Correct Alcaraz isn't the next big thing. He is the current big thing with a slam and grand slam title. Not to mention two masters 1000.

Sinner may or may not be the next big thing but right now he is way behind Alcaraz. Never has been top 5. Never won a slam, never won a masters 1000.

And to add insult to injury Sinner is almost two years older than Alcaraz but so far he has won zero big titles. Only has one measly 500 title and a bunch of weak 250s.

So stop the comparsions they are not close right now. In the future? Who knows? No one can say. But as of right now Alcaraz is the king of the hill.

Sinner is in the same boat as FAA. They both received a lot of hype and rightfully so but so far they haven't delivered. Alcaraz has and again those guys are several years older than him which is huge at the start of your career.

Maybe Sinner and/or FAA will deliver next year then again maybe they won't.

 

How can you say they aren't close? Sinner whipped him at Wimbledon and the US Open match could have went either way. Speaking of FAA, he just whipped Carlos at Davis Cup too

 

They maybe close in talent and ability but they aren't close in achievement and at the end of the day that's all that matter. Nick Kyrgios has whooped the big three many times but at the end of the day it doesn't mean much. He obviously isn't close to them.

 

Laughable.

 

Gurl please, a grand slam and a #1 ranking versus a 500 title and you say that they are close? Drugs are bad!!

 

Sinner led two sets to love against Djokovic and then just went away like a low ranked player getting steamrolled in the last three. I expected he might still lose, but you've got to compete in at least one of those comeback sets, surely?

 

Looks like SetSampras has found his new player to hate now that Fed is gone.

 

You can almost feel anger cooking in him.

He had to suffer watching big 3 passing big ol' Pit like sport cars and living him in dust way behind in GS count.

And now he sees another one who is warming his engines, and PTSD starts kicking in "Not another fucking one!"

 

Sinner might eventually become the next big thing, who knows, it might just take him a little longer for his mind and his game to mature.

Right now though, there's no evidence to suggest that he will. Less slam titles (not even a SF), lower ranking, no MS titles, less consistent.

 

The two best and will be awesome rivalry. I do think Zverev will be involved too tho

 

Don't forget Medvedev man. When he's on, he is easily the best of them all.

 

2 years gap from 19 to 21 years old is a huge gap in Tennis, that being said, not all players make huge leaps from 19 to 21 years old, there are early bloomers and late bloomers, it remains to be seen if Alcaraz is one of those players that peak too early, I don't see much indication for that to be the case for now.

 

Serious question, has SetSampras ever NOT been wrong? To be so consistently clueless for 13 years, quite an achievement

 

Alcaraz is #1. He's the big thing now, not next.

 

Sinner has been a thing to watch since 2019. His progress is too slow and has disappointed me a bit. Now he is making some progress but I doubt he can overcome his weakness.

 

I think he has the potential

 

I agree Sinner and Ruud will milk up all the titles, Alcaraz needs too many 5-setters (not just that but he has to swing hard and run hard all the time!) and will fade like Hewitt probably

 

He's currently a teenager that is willing his way through tournament at the moment. He has plenty of time to improve and eventually have easier times getting through tournaments.

 

I have to keep reminding myself that Sinner is Italian. Nothing against Italians, but they have proven time and time again in history of tennis to be mental mugs. He has the game but he is too nice a guy to do the sacrifices week in week out

 

Sweeping statement but more likely that Sinner the more consistent, if not better player over multiple surfaces while Alca more surface condition dependent & unlikely projected to do as well in AO & ID HC.

 

Just can't agree here. Carlos just won a slam on one of the fastest courts currently on tour. I see no reason he can't play well at the AO. It's not like he is dependent on high bouncing surfaces.

 

SetEdgelord

 

And Sinner Is far superior at off both wings than Alcaraz)

lol, his FH isn't better than Alccraz' at all, let alone "far superior". If anything Alcaraz got the edge on the FH overall (although it's pretty close), and I think that will only got bigger over time because his FH is more versatile. He can hit it harder than Sinner but also very heavy with spin, which Sinner never does.

Sinner's BH is undeniably better though. Both can hit a lot of BH winners but Alcaraz has less margin for error there and I've seen quite a few matches already where he was spraying a lot of errors from the wing.

If Sinner actually was far superior on both wings, it would be almost impossible for him to lose this match up, given that Alcaraz is not gonna serve him off the court.

 

NO!
Ridiculous.
Others have stated the performance difference above, they are not even close.
Alcaraz went from being omninous to delivering USo.
He's the biggest thing to hit tennis since Nadal.
Period.
Sinner may win a few here and there, that's all.
I think Felix has more upside than Sinner frankly.
His best is better than Sinner's best.

 

NO!
Ridiculous.
Others have stated the performance difference above, they are not even close.
Alcaraz went from being omninous to delivering USo.
He's the biggest thing to hit tennis since Nadal.
Period.
Sinner may win a few here and there, that's all.
I think Felix has more upside than Sinner frankly.
His best is better than Sinner's best.

He is not the next nadal. Such comparison isnt valid. Nadal 22GS in a tough big 4 era.

Alcaraz might only do 4-5 GS maximum in this weaker era.

 

As someone pointed out, Alcaraz is certainly the current big thing, but I cannot imagine any of today’s young stars getting in double figures for GS titles, much less reaching 20+. There are a few reasons for this:

• The gap between the top young stars and their peers is not nearly as big as the gap was between the Big Three and their peers.
• Tennis is becoming more and more physical due to bigger, better conditioned athletes using high tech rackets/strings. This allows harder hitting, and requires harder running which burns players out (not to mention increasing their injuries) physically and mentally. Thiem is a perfect example.
• They reach fame and fortune very quickly so the hunger for success with hard training and hard playing tends to be satisfied.

Other reasons, I’m sure…

 

lolz people are acting as if Alcaraz somehow blew Sinner out of the water or something? It was the basically the most competitive match of all time. The narrative would be completely different based off one point.

 

sinner unable to win any major titles
a serial choker- choke 2 sets up to djok at w, chok 2-1 lead to alcaraz in us open
how can a choker be considered the next big thing.
alcaraz may not be the next big thing, maybe there isnt another such player for a long time.
a guy like a boating FAA could win a slam in this era

 

There are significant weaknesses in Sinner's game : slice, serve, forecourt game, lack of variety. To a lesser extent movement/defence. His physique also doesn't scream long term top player. He's a bit weedy imo. That said, like Charles, he has a weak era to vulture.

 

Sinner may have handled Alcaraz (a match-up issue) better than other players in the recent past, but you also have to factor in that more players can trouble Sinner than they can Alcaraz. Alcaraz has already shown it that he has a extra gear than Sinner and put it in the extra gear when he played Rafa and Djokovic.

Grand Slam, 2 Masters, World No.1 - Alcaraz has proven.

 

People would have said the same about Hewitt and Federer in 2002. Hewitt with 2 slams and world no.1 and Federer with none, but the turning point was age at 22.

Not saying that's what's going to happen here and 2 masters and a slam is a nice start, but a tiny sample size.

I just hope Sinner isn't Berdych 2.0.

 

Berdych would definitely win slams if he was 20/21 now. So it wouldn't be a bad thing if he's Berdych 2.0.