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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are ready to take tennis to new heights. Both the young tennis players have displayed exceptional tennis wins whenever they take the chance to show who they are on the court. Recently, both of them faced each other in the semi-final round of the Indian Wells tournament. Although the 22-year-old tennis sensation found defeat against the Spaniard, there were a lot of interesting moments that captivated the tennis fans.

In the same context, there was a moment when both of them displayed amazing reflexes against each other—time to give a tough time to their opponents. Looking into this fun-loving and thrilling moment, tennis fans should stop the web cells from praising the young, rising tennis players.

“this was LIT” – Fans are delighted to see the tough competition Sinner gave Alcaraz

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After the game was full of unpredictable things, the 20-year-old Spaniard won the match and made it to the final round of the Indian Wells tournament. But at the same time, the Italians gave a tough competition in such a way that during the second round of the match, there was a time when both of them denied stepping down.

A video of both of them going neck-to-neck against each other, trying not to drop the ball from there, is doing the rounds on the internet. Even after giving tough competition to each other, it was Sinner who lost the thrilling encounter, but both of them ended up having a lighthearted moment as they smiled at the crowd regarding the same.

Recently, when the official X handle of the US Open shared the same video, tennis fans flooded the comment section with their reactions to the rising rivalry. A fan highlighted how even though the 22-year-old tennis star faced defeat, the incident was “LIT,”

On the other hand, another one went crazy after witnessing the fast-paced ball between the two players.

While that was not it, it was a good point, and he shared his thoughts on the future of tennis, believing the sport is in good hands.

Moreover, another fan shared his own reaction when the Australian Open champion hit the last shot.

Subsequently, a Twitter user also highlighted how he witnessed a new rivalry unfold before his eyes, even though it was just for a point.

Not only that, after making his place in the Indian Wells final, the world number two-ranked tennis player opened up about his happy feelings about making it through the semi-final round with the victory.

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Alcaraz’s happy thoughts on defeating Sinner 

After defeating the Italian tennis player, the 20-year-old won his 11th match in a row at Indian Wells. In addition, he made his way into the second-straight final of the tournament after winning the title last year. During the post-match press conference, he opened up about how he kept himself going to the semi-final as he leveled up the head-to-head against Sinner with 4-4.

He stated, “I stayed strong mentally. I think that’s a really important part of this game. You have to be strong mentally if you want to overcome these kinds of matches, a set down against someone who’s playing an unbelievable game.” Not only that, he also highlighted how he was really happy with the way things turned out to be, as he changed his style a little bit, and it worked out perfectly well for him.

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Nevertheless, what are your thoughts on the Sinner-Alcaraz clash? Let us know in the comment section below.

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