French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz combines the best attributes of the Big Three and will be more dangerous at Wimbledon, Andre Agassi has claimed. And John McEnroe has backed the Spaniard and Jannik Sinner to have beaten Rafa Nadal "at his best" following their epic final in Paris.

The world of tennis was still reverberating yesterday to the five-hour, five-set classic won by Alcaraz in their first meeting in a Grand Slam final. "Unbelievable," said Boris Becker. McEnroe added: "The tennis level right now is higher than I've ever seen."

The top two male players on the planet will now rest before playing grasscourt events next week in the build-up to Wimbledon. They will be seeded to meet in the SW19 final July 13 in the potential next instalment of their rivalry.

Alcaraz was handed the French Open trophy by 1999 champion Agassi. And the American legend told TNT Sports US: "Alcaraz's best surface to me, shockingly, would be between here and Wimbledon. I'd actually say grass might be his best surface. You gotta remember this guy has defence and speed like Novak, if not more. He has feel like Federer, you could argue at times if not more. He has RPMs (revs per minute) in pace like Rafa. You could argue maybe even more.

"He has to string that stuff together when he gets out there on the grass and then you bring in that UFO movement stuff. His second step is ridiculous."

After saving three match points against Sinner, Alcaraz's coach Juan Carlos Ferrero claimed: "I think he was born to play these kinds of moments. With Carlos, anything is possible."

Novak Djokovic (24), Nadal (22) and Roger Federer's (20) shared 66 Grand Slam singles titles as they dominated the sport for over a decade.

But reigning Wimbledon champion Alcaraz, 22, has now reached five Grand Slam titles at exactly the same age as his fellow Spaniard. "I'm going to say that's destiny," he said "It is a stat that I'm going to keep for me forever, winning the fifth Grand Slam at the same time as Rafa, my idol, my inspiration. It's a huge honour honestly. Hopefully it's not going to stop like this."

Alcaraz and Sinner have now won the last six Grand Slam titles between them to leave Novak Djokovic marooned on 24 since the 2023 US Open. This is the first match in a Grand Slam final," said the Spaniard. "Hopefully not the last time".

And McEnroe said: "You would make a serious argument with both guys that they would be favoured to beat Nadal, at his best. Do I think they're gonna reach 20, 24 (titles) either one of them? No, because that plateau is so hard. But these two guys right now, it's like when you watch the NBA and you say nobody could be better than Michael Jordan. The tennis level right now is higher than I've ever seen."

Ferrero added: "Jannik is a great champion, he'll go all out at Wimbledon. We're leaving with a two-Grand Slam advantage over him.

"Having these two guys fighting for big trophies, I think we have to be very happy about it in the sport of tennis.

"They raise their level every time that they go on the court. They know they have to play unbelievable tennis to beat the other guy, and it's something that is going to help each player to raise the level even more."

Alcaraz, who celebrated last year's French Open win in Ibiza, is scheduled to play the HSBC Championships at Queen's Club starting on Monday.

Sinner said: "I'll prepare to play on grass in Halle before Wimbledon, the next goal. But now is not the time to cry."