"I put Alcaraz and Sinner together": Tim Henman sees duo challenging Novak Djokovic and sealing a Grand Slam each in 2024

Britain’s former number one Tim Henman has put Italy’s young tennis star Jannik Sinner and Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz ‘together’ behind world number one Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the hunt for winning majors in 2024.

Both Sinner and Alcaraz are two of the most highly-rated players currently playing in the men’s singles category. While the Spaniard has already won a couple of Grand Slams despite ageing just 20, the current world number four has only managed to play in the semifinal of a major tournament once in his career.

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Four-time Wimbledon semifinalist Henman was recently quoted in a report where he put both Sinner and Alcaraz together just behind Djokovic in the race for winning Grand Slams in 2024, largely because of the 22-year-old’s impressive runs in the second half of 2023.

"I would put Djokovic as the clear favourite, there's no doubt in my mind," said the 49-year-old. "And then second favourite, I would put Alcaraz and Sinner together. Now, I know Alcaraz has won a couple of slams, but for me, Sinner, in the last couple of months of 2023, he played at a different level, a new level for him.

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"I think that quality, but also the confidence and belief from winning those big matches, beating so many top ten players consecutively, was fantastic," he added. "Look, there's only four majors next year. I wouldn't be surprised if Djokovic won a couple and Alcaraz and Sinner won each. So only time will tell."

Sinner had an exceptional end to the season where he went on to play in the final of the ATP Finals in Turin and lost to Djokovic in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-3. Later, the 22-year-old went on to play a huge role in helping Italy in securing their maiden Davis Cup title in more than four decades.