Alcaraz and Swiatek similarity?

[8020]

Both Rafa fans.
Both teenage prodigies.
Both very offensive with great defending ability.
Both have deadly top spin forehands.
Both have good backhands to backup their forehand wing.
Both are very quick and move better than other players.
Both aren't the best servers.

Both look like future all time greats ATP and WTA were waiting for since long time. Does any feel the same?

Carlos even praised Iga:

 

[ronalditop]

Both games are way more offensive than rafa though.

 

[8020]

Both games are way more offensive than rafa though.

Yes, that's true.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Both Rafa fans. *Check
Both teenage prodigies. *Check
Both very offensive with great defending ability. *Check
Both have deadly top spin forehands. *Check
Both have good backhands to backup their forehand wing. *Check
Both are very quick and move better than other most players. *Check
Both aren't the best servers. *Check

Both look like future all time greats ATP and WTA were waiting for since long time. *Nope
Does any feel the same? *Nope

 

[Chanwan]

Both Rafa fans.
Both teenage prodigies.
Both very offensive with great defending ability.
Both have deadly top spin forehands.
Both have good backhands to backup their forehand wing.
Both are very quick and move better than other players.
Both aren't the best servers.

Both look like future all time greats ATP and WTA were waiting for since long time. Does any feel the same?

Carlos even praised Iga:

What's wrong with the youth. Rafa and unbelievable sportsmanship don't belong in the same sentence, no?

 

[Aabye5]

What's wrong with the youth. Rafa and unbelievable sportsmanship don't belong in the same sentence, no?

Depends on if you define good sportsmanship as temper tantrums, crying or time wasting.

Few can past the triple test.

 

[DjokoLand]

Depends on if you define good sportsmanship as temper tantrums, crying or time wasting.

Few can past the triple test.

Even as a person that has Nada as his least favourite of the big 3 I recognise Nadal as a good sportsman. He never breaks a racket and doesn’t sulk on court. Though the time wasting is a big off as his time between serve is huge.

 

[_phantom]

Both diehard Rafa fans.
Both are pretty grounded.
Both teenage prodigies.
Both very offensive with great defending ability.
Both have deadly top spin forehands.
Both have good backhands to backup their forehand wing.
Both are very quick and move better than other players.
Both aren't the best servers.

Both look like future all time greats ATP and WTA were waiting for since long time. Does any feel the same?

Added the bolded part.

 

[Aabye5]

Even as a person that has Nada as his least favourite of the big 3 I recognise Nadal as a good sportsman. He never breaks a racket and doesn’t sulk on court. Though the time wasting is a big off as his time between serve is huge.

Yeah, my point was that all of the big 3 do something on the line. You have to pick your poison.

 

[DjokoLand]

Yeah, my point was that all of the big 3 do something on the line. You have to pick your poison.

I agree I’m a big Djokovic fan and the bounces on serves under pressure is a big one. All have certain things but I agree with you overall post Nadal is a good sportsman. Djokovic has the greeting after a lose at the net as his one big win in sportsmanship

 

[gadge]

Iga is already an established world no.1, slam winner, 4 masters titles (3/3 this season). I’d say alcaraz has some catching up to do.

 

[mehdimike]

I agree I’m a big Djokovic fan and the bounces on serves under pressure is a big one. All have certain things but I agree with you overall post Nadal is a good sportsman. Djokovic has the greeting after a lose at the net as his one big win in sportsmanship

As a Rafa fan, I admit Novak seems very cool after a loss. Not that Rafa is salty after a loss but you see disappointment in his face while Novak seems like "well what happened here has happened, time to move one, nothing can be done" and goes to congratz the opponent.

 

[8020]

I changed my mind. Swiatek would never lose to clay mug.

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

"Rafa Nadal; he's always fair play."

LOL.

 

[ChaelAZ]

Both Rafa fans.
Both teenage prodigies.
Both very offensive with great defending ability.
Both have deadly top spin forehands.
Both have good backhands to backup their forehand wing.
Both are very quick and move better than other players.
Both aren't the best servers.

Both look like future all time greats ATP and WTA were waiting for since long time. Does any feel the same?

Carlos even praised Iga:

Yeah, Iga has gottena better foot hold with some solid mentorship to be in a bit more successful position, but I think Alcaraz will have a similar run and early success over the next year.

 

[Jonesy]

I changed my mind. Swiatek would never lose to clay mug.

I think Korda would beat Swiatek.

 

[AM75]

Did Alcaraz win French open and 3 masters titles in a row? As of now Iga >>>>>>> Alcaraz

 

[RaulRamirez]

I'm a big Iga fan, and expect a lot more great things in her future. The "but" is that she's a little older and that the WTA is a little easier to have early success on. Still, what she's doing is quite impressive.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Both games are way more offensive than rafa though.

No true! Rafa fan here!

 

[dapchai]

As a Rafa fan, I admit Novak seems very cool after a loss. Not that Rafa is salty after a loss but you see disappointment in his face while Novak seems like "well what happened here has happened, time to move one, nothing can be done" and goes to congratz the opponent.

I think Rafa's face always looks the same when greeting at the net whether he wins or loses. "Good game, no?"

 

[Harry_Wild]

Swiatek & Alcaraz are around the same age range and both are human beings too! I have deducted reasoning!

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Even as a person that has Nada as his least favourite of the big 3 I recognise Nadal as a good sportsman. He never breaks a racket and doesn’t sulk on court. Though the time wasting is a big off as his time between serve is huge.

Lendl and Courier were even slower.

 

[Oval_Solid]

 

[gadge]

both are red line players
both live under the shadow of the big 3

Iga doesn’t. Why would a wta player live under the big 3s shadow

 

[Aabye5]

The Tours like your thread:

 

[octobrina10]

As a Rafa fan, I admit Novak seems very cool after a loss. Not that Rafa is salty after a loss but you see disappointment in his face while Novak seems like "well what happened here has happened, time to move one, nothing can be done" and goes to congratz the opponent.

But before the end of a match, Djoko does this:

 

[mehdimike]

But before the end of a match, Djoko does this:

Still I think he is by far the coolest guy after a loss.