[emily2bed4ruud]

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

 

[sidechain]

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

 

[Phillo]

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.

 

[R]

SetEdgelord

 

[Chokehater]

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.

 

[Roxitova]

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

Yeah and Felix beat Sinner last time they met.

 

[Roxitova]

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.

 

[rockrollscience]

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…

 

[Matthieu]

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.

 

[Halba1]

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

 

[Tennis cognoscenti king]

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.

 

[Nole Fan #1]

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.

 

[Tennis cognoscenti king]

whooped the big 3 many times is a bit of an overstatement. He has 1 Win vs. Federer, 2 vs Djokovic and 3 vs. Nadal. He lost all slam matches against them

Kyrgios beat Nadal at Wimbledon 14 and knocked the massive favourite for the USO out this year.

 

[Nole Fan #1]

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.

 

[Jolyon]

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.

 

[riggs]

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.

 

[Hurenkacke]

He's the next big choker, that's for sure.

 

[Waz]

Sinner hasn't done anything this year expect for choking against Djokovic at Wimbledon.

I am yet to see anything special in Sinner's game. He just seems like this era's Berdych. While Alcaraz has a weakness in the serve department, I think he is a level or two above Sinner.

 

[BauerAlmeida]

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.

 

[RoS]

Alcaraz at 19 y.o : 1 GS, 2 GS QF, 2 Master 1000, 2 ATP 500. Beat Djokodal back to back
Sinner at 21 y.o : 4 GS QF; 1 ATP 500, 4 ATP 250. Never beat Djokodal (choked everytime he had a lead, FO 2020, Rome 2021, FO 2021, Wimbledon 2022)

But Sinner is the next big thing....