Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner had a stranglehold on the ATP Tour in 2025, picking up a combined 14 titles and sharing out the four Grand Slams between them.
“What I would have liked to see is Alcaraz winning Roland Garros, but by beating Del Potro, Murray, Djokovic, Federer in the semi-finals and Nadal in the final.
Because today they are head and shoulders above the rest. In a manner of speaking, there are only two of them now.”
Mouratoglou posted a video on X (formerly Twitter), stating: “When people compare eras, often there is no real debate. But more like fantasy where people give their opinions based on emotions more than facts.
Patrick Mouratoglou responds to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga comments
Mouratoglou shared his thoughts on Instagram, saying: “I don’t agree with what Jo said. I don’t believe at all that those guys we’re talking about: Draper, Rune, de Minaur, Fritz, Shelton, Auger-Aliassime, are not very good or not dangerous.
“They’re huge players. Im sorry, Jo, but I’m not sure you’d have beaten them on a regular basis. He is referring to Wawrinka and Del Potro, who are unbelievable players for sure, but you see how unbelievable they are throughout the course of all their career.
“At 29 years old, Stan Wawrinka was a good player. Nothing else. At 31 he was a triple Grand Slam winner. Of course the guys who have achieved their whole careers have more titles and potentially a few Grand Slams when others don’t.”
When Tsonga competed against Federer and Djokovic he had an 18-37 record combined which has also brought some pushback to his opinion on the new generation compared to his era.
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Gilles Simon says Jo-Wilfried Tsonga could beat today’s contenders
Tsonga’s former compatriot Gilles Simon replied to Mouratoglou on social media, backing his side. He wrote:
“Jo would probably have a positive H2H with all the players mentioned.
“Because indeed they are all very strong, no problem there, but Jo was really very, very strong.”
While Tsonga retired from tennis in 2022, he has come up against a number of the sport’s current players in the past.
The Frenchman played Félix Auger-Aliassime during his final year on the ATP Tour and lost to him in straight sets.
During 2019 at the Monte Carlo Masters, Tsonga faced off against Taylor Fritz but had to pull out due to injury before that match ended.
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