Sinner vs Alcaraz or Federer vs Nadal?

It's the clash of the eras this week as Mats Wilander's comments on Eurosport spark an intense debate about whether Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have already eradicated the legacy of the Big Four.

• Carlos Alcaraz beats Jannik Sinner, who had chances of his own, to win the China Open and wrestle control of their head-to-head in an increasingly storied rivalry
• Arthur Fils wins a title in Tokyo and beats Taylor Fritz, Matteo Berrettini, Ben Shelton, Holger Rune and Ugo Humbert en route - but then crashes out in the first round a week later
• Davis Cup Group stages scrapped in favour of a return to post-US Open home and away ties
• Coco Gauff wins her second WTA 1000 title in China, returning to the top five and improving her final record to 8-1...
• ...but her match-up with Naomi Osaka disappointingly ended in a retirement as a back injury forced the Japanese player to walk off early
• Iga Swiatek has split with coach Tomasz Wiktorowski and is already looking for someone new

LINKS

• FROM JG: "Many thanks to everyone who donated to my Cancer Research fundraiser. It made it all very worthwhile! If you would like to and missed out, here is the link." - https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/jamess-giving-page-139725
• Hugh Clarke's beautifully crafted newsletter is here: https://substack.com/home/post/p-149701313

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