Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz's new era draws parallels with Jimmy Connors-Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras after duo sweep all 4 Grand Slams in 2024
Jannik Sinner won the 2024 US Open to end his year with a bang, with two Grand Slams. The Italian star started the season with his maiden Grand Slam triumph at the Australian Open and has now won the US Open to complete a successful year. His rival Carlos Alcaraz won the other two Majors as the duo swept all four Grand Slams.
Alcaraz and Sinner announced themselves on the world stage by dominating men's tennis in 2024. The season was only the third time in the Open Era that all the Majors were won by men aged 23 and below. Alcaraz is 21 years old, while Sinner is 23.
1974 was the first year in the Open Era when all the men's Grand Slam titles were won by players aged 23 or below. Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg shared all four Grand Slams between them. Connors, then 22, won three Grand Slams while Borg, a teenager, won the French Open.
Connors started his year by winning the Australian Open and defeating Phil Dent in the final. The American star won the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open to end the year with three Majors. However, the French Open in 1974 was won by Bjorn Borg after he mounted an extraordinary comeback in the final to comeback from two sets down to defeat Manuel Orantes 2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1.
In 1993, Jim Courier, Sergi Bruguera, and Pete Sampras won all four Grand Slam titles among them. The then 23-year-old Courier won the Australian Open to kick things off. The American star followed it up with a run to the final of the French Open but was defeated by Sergi Bruguera in a thrilling five-setter. The 22-year-old Spaniard eventually won back-to-back French Open titles in 1993 and 1994.
Pete Sampras won the last two Grand Slams in 1993. The then 22-year-old American star won at Wimbledon and the US Open to end his year with a bang. He would go on to win 14 Grand Slam titles in his career.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner dominate the Grand Slams in the 2024 season
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner swept all four Grand Slam titles among them during the 2024 season. The young duo were long hailed as the future of men's tennis and their record this year has further backed that claim.
Sinner won his maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open to announce himself to the tennis world. The 23-year-old Italian star added the US Open trophy to his cabinet to end his season on a high. He is set to end the year as the World No. 1 with two Grand Slam titles.
Alcaraz had a memorable year in 2024 too. The Spanish star won the French Open for the first time and defended his Wimbledon crown a month later. The 21-year-old also reached the final of the 2024 Olympics in Paris but lost against Novak Djokovic. The Spaniard will be keen to end his year on a high and aim to end the year as the World No. 1 for the second time in his young career.