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A tennis legend has publicly challenged Patrick Mouratoglou's recent claim that Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner play at a higher level than Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal.
This comes after Djokovic's 2026 Australian Open semifinal win over Sinner, which Mouratoglou dismissed as a "short-term" result, while Nadal's laughing emoji response underscores the humorous dismissal from Big Three circles. Meanwhile, a former World No. 1 has joined the debate too.
Former No. 1 slams Mouratoglou’s hot take on New Gen vs Big Three debate
Boris Becker has directly responded to Mouratoglou's claims, dismissing Alcaraz and Sinner as better than the Big Three based on the Serbian’s semifinal win over Sinner in Melbourne Park. The tennis icon, on his X (formerly Twitter account, wrote:
"Patrick, I think you're alone with your opinion!"
Patrick, on his Instagram post handwritten:
"Thinking that Alcaraz and Sinner aren't better than the Big Three just because Novak beat Sinner at the Australian Open is a short-term view."
He further continued:
“One match never tells the whole story. Perspective matters.”
Nadal came across the postand gave a hilarious reply. The 22-time Grand Slam champion just dropped some laughing emoticons on the post’s comment section. Meanwhile, Djokovic, who was aiming for a record-extending 25th major, fell to World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in the final at the Rod Laver Arena as the Spaniard won his seventh.
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