Carlos Alcaraz, the “best player of all time”

After the French Open, the sports world was impressed by the incredible duel between tennis kings Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. Now Boris Becker is surprising us with his comments about the newly crowned Paris champion.

June 11, 2025

From: dpa/fop

For tennis legend Boris Becker, French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz has unique strengths. "The variation, the power, the feel for the ball – I don't know of any player in the history of tennis who has this combination," said the 57-year-old while recording his podcast live on one of the grass courts at the tennis tournament in Stuttgart. With this combination, he considers the Spaniard "the best player of all time."

Alcaraz defended his title in Paris last Sunday in an epic Grand Slam final. high-class and dramatic final The 22-year-old defeated world number one Jannik Sinner after trailing 0-2 in sets. In the fourth set, he had to fend off three match points in a row from the South Tyrolean.

“He is a genius to me” Boris Becker

"He still has a seventh gear," Becker enthused about Alcaraz. While the Spanish world number two also has weaker performances, "he's a genius for me," praised the three-time Wimbledon champion. "When he's challenged, when he's tickled, when he's motivated, he finds another level that no other player in the world has."

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are the current giants of tennis. © APA/afp / ALAIN JOCARD

The final between Alcaraz and Sinner, lasting 5 hours and 29 minutes, was the longest final in professional tennis history at the French Open. Alcaraz celebrated his fifth Grand Slam title. He will compete as the defending champion at Wimbledon starting June 30. However, Sinner, who previously won the Grand Slams in Melbourne and New York, remains clearly ahead in the world rankings.