[MalwareDie]

Agree with the goal but I think he should actually bring IN someone to work on the serve, why not Ivanisevic.

Ivanisevic would be a good serve coach for Sinner given their similar heights. I think I read earlier this year that Sinner used Isner's serve as the foundation for his serve, and that's obviously not working out given Isner's incredible height advantage over Sinner and Sinner's issues with serving this year. There are things Isner can get away with that mere mortals simply can't.

 

[Kaman]

 

[Ttohph21]

I saw the reaction to Trump's arrival was mixed

Showing even in lefty NYC,
Trump is still Trump! 😎

No amount of lefty loons that loved him until
he ran as a Republican can stop him. 😅

 

[DjoWilliSongovic]

What are we looking at going forward? Does Alpaca take it down under?

Can he win the career GS next year?

It would suck if he had to do it against Sin City four straight.

Right now, I am thinking 4-5 USO titles if not six is very realistic.

6-8 WB titles
5-6 RG
1-2 AOs

Comfortably in the 20 GS mark. But, he has to stay healthy. Not sure if Sinner can improve the movement. He basically needs to serve bot to beat Raz, otherwise, he is broken down by his inferior movement.

 

[SetSampras]

All the running Alcaraz does I find it impossible to think he can ever stay healthy to stay on top and dominant for the long haul. Thats one thing Sinner has going for him. He doesn't have to run all over the court like a jack rabbit every round. Alcaraz is putting strain on the wheels with every passing year. And its not a car.. You can't just replace the tires

 

[MalwareDie]

All the running Alcaraz does I find it impossible to think he can ever stay healthy to stay on top and dominant for the long haul. Thats one thing Sinner has going for him. He doesn't have to run all over the court like a jack rabbit every round. Alcaraz is putting strain on the wheels with every passing year. And its not a car.. You can't just replace the tires

Alcaraz isn't spending as much time running all over the court as Nadal did as he's a much more offensive player. I do expect Alcaraz to slow down eventually, but if he keeps improving his serve and backhand, he'll be able to offset some of the loss of his speed when it happens.

 

[Bumsby]

Ivanisevic would be a good serve coach for Sinner given their similar heights. I think I read earlier this year that Sinner used Isner's serve as the foundation for his serve, and that's obviously not working out given Isner's incredible height advantage over Sinner and Sinner's issues with serving this year. There are things Isner can get away with that mere mortals simply can't.

i agree. he is also very quick to hit after tossing the ball, very quick motion and racquet swing like ivanisevic’s

 

[Bumsby]

this is hella scary

 

[Bumsby]

have they done the post-match interviews yet? i haven’t seen anything so far

i want to know how jannik explains his poor performance

 

[Kaman]

have they done the post-match interviews yet? i haven’t seen anything so far

i want to know how jannik explains his poor performance

 

[SetSampras]

He just needs to get a first serve into the service box. All of his losses against Alcaraz this year is because of his serve being non-existent/non-weapon.

 

[The Hero Cop Mark]

Alcaraz isn't spending as much time running all over the court as Nadal did as he's a much more offensive player. I do expect Alcaraz to slow down eventually, but if he keeps improving his serve and backhand, he'll be able to offset some of the loss of his speed when it happens.

The concept that "running" ruins the body in tennis is laughable. Overhitting and hitting shots from awkward positions, serving faster than your body allows, and playing powerful and muscular tennis is way more taxing than running from one corner to another. And Alcaraz is playing extremely taxing tennis, much more taxing than Nadal.

 

[AntiTardDefenseSystem]

Ivanisevic would be a good serve coach for Sinner given their similar heights. I think I read earlier this year that Sinner used Isner's serve as the foundation for his serve, and that's obviously not working out given Isner's incredible height advantage over Sinner and Sinner's issues with serving this year. There are things Isner can get away with that mere mortals simply can't.

Similar heights, pinpoint server too IIRC, and generally proven results as a coach (helped Djokovic improve his already improved serve thanks to Becker). Plus given his recent flop stints with Rybakina and Tsitsipas, each of who have their own issues related to champion consistency, I think Sinner should ASAP scoop him up. It could decide the next few years of greatness because I don't buy this Alcaraz has higher peak than Sinner really (or not by that much). Alcaraz is the scarier player but Sinner has a ton of room to perfect his serve, along with net play. Shot variety options is the only real thing I'd put Alcaraz has having a much higher ceiling in, and that's mostly for natural surfaces.

 

[DjoWilliSongovic]

Alcaraz isn't spending as much time running all over the court as Nadal did as he's a much more offensive player. I do expect Alcaraz to slow down eventually, but if he keeps improving his serve and backhand, he'll be able to offset some of the loss of his speed when it happens.

If this serve is legit, and honestly I haven’t watched his matches at USO until now and a bit of the SF, he should have his Feds 04-08 run starting about right now…

And clay is still his best surface IMO. I believe he can win 12 of the next 16 majors so long as he doesn’t have a significant physical setback

 

[AntiTardDefenseSystem]

He just needs to get a first serve into the service box. All of his losses against Alcaraz this year is because of his serve being non-existent/non-weapon.

It's undeniable at this point. Literally both slam finals he lost, his MIA serve caused immense pressure on him and forced him to gift breaks. Even in the French in the first 2 sets, Sinner didn't really easily held serve. Like, think about it. Despite Alcaraz's servebotting today, Sinner was not even able to push him to even a tiebreak or 7-5 set. That's dire.

Conversely, the moment Sinner starts easily winning his service games I can totally see matches going like Wimbledon.

 

[MalwareDie]

have they done the post-match interviews yet? i haven’t seen anything so far

i want to know how jannik explains his poor performance

Sinner chalks it up to him not serving well and and also playing too predictably. He indicated he intends to try going out of his comfort zone more even if it causes him to lose more matches, which I believe shows champion's mentality as he has that strong desire to improve I've been talking about all year. Although I'm a fan of Alcaraz, Carlos doesn't have that same desire to improve given it took him two years to make improvements to his game.

 

[AntiTardDefenseSystem]

One thing I like about Sinner is he seems laser honed in on improvement, especially after a big loss.

Rome - he came back at RG and nearly won it
RG + Halle - Wimbledon

I think he's right on variety but I actually don't care about drop shots or serve & volley, it's the slice (and playing against it) that he really needs to improve on

 

[Johnny Groove]

My thoughts from the other thread:

Really liked that slice backhand from Alcaraz to the Sinner backhand low, drew a lot of errors and set up shots

Sinner must develop a slice

Sinner also needs to work on the inside-in forehand from the left court. Missed too many of those

He has a very good forehand cross and line from the right court, as well as the forehand inside out from the left

But the forehand inside-in needs work

Sinner looked a little bothered physically in the 2nd half of third and fourth

But that is what happens when Alcaraz is landing such body blows

 

[USATP]

 

[DjokerNole87]