Jannik Sinner has 'absolutely closed the gap' to Carlos Alcaraz according to Tim Henman

Jannik Sinner has closed the gap to Carlos Alcaraz as the 2024 season draws ever closer according to Tim Henman after the Italian ace produced the goods in the back end of 2023.

Sinner had an amazing run with multiple big titles including beating Daniil Medvedev in two finals who he had previously never beaten and also reaching the final of the ATP Finals where he lost to Novak Djokovic.

Albeit in the same tournament that Sinner defeated the great Serbian and then he defeated him again at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga twice in singles and doubles en route to sealing the title.

Both Sinner and Alcaraz have been training together ahead of the new season, but when they begin action albeit both are not signed up for warm-ups for the Australian Open, Henman believes that the gap has closed even more with the rivalry seen as the future of tennis post Novak Djokovic.

This after admitting that the rivalry was initially poles apart and that he was a good way ahead of his Italian friend and counterpart.

"It looks like when Sinner and Alcaraz have played, they've had incredible matches. They are different personalities. They've got similar games. I think Alcaraz has got a little bit more versatility but in terms of ball striking and power from the back of the court, Sinner is phenomenal," said Henman to Eurosport.

"I felt that Alcaraz was definitely a good step ahead of Sinner but the way Sinner played at the end of last year, I think Sinner has absolutely closed the gap."