Australian Open 2026: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s rivalry is exciting – but does it make the Grand Slam boring?

The past eight Grand Slam titles have been shared between Carlos Alcaraz and Yannick Sinner.

They’ve played in the last three finals and we’ve been excited – especially last June’s French Open, when Alcaraz saved three championship points en route to a stunning victory.

But during that time, their top ten opponents have barely attacked them.

“Two horses racing is not a healthy situation,” 1987 Wimbledon champion Pat Cash told BBC 5 Live’s Australian Open preview show.

“First those two, then the others.”

The fear is that, despite the excitement of the final, the men’s draw could become too predictable if they continue to dominate.

So far in Melbourne, Alcaraz has won his first three games in straight sets – Sinner has dropped just 10 games in his first two rounds, But by his own admission, he was “lucky” that the timing of the Heat’s forced break in the third round allowed him to recover from cramps and defeat Elliot Spisili in four sets.

“Anything can happen in a long match, but a two-horse match is not necessarily healthy for Grand Slam tennis or the Tour,” Cash added.

“If there are only two players everyone is talking about, that’s a problem.”