Everything that Jannik Sinner means to the summit of men's tennis could be temporarily wiped away in just a few months.

A little while ago, the news came that the world number 1 will not defend the title won in Rotterdam last year and will lose 500 points. In the last edition of the Dutch tournament, the Italian ace had played very brilliant tennis despite winning the AO and defeating an excellent version of Alex de Minaur in the final.

And just as Djokovic had a couple of hurdles by the names of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to deal with, Sinner is not alone among the newest generation of tennis stars. His top rival at this point is Carlos Alcaraz, who has four Slam victories at age 21 — and won all three matches he played against Sinner in 2024.