​Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner dominated the 2025 season, playing one another six times and competing in three of the four Grand Slam finals.The expectation was that 2026 would provide more of the same, and yet we are now deep into September and have only seen them clash once this year.A wrist injury suffered by the Spaniard back in April saw him miss both the clay- and grass-court swings, with his comeback after five months seeing him reach the US Open quarter-finals.Although he would not have been able to face Jannik Sinner, the option of a potential reunion was rendered impossible when the world number one then withdrew from the final major of the year, citing a knee injury as the reason for his absence.The hope is that we will at least get to see these two great superstars meet at least once more before this campaign concludes, with Carlos Alcaraz predicting that their rivalry will only get better despite the widening gap since their last showdown.Carlos Alcaraz discusses his rivalry with Jannik SinnerSpeaking to BBC Sport ahead of the Laver Cup, which gets underway this weekend, the 23-year-old was asked for his thoughts on his rivalry with Sinner.He claimed: “He’s been winning everything, you know, mostly at the beginning of the year.“And yeah, of course, I mean, I miss him, you know. I miss him, seeing him around, playing against him. He just pushes me to be a better player.“So I would say, you know, this break of all matches, of all rivalry, it’s gonna be better. Hopefully this year, you know, the people are gonna be waiting for those matches. So I think it’s gonna be better.”Sinner has been encouraged to play the Laver Cup one day soon if he is to rival Alcaraz’s popularity, but for this year, the hope is that he might at least be fit to allow us to see Alcaraz and Sinner potentially meet in the Davis Cup.Carlos Alcaraz’s current head-to-head record vs Jannik SinnerAlready regarded as a legendary rivalry, and certainly the best since the Big Three started to retire, we have been treated to 17 total meetings between Alcaraz and Sinner.And, as they have both rapidly ascended to the apex of the sport, it should come as no surprise that all of their last eight matches, spanning two years, have come in finals.YearEventRoundWinner2026Monte CarloFinalJannik Sinner2025ATP FinalsFinalJannik Sinner2025US OpenFinalCarlos Alcaraz2025Cincinnati OpenFinalCarlos Alcaraz2025WimbledonFinalJannik Sinner2025Roland GarrosFinalCarlos Alcaraz2025Italian OpenFinalCarlos Alcaraz2024BeijingFinalCarlos Alcaraz2024Roland GarrosSemi-finalCarlos Alcaraz2024Indian WellsSemi-finalCarlos AlcarazCarlos Alcaraz’s last ten matches vs Jannik SinnerThe seven-time Grand Slam champion currently leads their head-to-head by a 10-7 margin, although it’s Sinner who has won their two most recent clashes.Alcaraz leads their major head-to-head as well, having won four of their six meetings, including last year’s Roland Garros and US Open finals. It’s iron