Paul McNamee expressed his surprise at former World No. 1 Mats Wilander's comments. The Swede claimed that Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz's on-court performances showcase the highest quality of tennis and even compared the two with some of the biggest names in the tennis world.Though young, both Sinner and Alcaraz have reached the upper echelons of the tennis world and have already formed a prolific rivalry with just 10 meetings. Their latest meeting in the final of the 2024 China Open left the tennis fraternity in awe.The two men engaged in a three hours and 20-minute thriller, which saw the Spaniard coming back from a set down to win the ATP 250 event (6)6-7, 6-4, 7-6(3) and extended his lead against the Italian to 6-4 in the process.Their final didn't only leave the fans impressed but also received acclaim from many legends.Mats Wilander made a bold statement after the epic final. He claimed that the Sinner-Alcaraz rivalry, at its finest, was tennis' peak and had even surpassed the Big 3—Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic.“They are following in the footsteps of the 'Big Three' in terms of level,” Wilander said. (via eurosport.com)“I hope Roger, Novak, and Rafa are not listening, but in terms of level, when Sinner and Alcaraz are at their best, there is no way anyone has ever played better tennis, that the tennis ball has done more different, complicated, difficult things than the ball is doing between Sinner and Alcaraz.”Former Doubles No.1 Paul McNamee took to X (formerly Twitter) and responded to the Swede's remarks in a rhetorical question."Mats are you ok?" the Aussie tweeted."It's up there with the absolute best sporting events ever" - Mats Wilander on Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner's rivalryJannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz (Source: Getty)Mats Wilander also called Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner's rivalry one of the biggest attractions in sports, highlighting how the two young men are true entertainers and keep the audience engaged.“Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner put on such a great, entertaining show. To me, it's up there with the absolute best sporting events ever,” Wilander said.“It keeps happening every single time they play. They come up with suspense, they come up with entertainment.”Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have had amazing seasons this year, completing the Major sweep. While the Spaniard won the Channel Slam (French Open and Wimbledon) and an Olympic silver, the Italian reigned supreme on the hard courts (Australian Open and US Open).The two men met three times this year, but it was Alcaraz who managed to overturn a deficit on all three occasions to go 3-0 in 2024 against Sinner.The two will next be seen in action at the Shanghai Masters. Both men will receive a bye in the first round due to their seedings, and while the Spaniard will face Shang Juncheng, the Italian will play Taro Daniel to kick off his campaign.