{"id":1827449,"date":"2026-03-14T19:30:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T16:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1827449"},"modified":"2026-03-14T19:30:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T16:30:48","slug":"john-isner-says-too-early-to-tell-if-carlos-alcaraz-has-widened-gap-to-jannik-sinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1827449","title":{"rendered":"John Isner says &#8216;too early to tell&#8217; if Carlos Alcaraz has widened gap to Jannik Sinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">John Isner says \u2018too early to tell\u2019 if Carlos Alcaraz has widened gap to Jannik Sinner<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/sam-cooper\" 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break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Carlos Alcaraz is experiencing a perfect year so far.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>John Isner suggested it was \u201ctoo early to tell\u201d if Carlos Alcaraz had opened up a gap to Jannik Sinner despite a dominant start to 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The two best players in the world is threatening to become the one best player in the world as Alcaraz creates more of a points gap to the Italian one spot below him.<\/p>\n<p>The pair are favourites to meet in the Indian Wells final which will be an opportunity for Sinner to disrupt the perfect year of his rival.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, some former pros have been contemplating whether Alcaraz is already a level above Sinner but Isner believes it is so early to tell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we all agreed that last year Sinner was the best player, even though he finished number two; he missed three months, he was 500 points behind Carlos at the end of the year,\u201d Isner said on his Nothing Major podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s too early to tell!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s had a better start to the year than Sinner, but Sinner, in my mind, looks good; that gap is not widening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steve Johnson needed less convincing, suggesting Alcaraz had already widened the gap.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE ON SINNER AND ALCARAZ ON T365<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-battle-carlos-alcaraz-crucial-moment\"><strong>Jannik Sinner faces a crucial moment that could define Carlos Alcaraz rivalry<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-beats-alcaraz-djokovic-statistic\"><strong>Jannik Sinner\u2019s latest win produced a staggering statistic Alcaraz and Djokovic can\u2019t match<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/indian-wells-open-joao-fonseca-sends-message-jannik-sinner-carlos-alcaraz\"><strong>Joao Fonseca sends message to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz after Indian Wells Open exit<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I think so. The only issue was that he\u2019d lose early; he had those a few times, last year, the year prior,\u201d said Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat doesn\u2019t even seem like it\u2019s possible anymore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarlos can just hit through anything, I don\u2019t think it matters. His forehand was huge, he served really well, hasn\u2019t lost a match this year, and his confidence is at an all-time high.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is Carlos entering a scary territory of just continuing to dominate, not showing any weaknesses, to basically anyone in the world, outside of Sinner, Novak [Djokovic], maybe a couple of guys can kind of get to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read next: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/tim-henman-verdict-five-set-matches-grand-slams\">Tim Henman gives his verdict on female players competing in five-set matches at Grand Slams<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Want more from Tennis365? 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