"Going against the champion already?"- Carlos Alcaraz fans baffled as Wimbledon highlights Jannik Sinner's success against him amid French Open battle

Fans of Carlos Alcaraz were left baffled as Wimbledon highlighted Jannik Sinner's success against the Spaniard at the tournament amid their battle in the French Open. They wondered why Wimbledon was going against its reigning champion.

The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Wimbledon posted a video that showed a rally between the two players stating that "anything that Carlos (Alcaraz) can do, Jannik can do better" on June 7. Wimbledon posted the video stating that it was reliving the first Grand Slam meeting between the two players. Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz in four sets in the fourth round of Wimbledon in 2022.

This prompted angry reactions from Alcaraz fans who said that it is crazy that Wimbledon was doing this and it was perhaps the first time a tournament was going against its own champion.

"What?? Going against the reigning Wimbledon champion already? Really? This is the first time I’ve seen a tournament org taking sides," a fan posted on X.

Some fans called it disrespectful and asked Wimbledon to delete the tweet.

"Wtf Wimbledon??? This so disrespectful, DELETE," a fan said.

Fans said that it was a horrible comment to make and that too from the organizers of Wimbledon.

"Why on earth would you say this? Honestly .. horrible," another fan said.

Here are some more reactions from fans:

"Literally why are they dissing their defending champion," a fan said.

"Lol thats a crazy tweet from an official slam account which Carlos have won," another fan said.

"Especially since he is the defending champion…just disrespectful," a fan said.

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Carlos Alcaraz has a 5-4 edge in rivalry against Jannik Sinner

Carlos Alcaraz after beating Jannik Sinner in the semifinals of French Open 2024

With his five-set win in the semifinals of the French Open, Carlos Alcaraz now has a 5-4 edge in his rivalry against Jannik Sinner. The duo met for the first time in the Paris Masters, which the Spaniard won in straight sets.

Sinner, who claimed his first major title at the Australian Open this year, won the next two matches against Alcaraz. The Italian beat the Spaniard Alcaraz in Wimbledon in 2022, the first Grand Slam encounter between the two players.

Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner in a tight five-sets encounter in the quarterfinals of the US Open in 2022 and went all the way to win his maiden Grand Slam title at the tournament. The Spaniard then defeated Sinner at the India Wells in straight sets.

Sinner reversed course by winning the next two matches. He beat Alcaraz in the semifinals of the Miami Masters and China Open in 2023. With the French Open win, Alcaraz has regained his edge in what is turning out to be an exciting rivalry.