All four, once more? Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz target another sweep of the majors

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All four, once more? Sinner and Alcaraz target another sweep of the majors

Rivals have shared the past seven major titles, the fourth-longest major duopoly

2025 Getty Images Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have shared the past seven major titles between them. By Jerome Coombe

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are leading a new era of Grand Slam supremacy, having combined to win the past seven major titles — a streak that already ranks among the longest in the Open Era.

Their run, which began at the 2024 Australian Open, now sits fourth on the all-time list for consecutive majors shared by two players. Victory for either at the upcoming US Open would not only extend that streak, but also secure a second consecutive calendar-year Grand Slam shutout, ensuring that, for the second year running, no other player has lifted a major trophy.

Consistency across all stages has been the hallmark of Sinner and Alcaraz’s rise, with both men contesting major finals on each of the three surfaces. Sinner has captured the past three hard-court majors, while Alcaraz saved three championship points against the Italian in a five-set epic to successfully defend his Roland Garros title earlier this year.

Carlos Alcaraz defeats Jannik Sinner in the longest Roland Garros final in history. Photo: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images.

A month later, Sinner snapped a five-match tour-level losing streak against Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final to earn his first major title on a natural surface. “I’m just really happy to be building such a great rivalry against Jannik,” Alcaraz said earlier this month. “Jannik and I, I think we’ve done great things in tennis already in such a short period. I just let the people talk about our rivalry or the things that we have done for the tennis history books.”

Longest streaks of consecutive Grand Slam titles won by two players in Open Era

Players (titles) Streak Start-End 1) Federer (8) Nadal (3) 11 '05 RG-'07 US T2) Nadal (5) Djokovic (4) 9 '10 RG-'12 RG T2) Nadal (4) Djokovic (5) 9 '18 RG-'20 RG 4) Sinner (4) Alcaraz (3) 7 '24 AO-active T5) Bruguera (2) Sampras (4) 6 '93 RG-'94 Wim T5) Federer (3) Nadal (3) 6 '08 RG-'09 Wim T5) Djokovic (5) Wawrinka (1) 6 '15 AO-'16 RG T5) Federer (3) Nadal (3) 6 '17 AO-'18 RG

From 2005 to 2007, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal won 11 consecutive majors between them before Novak Djokovic broke through at the 2008 Australian Open. That victory marked the beginning of an era where the ‘Big Three’ shared many of the sport’s longest streaks, including two nine-major runs by Nadal and Djokovic together between 2010-2012 and from 2018-2020.

Earlier runs in history have also left their mark. Between the 2015 Australian Open and 2016 Roland Garros, Djokovic shared six majors with Stan Wawrinka, winning five of them himself. In the 1990s, Sergi Bruguera and Pete Sampras held a six-major streak between them.

Many of these streaks have been defined by contrasting playing styles: Federer and Nadal’s battles became classics for their blend of speed, precision, and endurance, while other pairings brought diverse approaches to succeed across multiple surfaces and continents.

Now, Sinner and Alcaraz, the top two players in the PIF ATP Rankings, are carving their own place in this lineage — not just through the numbers, but through the completeness of their games and their ability to adapt to every surface. Their Lexus ATP Head2Head rivalry, which Alcaraz leads 9-5, has been defined by tight contests, momentum swings, and shared moments of brilliance.

Their five-hour, 29-minute final at Roland Garros was the longest in the tournament's history and the second-longest final at any major, and it went down as an instant classic. If one of them can lift the trophy in New York, it would underline just how airtight their grip on majors has become, adding another chapter to a run that is already redefining the balance of power in men’s tennis.

Sinner saw his Cincinnati title defence come to an end in the final when he was forced to retire against Alcaraz after just 23 minutes, but he arrives at the US Open with a 31-4 tour-level record in 2025, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.

The reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion, Sinner trails Alcaraz 1,890 points in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, and their thrilling battle for Year-End No. 1 is testament to the dominance both are establishing at the top of the game.

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