Only thing missing is a serve which far more easy to get than Baseline weapons. And Sinner Is far superior at off both wings than Alcaraz)
SInner is the next big thing. Not Alcaraz
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Berdych wouldn't beat Djokodal LOL. He has always been their turkey. And I don't think he would even beat Alcaraz. Berdych was a better player when he was 25-28 y.o (he was outhitting Prime Fed)
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Hewitt had injuries and he was overrun by the power era led by Federer. He was one kind of a player, born to counter servers, that was rendered obsolete quickly. If anything, Alcaraz's variety makes him more similar to Roger and Sinner's relative lack thereof makes him closer to Hewitt, even if their styles are completely different. I mean, I have seen this comparison being thrown around as of late and I don't think it could be more wrong. Just because both are early boomers that doesn't mean they are similar, or they should be compared.
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How is a serve easy to get?
Alcaraz has more variety, more mentality and a higher ceiling than Sinner. His ground game and forehand is more versatile also. I don’t see it but time will tell.
Sinner’s game is very low margin. Alcaraz has shown he is able to regroup and change tactically. Sinner is kinda predictable and no plan B player. Of course he is very dangerous when he is on the zone.
Sinner’s game is very low margin. Alcaraz has shown he is able to regroup and change tactically. Sinner is kinda predictable and no plan B player. Of course he is very dangerous when he is on the zone.
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From what I have seen so far from Sinner, he has a game similar to someone like Thomas Berdych or Robin Soderling, those type of players. That could land him a major title, or two.
However, Is that type of game enough to be a multiple grand slam champ and number 1 for hundreds of weeks? History suggests no but maybe Sinner can create his own history
However, Is that type of game enough to be a multiple grand slam champ and number 1 for hundreds of weeks? History suggests no but maybe Sinner can create his own history
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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!"
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Boy just won a slam and had amazing season with five titles so far including two masters. Haters already coming lol. Still a crowd fave. But i hope sinner become a great champions too. I love their matches and the shotmaking in their matches.
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Federer improved from a 7/10 to a 10/10 in 2004. Forget comparing the styles, it's too much detail, I'm just saying it's too early to call. Either one could kick on and improve at age 22 and leave the other behind.
Recency bias is huge in the world of sport.
Not according to Ruud who admitted USO courts ideal for his game which was molded from Clay while he never got past R4 at AO. Fact is, even if previous Decoturf was changed to Laykold, they can still resurface (homogenise) it to the level they want.
Not denying that Alca is a phenomenal player for his age but that his game will not work as well on Grass where finesse & serving r mandatory & his height could prevent his serving to b as consistent as players like Sampras, Fed & Novak. And jury’s still out on him at AO where he lost to a guy, Berreta, w/ virtually one of weakest BH’s for a top10-20.
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As a Sampras fan myself, I find that hard to comprehend if true. Sampras retired in 2003, what does anyone expect? When Sampras was playing he said records are made to be broken.
But look at how some Federer fans have reacted here to his records being broken so that's how some react I suppose.
You can't be getting worked up over a 19 year old.
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Surely the same can be said about Novak fans at the prospect of his records being broken within 2 decades. Nadal fans seem a bit chill cozy behind 14 RG titles (which will probably last for a century). Roger fans also seem relaxed since their fave's record got dusted before retiring.
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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.
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I was talking about that particular fan. I am pretty sure that most Sampras fans, just as @BurnsTennis mentioned, don't care at all about records being broken as their guy was on top for more than a decade. So, most of Nole fans are already happy with his achievement and anything more is just gravy.
Contemplating what would happen in 20 years is just silly. You just can't help it to bring up Nole fans in any topic now though, which is just sad.
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I actually couldn't care less about Nole fans anymore. They can believe and feel whatever they like, I can see tennis already making big moves away from the Big 3, and I am enjoying the changes, progress and evolution.
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Why not both? Maybe even more, I hope we have more competition at the very top.
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I won't dispute it.
Lol what a ridiculous statement. Name me single Grand Slam or Masters 1000 title for Sinner. Done? I thought so. He has never won any. While Alcaraz won 2 Masters 1000 and 1 Grand Slam so far already. And he's 2 years younger!
Sinner will never win Grand Slam at this rate. Perhaps few Masters 1000 titles are possible, but Grand Slam? Nah sorry.
Sinner will never win Grand Slam at this rate. Perhaps few Masters 1000 titles are possible, but Grand Slam? Nah sorry.
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