Pablo Carreno Busta issues warning to Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner - "I don't think the future belongs only to these two players"
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Although Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner each won two of the four Grand Slams this season, they shouldn't expect to dominate the ATP tour for many years, according to Spanish tennis player Pablo Carreno Busta.
The duo of Alcaraz and Sinner have been touted as the next big stars of the tour, with fans and pundits alike expecting them to have a stranglehold on the tour similar to that of the Big Three of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. However, Carreno Busta believes the young duo could be threatened by rising stars in the next few years.
The next generation could pose a threat to the duo, says Carreno Busta
"They are still very young, both Sinner and Carlos," said Carreno Busta in an interview with Puntodebreak.com. "It's clear that they are very good, but we already take it for granted that they will reign for the next 20 years like Roger, Rafa and Novak did.
“Many things can happen, it is not easy to maintain the level of demand for so long, or the level of success to share the four grand slams, as has happened this year. New people can also come along, another very good player can appear who is four years younger than Carlos, for example. I don't think that the future belongs only to these two players, others will come along who will make things difficult for them, but it looks like these two will be there for many, many years."
“Many things can happen, it is not easy to maintain the level of demand for so long, or the level of success to share the four grand slams, as has happened this year. New people can also come along, another very good player can appear who is four years younger than Carlos, for example. I don't think that the future belongs only to these two players, others will come along who will make things difficult for them, but it looks like these two will be there for many, many years."
The former World No.10 was almost forced to retire due to a serious elbow injury, but overcame that obstacle and has slowly begun to climb back up the ATP rankings.
"I'm going to fight to get back to where I was, it's not enough for me to get into the top 100 and play the grand slams again," added the 33-year old. “Maybe five months ago I would have settled for that, but seeing how I'm evolving, that's not enough for me. If that is the maximum I can reach, well, there were very difficult moments and it would also be a joy, but I want to give the maximum of what I have. Right now, I think my maximum is above that."
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