Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, the final face-off excites the tennis people: the verdict is already black on white.
Some argue that Carlos Alcaraz is unrivaled and is destined to follow in the footsteps of the champions who came before him, namely Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. He is insanely talented, indeed, although it is for all to see that he sins a bit, despite himself, in terms of continuity.
He explained why himself a few days ago, when, in the midst of the Laver Cup, he “complained” that the Atp calendar is too busy and that these rhythms affect, at times, his motivation. Which takes nothing away, in any case, from the majesty of a tennis player who, at only 21 years of age, has already put in his trophy cabinet the beauty of 4 Grand Slam titles, two of them, Roland Garros and the second Wimbledon, at very close range
Not to be outdone is his colleague Jannik Sinner, who “pays” only for the fact that he exploded a little later than his Iberian rival. He got his revenge, however, by winning two Slams in the same season, a not at all insignificant detail that confirms, in case we needed it, that now that he has ascended to the throne he is even hungrier than before. Difficult, in short, as well as completely useless, to compare them. Rather than sing the praises of one at the expense of the other, it would be better, in fact, to enjoy the exploits of both.
Alcaraz or Sinner? Fritz will be the judge of that
And yet, there are always those who are ready to stick their beaks into the rivalry between Carlos and Jannik and bring their own input into this, now age-old, sports debate.
The latest to do so is Taylor Fritz, who lost the Us Open final to Sinner and got a concrete idea, therefore, of the differences between the two European champions. He spoke about this in Laver Cup, saying the following: “It’s hard to compare the two of them, partly because the playing conditions in which I faced them were completely different,” the American admitted, and then launched into a somewhat more detailed examination.
“I had the feeling that Sinner could serve better, but with Alcaraz I felt I didn’t have the time to play my shots. I was trying to get into the exchanges, feel the ball, but I couldn’t adapt. Alcaraz always rushed me by moving me from one side of the court to the other. Against Alcaraz I had less room to breathe, but obviously they are both crazy players. “