Mustard
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He is going to war, in a competitive sporting sense.
Alcaraz believes he can beat Nadal at the French Open “I think I could beat him, but Rafa has a thousand lives there”
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Mike Sams
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Jumping up and down in front of the opponent's face the way he does is a way to try to intimidate the opponent.
LaVie en Rose
Hall of Fame
16 years ( for the sake of accuracy ) Alcaraz was born May 5th 2003 , Djokovic May 22 1987,
As Djokovic fan I've always relied on him ,&him ONLY. Nothing changed.
I'll not become Alcaraz fan (not that I'm basher either ) just because he maybe "can" beat Nadal on clay or elsewhere
Also I don't see disrespect some of nadal fans complaining about
Alcaraz won last Nadal match a bit easier than Djokovic's . Nadal bots have amnesia it seems. Thinks but would do .LOL
LaVie en Rose
Hall of Fame
Alcaraz does the same,maybe not in each match he plays,but he often jumps in front of opponent at the net before match .He surely must’ve looked up to elder Spaniard champ
Fedfans' theory has no merit whatsoever anyway!
There's no proof that Federer in 00's was much better than in 10's.
There's definite proof that Djokovic did or would've taken down prime Fed. He did win 7 straights over '11 Nadal, who've prevailed over '10 Nadal, who just won 3 slams in a year for the only time. And we all knew what teen age Nadal did to prime Fed!
There's no proof that Federer in 00's was much better than in 10's.
There's definite proof that Djokovic did or would've taken down prime Fed. He did win 7 straights over '11 Nadal, who've prevailed over '10 Nadal, who just won 3 slams in a year for the only time. And we all knew what teen age Nadal did to prime Fed!
Mike Sams
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Of course. Anything's possible. Djokovic probably beats anyone in history on any surface. At least on the slowed modern day courts.
DSH
Talk Tennis Guru
tennis24x7
Hall of Fame
I am not jealous, I feel has that talent to be in top 10.
DSH
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StrongRule
Talk Tennis Guru
It's a joke to even talk about beating Nadal right now. We all know (and Alcaraz himself knows it too) that he would be lucky to win 5-6 games against 2008 Nadal.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
It would be pretty sad if Alcaraz couldn't beat him.
Chanwan
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And we all know that all match-ups are the same so if player A beats player B, who beats player C, player A will also beat player C.... or not.
Props for the bolded though, that's funny
Chanwan
G.O.A.T.
As far as I can read on TTW, Rafa's the favorite at Rome, FO and Wimbledon.
No harm in for Alcaraz to think he can beat him. We've had too many Ruuds and Thiems who had absolutely zero belief they deserved to be on PC with Rafa. And played like it
No harm in for Alcaraz to think he can beat him. We've had too many Ruuds and Thiems who had absolutely zero belief they deserved to be on PC with Rafa. And played like it
The Blond Blur
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Lol that guy’s a troll masquerading as a RAFAN. We don’t claim him
DSH
Talk Tennis Guru
DSH
Talk Tennis Guru
Sure, as if the 2019 or even 2022 version is the same as Nadal's 2023.
I think Thiem would have liked to face 37-year-old Nadal, with a battered body, no game rhythm, with confidence on the floor.
Wow, he would have loved it!
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
Thiem is a nobody in front of Future Carlos. Even current Carlos is peaking higher than Peak Thiem right now. So it doesn't matter to me how old Nadal is. Be very scared.Sure, as if the 2019 or even 2022 version is the same as Nadal's 2023.
I think Thiem would have liked to face 37-year-old Nadal, with a battered body, no game rhythm, with confidence on the floor.
Wow, he would have loved it!
ChaelAZ
G.O.A.T.
Alcaraz believes he can beat Nadal at the French Open
The tennis superstar has become a dominant force in the ATP at only 19 years of age due to his all-rounded game but also his strong mentality.en.as.com
100% correct. He can beat anyone anywhere. I think grass will develop, but he ahs the skills to master that too.
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
Alcaraz is already prepared for Wimbledon. His fh is WOW. He may even win Wimbledon this year. He is that good.
ChaelAZ
G.O.A.T.
He certainly has game to play the surface, but we will see if he develops better strategy to apply it this year. I'd actually put Djo, Kyrgios, and even Fritz (yes, Taylor) ahead of him at this point. Maybe he has improved a great deal and I am wrong, but based on what we have seen to this point, he still has work to do there.
nolefam_2024
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I think his game is already better than Kyrgios and Fritz. Hopefully we will soon see Berrettini, Kyrgios, Alcaraz, Sinner all challenging Novak.
ChaelAZ
G.O.A.T.
Not based on performance to this point, but we will see.
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