The unbelievable stat that has fans claiming Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz 'are destined to lead the new era of tennis' as the Italian fourth seed STUNS 10-time winner Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open
- Jannik Sinner defeated 10-time winner Novak Djokovic on Friday in four sets
- The Italian beat the 36-year-old without facing a single break point in the match
- Sinner is a Gucci poster boy, drives Ferraris and has $12m in earnings at just 22
Tennis fans have unveiled a remarkable statistic that suggests Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz could become the leading lights in men's singles tennis in the new era of the sport.
Men's tennis is coming out of a near-two decade spell dominated by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray that saw the quartet only miss out on 14 titles from a possible 79 since 2004.
While Federer has retired and injuries have ravaged the latter stages of both Nadal's and Murray's careers, Djokovic has continued to pick up titles across the world.
However, the 10-time winner's hold on the Australian Open was broken for the first time in six years on Friday, when Italian star Sinner pulled off one of the biggest feats in the game - the lesser-spotted win over Djokovic in Melbourne.
It comes just six months after Spain's Alcaraz also beat Djokovic, this time at Wimbledon to lift his second grand slam title, with one incredible similarity between the two wins.
![Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open in four stunning sets on Friday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/26/08/80495491-0-image-a-2_1706258851119.jpg)
Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open in four stunning sets on Friday
![He breaks the Serbian's six-year hold on the title in Melbourne and dominated the 36-year-old](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/26/11/80495495-13009475-He_breaks_the_Serbian_s_six_year_hold_on_the_title_in_Melbourne_-a-7_1706270398780.jpg)
He breaks the Serbian's six-year hold on the title in Melbourne and dominated the 36-year-old
![Carlos Alcaraz also ended Djokovic's six-year hold on Wimbledon in summer last year](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/26/11/80495515-13009475-Carlos_Alcaraz_also_ended_Djokovic_s_six_year_hold_on_Wimbledon_-a-8_1706270398782.jpg)
Carlos Alcaraz also ended Djokovic's six-year hold on Wimbledon in summer last year
It turns out that Djokovic had held on to the two grand slam titles for the exact same number of days - 2195 days.
With both Alcaraz and Sinner managing to dethrone the Serbian great after the exact same amount of time, tennis fans naturally began to speculate that this could be the sign of a great duopoly to come.
'Coincidence or fate?' one account wrote after Sinner's historic win. 'A sign that these 2 are destined to lead the new era of tennis.'
'Glad to see this finally,' added another. 'The tennis world really needs to move beyond the Big three!
'Sinner looked solid vs Djokovic... relentless hitting, with no hint of emotion, tiredness or big match nerves. Along with Alcaraz, they look worthy successors to the trio.'
It was quite the performance from the Italian, who managed to deny Djokovic a single break point in the match for the first time in the Serbian's grand slam career.
The 36-year-old has played more than 400 matches at the four slams, and also endured his maiden semi-final defeat at the Australian Open.
Sinner will now take on the winner of the other semi-final, between Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev, for a place in the showpiece final on Sunday.
![Djokovic was 'outplayed' by Sinner on Friday by his own admission as he failed to gain a single break point](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/26/11/80495499-13009475-Djokovic_was_outplayed_by_Sinner_on_Friday_by_his_own_admission_-a-9_1706270398782.jpg)
Djokovic was 'outplayed' by Sinner on Friday by his own admission as he failed to gain a single break point
![Both Alcaraz and Sinner's wins ended 2195-day holds on the respective grand slam titles](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/26/11/80495517-13009475-Both_Alcaraz_and_Sinner_s_wins_ended_2195_day_holds_on_the_respe-a-10_1706270398783.jpg)
Both Alcaraz and Sinner's wins ended 2195-day holds on the respective grand slam titles
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Interestingly, it will be the first final at the Australian Open to not feature one of Federer, Nadal or Djokovic.
The trio have won every single title in that time aside from 2014 when Stan Wawrinka beat Nadal.
Djokovic was quick to admit after the match that it was 'one of the worst grand slam matches' he has ever played and that he was 'outplayed' by Sinner in the aftermath.
No men's player has more grand slam titles than Djokovic's 24 single's championships, with his next opportunity to extend that record coming in Paris later this year.