McNamee, former world No. 1 doubles player: "The most significant result was Djokovic's gold medal win".

le 10/09/2024 à 12h56

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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner shared the four major tournaments this season: Wimbledon and Roland Garros for the Spaniard, the Australian Open and US Open for the Italian.

With their appointment with history, the two young prodigies of world tennis look set to build up one hell of a record.

However, according to Paul McNamee, former world number 1 in doubles, the highlight of the season was Novak Djokovic's Olympic title: "A great year for Alcaraz and Sinner... Two Grand Slams each.

Yet, interestingly, the most significant result in terms of tennis history was Djokovic's gold medal.

In 2024, the new Big 3 emerged as we predicted, and it put everyone else to shame. Totally."

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