Handshake Doesnt Equal Friendship: Jack Sock on the Overhyped Bond Between Alcaraz and Sinner

The 2016 Olympic champion in mixed doubles, American tennis player **Jack Sock**, shared his thoughts on the exaggeration surrounding the friendship between Spaniard **Carlos Alcaraz** and Italian **Jannik Sinner**.

«Tennis fans have obviously enjoyed the story of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who are good friends. Now that they’ve both retired and are no longer playing, people are so eager for a repeat of that narrative that they are pushing this idea. Every tournament, you scroll through social media and see, ‘Oh, look at Carlos and Jannik, check out how they interacted while passing by the practice court.’

Just shaking hands and smiling at someone doesn’t necessarily mean you’re best friends. It could develop into that over time, but for now, I feel like it’s being blown out of proportion. I agree that they are friends, but the narrative of their deep bond is overstated,» Sock’s comments were reported by Punto de Break.