros next year, but he will be older than Nadal was when the Spaniard completed his Career Grand Slam.
Sinner will rue botching the three championship points in the Roland Garros final against Alcaraz before falling short in the sensational five-set classic. He was also halfway to winning all four majors in the same season at that juncture but Alcaraz denied him. Laver won all four titles in 1969.
Sinner and Alcaraz share last 7 major trophies starting 2024 Australian Open. The duo have lined up another novelty mark – as per ATP, if one of them triumphs at the US Open, it will be the first time two men have claimed all four Slams in two consecutive calendar years since Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in 2006 and 2007, being the only two to accomplish the feat in the Open Era.
