John McEnroe has predicted whether Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner will win as many Grand Slam titles as Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer.
Alcaraz, the world No 2, overcame top seed Sinner 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2) in an astounding 2025 French Open final lasting five hours and 29 minutes.
The 22-year-old Spaniard has now won five Grand Slam titles: two at both the French Open and Wimbledon, and one at the US Open.
Sinner, 23, has secured three majors having triumphed at the last two editions of the Australian Open and last year’s US Open.
With the level from both players remarkably high in what was their first Grand Slam final meeting, many have already labelled the contest as one of the greatest matches in tennis history.
Speaking on TNT Sports, McEnroe made a bold claim about Alcaraz and Sinner’s chances of beating ‘King of Clay’ Rafael Nadal in his prime at Roland Garros.
“You would make a serious argument with both guys that they would be favoured to beat Nadal, at his best,” the seven-time major singles champion said.
“Do I think they’re gonna reach 20, 24 [Grand Slam titles] — either one of them? No, because that plateau is so hard.
“But these two guys right now, it’s like when you watch the NBA and you say nobody could be better than Michael Jordan.
Will Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner win 20 Grand Slams? John McEnroe makes prediction