What Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have just done which hasn’t been seen in men’s tennis for over five years

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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner continued their almost unprecedented ATP dominance while competing in Japan and China this week.

Alcaraz overcame some consternation in the Japan Open final before defeating Taylor Fritz to win the tournament at the first time of asking, while Sinner captured a second China Open title in Beijing.

The pair have dominated the Tour for the past two years, having captured all eight Grand Slam titles between them.

It seems unlikely that any of their peers will be able to prevent further dominance, not even Novak Djokovic.

Simply put, the superiority Alcaraz and Sinner have demonstrated on the ATP Tour has not been witnessed since the dominance of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner emulate Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner combined to make history this week.

Alcaraz and Sinner are the first top-two-ranked ATP players to have won titles in different locations in the same week for over five years.

This scenario has not been witnessed by tennis fans since early 2020, when Rafael Nadal won the Mexican Open and Novak Djokovic won the Dubai Championships.

Novak Djokovic dropped just one set on his way to glory in the United Arab Emirates, beating Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final.

Nadal, the number one seed in Mexico, did not drop a set on his way to the title, defeating Taylor Fritz in the final.

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Carlos Alcaraz has won eight ATP Tour titles in 2025, while Sinner has added three to his collection.

Following Sinner’s victory at the Australian Open, Alcaraz won five tournaments between February and June, including the French Open and Queen’s Club Championships.

Sinner captured the next title at Wimbledon, defeating Alcaraz in the final. A month later, Alcaraz defeated an ill Sinner in the Cincinnati Open final, before beating the Italian again in the US Open final.

The pair’s latest victories in Japan and China maintained their stranglehold on the sport, and they look set to continue on this path for the foreseeable future.