India, Feb. 3 -- Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are still only in the early parts of their senior careers and yet, there is already talk of their rivalry potentially becoming the heir to the one famously shared by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. And like the latter greats, Alcaraz at least seems to be approaching Sinner with respect for now. The Spaniard said that he disagrees with famed tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou's assessment of him being better than Sinner.

"Jannik is the best right now," Alcaraz told reporters in Rotterdam on Sunday. "He has lost only four or five matches in the past year, so it's crazy. I know people say who's better out of us. They say Jannik is better or some say me. It's all discussion.

Mouratoglou had sa...