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After overwhelmingly dominating men’s tennis for two decades, many tennis fans were sad to see Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal call it quits. Indeed, the sheer irrefutable hegemony of the Big Three, who are to wit: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic over men’s tennis ushered in such an unprecedented epoch of the sport that it remains unmatched in men’s singles tennis’ history. With Nadal and Federer now retired and with Djokovic presently being in the twilight of his glittering career, many hard core tennis aficionados had been worried about which players could fill the void left behind by the aforesaid undisputed living legends of the sport. However, it appears as if the fears of keen tennis enthusiasts globally were groundless. Indeed, the meteoric rise of the Italian Jannik Sinner and the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz to stardom has set tongues wagging as the duo has swiftly developed a fierce rivalry. This has been plainly evident thus far this year as Sinner admirably retaine...

  Image source: Sportinglife.com        Last Sunday, on the hallowed grassy courts of Wimbledon, Carlos  Alcaraz outclassed Serbian great Novak Djokovic to secure his first Wimbledon title following a pulsating five sets thriller. Indeed, despite comprehensively losing the first set 1-6, Alcaraz rapidly recovered to play at such a stratospheric level that was at times utterly breathtaking to drink in. Being the evergreen 36-year-old veteran that he is, there is little doubt that Djokovic will soon bounce back in his attempts to claim a record-equaling eighth Wimbledon crown. However, for now, Carlos Alcaraz is deservedly the toast of the realm of tennis and the world is doubtlessly at the feet of the 20-year-old Spanish tennis sensation. In the big picture, though, it is still up in the air whether we are witnessing a changing of the guard in tennis and I suppose that only the passage of time will reveal an accurate state of affairs currently in tenni...

  Image by  davidkenny91  from  Pixabay With tennis’ most sought-after grand slam Wimbledon now in full swing, the attention of the sport’s aficionados will be firmly focused on the unfailingly exhilarating action at the All England Club, which is the venue for the event. In the men’s event, all eyes will be on the talented and record-breaking Serbian Novak Djokovic, who has unequivocally ruled the roost in the grand slams thus far this year. Indeed, the Serb who will be seeking a record-extending 24 th grand slam trophy at Wimbledon, has been in a rich vein of form this year, which has seen him already brilliantly secure both the Australian Open and the French Open. Interestingly, despite being the hot favorite for the title, Djokovic will nevertheless not be entering the fray as the men’s world number one in the world tennis rankings. That honor belongs to the Spanish teenage sensation Carlos Alcarez, who is the leader of the next generation of upcoming, s...