the (future) Holy Trinity of tennis has a ways to go

The French Arthur Son He is barely 18 years old, he is 119th in the world ranking and passed the classification of Rome. After eliminating Juan Manuel Cerúndolo in his debut, he dispatched himself with a sentence. “I’m still a long way off, but I can start thinking about Alcaraz, Rune and Sinner”, fired without turning red. Fils plays tennis very well but -as she herself affirms- a field as big as the Foro Itálico itself separates him from those who are already in a position -and here he is absolutely right- to be the ones who dominate the circuit in the coming years.

It is true that Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune and Jannick Sinner They are still very far from being, as a trio, the successors of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer, who have accumulated no less than 64 Grand Slam titles! the (future) Holy Trinity of Tennis he only won one thanks to the Spaniard who won last year at Flushing Meadows. But it is also true that the path of the three is just beginning. Alcaraz (20 years old), Rune (20) and Sinner (21) are already three of the best eight players in the world and, except for one, they also already know what winning important titles is all about.

Alcaraz already got one of the big ones and Rune achieved the Masters 1000 in Paris. and sinner? Add two finals from another Masters 1000: Miami. But there is also a factor that differentiates the three from the rest: his precocity was accompanied by a unique charisma. All three draw the attention of the public and sponsors. Each one with their personalities -Alcaraz is the permanent smile and is always attentive to the fans, Rune earned a couple of challenges from his colleagues for some out of place attitudes on the court and for certain statements outside 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 it would be disrespectful.

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