Jannik Sinner on his rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz: "Quite similar off the court"

Jannik Sinner has spoken about his rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz before his debut at the Shanghai Masters and has made it clear that they get along well off the court and that inside their fights are incredible.

INCREDIBLE RIVALRY.

“You obviously have an incredible rivalry on court with Carlos Alcaraz, but it seems like you also enjoy spending time off court together. I was wondering if you could comment on that and just, you know, how hard it is for rivals, or easy, for rivals to also be friends”

“Well, I feel like that for us it's quite easy, no, because we are, I feel like we are quite similar as human beings off the court. On the court we are a bit different, because that's normal, that's our nature. But, you know, off court, I listen to him, I have the feeling that he likes to surround himself with the close people, which I do. Yeah, I mean it's, for us, how we live is very normal, let's say, you know. Then, obviously, on the court we try to put on a big fight, you know, like we always do and we always try. Then at least he pushes me to do better, which is something good, where then I try to improve my game in the next days or in the off-season, you know, you're going to practice for that. Off the court, we are quite similar.”

Statements made by Sinner to the Shanghai Press Agency.