Carlos Alcaraz apologised to Jannik Sinner after criticising the world No.1 following his opening-round win at the Australian Open.
Alcaraz looked at his very best in the straight sets victory against Alexander Shevchenko, taking the game 1-6, 5-7, 1-6.
It sees him through into the second round where he’ll take on Yoshihito Nishioka later this week.
But it was in Alcaraz’s post-match debrief where he apologised to fellow Australian Open competitor Sinner for a comment made about the Italian’s golf skills.
When asked by John Millman to rank his golf swing against that of Sinner and Roger Federer, Alcaraz replied: “I have to ask if the ranking is going to be effective swing or beautiful swing.
“Alright, I’m sorry it’s going to be probably selfish but I’m going to put myself the first one. Second one Rafa and third probably Jannik. Sorry about it. It’s not personal.”
A cheeky comment from the Spanish ace, who will be hoping he’ll be able to back up his skills with the racket at this year’s Open.
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