Alcaraz, Rune and Sinner: the (future) Holy Trinity of tennis still has a long way to go

The French Arthur Phils He is just 18 years old, is 119th in the world ranking and has surpassed the ranking in Rome. After knocking out Juan Manuel Cerúndolo in his debut, he shipped with a ruling. “I’m still a long way off, but I can start thinking about Alcaraz, Runes and Sinner”, fired without turning red. Fils plays tennis very well but – as she herself says – a court as big as the Foro Itálico itself separates her from those who are already capable – and here she is perfectly right – of being the one who will dominate the circuit in the next few years.

It is true that Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune and Jannick Sinner They are still a long way from being, as a trio, the successors of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer, who have amassed an impressive 64 Grand Slam titles! the future) Holy Trinity of Tennis he only won one thanks to the Spaniard winning last year at Flushing Meadows. But it is also true that the journey of the three is only just beginning. Alcaraz (20), Rune (20) and Sinner (21) are already three of the best eight players in the world and, bar one, also know what it means to win major titles.

Alcaraz already has one of the big ones and Rune got the Masters 1000 in Paris. and sinner? Add two finals of another Masters 1000: Miami. But there is also a factor that distinguishes the three from the others: their precociousness was accompanied by a unique charisma. All three attract the attention of the public and sponsors. Each with his own personality – Alcaraz is the permanent smile and is always attentive to the fans, Rune has earned a couple of challenges from his colleagues for some out of place attitudes on the pitch and certain statements off and Sinner is the perfect combination of the Latin (his country of origin) and the Germanic (his mother tongue is German) that attracts so much will be the great protagonists of the near future in tennis. Of course: even dare to compare them with the Big 3 now that would be disrespectful.