Carlos Alcaraz: "Between winning another Grand Slam or the Olympics, I'll take the gold in Paris"

mahesh69a

Professional
I think Paris 2024 Olympics Gold Medal should be the main focus for Djokovic in 2024

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Clay lover

Legend
I think based on your achievements your priorities can change. With no slams the priority is undoubtedly a slam, but with already 2 an OG seems like a good addition just for the rarity factor.

Also what's he supposed to say, value a slam more and risk offending Spanish fans?
 

FeroBango

Legend
Not Rafa fans saying Raz has peaked just because he sucked indoors (made the SF of WTF in his first attempt) and failed to defend the USO.
 
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ChrisRF

Legend
I think based on your achievements your priorities can change. With no slams the priority is undoubtedly a slam, but with already 2 an OG seems like a good addition just for the rarity factor.
Even nothing "undoubtedly" about that. Zverev ALWAYS said the Olympic Gold is the biggest title, before and after he won it. And when asked in an interview if he would exchange it with a Slam title (like the lost US Open final of 2020), he was laughing as if that was the most absurd question ever and then said "Obviously not".
 

NeutralFan

G.O.A.T.
Yeah, strict doping that allows this guy with these quads to be able to compete at the Olympics.

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Here comes another Djoko b 0 t to defend his hero , expected but again never does it when his own fanbase does it go other players. Lmao .
 

Hitman

Bionic Poster
Here comes another Djoko b 0 t to defend his hero , expected but again never does it when his own fanbase does it go other players. Lmao .

Ah yes, I forgot Mr Big Shot, you can crap on him how you wish, accuse him of doping, but if anyone defends against it, they are the bots. Talking about me defending whoever, when you are no better off yourself. Love it when that happens. LOL

Hilarious how you go out of your way to type that word in that the mods have banned. Nice way to get their attention. :)
 

Eureka

Professional
Not Rafa fans saying Raz has peaked just because he sucked indoors (made the SF of WTF in his first attempt) and failed to defend the USO.
Good grief FeroBango - SURELY you understand that the great wisdom of some on TTW supersedes the facts and evidence, as well the assessments of experts / pundits who anticipate yet more great stuff from Carlos. Please immediately go to the naughty step and stay there until you realise the error of your ways ! :)

Okay, never mind, I'll join you on that naughty step. If a favoured other player had achieved Carlos' superb year in 2023, that player would be lauded ad nauseam. on this very board. For example, Sinner ( a great potential for sure ) is apparently the next Djokovic or Federer, depending upon which of these 2 Maestros is the favoured one. And apparently JS WILL win this or that title, WITHOUT DOUBT!. He WILL win in ALL indoor tournaments and most likely ALL the hardcourts as well. He WILL single handedly 'save tennis' from the 'weak era'.

The utter rubbish spouted on this board about the over-hyping of Carlos is nothing more than tunnel vision based on dislike, and hypocrisy writ large.

That said, let's acknowledge the obvious - that no player is beyond a slump or decline, and this includes Carlos. I consider it unlikely but acknowledge the possibility.

Finally, the boy has stated a preference for the Olympic Gold if he can choose one thing in 2024. He hasn't said he WILL win it or that he WILL win a grand-slam or anything else. When asked after winning the match in Riyadh what his aim is for 2024, he said that he would like to improve his game and improve as a person. Superb stuff.

Carlos is hailed as a young phenomenon and has already proved himself. Health / fitness permitting, he is likely to continue to do well. Those writing him off can whistle in the wind.

CHAPEAU, CARLOS! Wishing you yet more success!

 
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ALCARAZWON

Guest
Poor old desperate Djokovic will never reach the elite of 21st Century tennis, because your slams mean nothing if you have no Gold.
Nadal's got Singles Gold (2008), Doubles Gold (2016) and also was extremely close to another Singles Gold (2016, lost a thriller to Del Potro semi-final).
 

NYTennisfan

Hall of Fame
Somehow this thread (all Alcaraz threads nowadays) turned into a Sinner promotion fest. Delusional Sinner fans are the best. Hey, how about making one Grand Slam final first Sinnerholics, even Ruud made finals and at only a few years older than Jannik.

As for Alcaraz preferring Olympic Gold...That's not shocking, Spaniards tend to be very nationalistic. That doesn't mean he doesn't have the drive to win Slams, some people seem to not grasp this.
 

Jonesy

Legend
Then the entire year is a disappointment for nolefams isn't it. I think clay will not belong to sinner yet. Even tsitsipas will have bigger claim.
I don't think Tsitsipas is beating Sinner ever again, chicken legs figured out the greek BH, plus Tsitsipas post Badosa has been utter trash.

Perhaps Mickey was indeed right.

 

Hitman

Bionic Poster
Good grief FeroBango - SURELY you understand that the great wisdom of some on TTW supersedes the facts and evidence, as well the assessments of experts / pundits who anticipate yet more great stuff from Carlos. Please immediately go to the naughty step and stay there until you realise the error of your ways ! :)

Okay, never mind, I'll join you on that naughty step. If a favoured other player had achieved Carlos' superb year in 2023, that player would be lauded ad nauseam. on this very board. For example, Sinner ( a great potential for sure ) is apparently the next Djokovic or Federer, depending upon which of these 2 Maestros is the favoured one. And apparently JS WILL win this or that title, WITHOUT DOUBT!. He WILL win in ALL indoor tournaments and most likely ALL the hardcourts as well. He WILL single handedly 'save tennis' from the 'weak era'.

The utter rubbish spouted on this board about the over-hyping of Carlos is nothing more than tunnel vision based on dislike, and hypocrisy writ large.

That said, let's acknowledge the obvious - that no player is beyond a slump or decline, and this includes Carlos. I consider it unlikely but acknowledge the possibility.

Finally, the boy has stated a preference for the Olympic Gold if he can choose one thing in 2024. He hasn't said he WILL win it or that he WILL win a grand-slam or anything else. When asked after winning the match in Riyadh what his aim is for 2024, he said that he would like to improve his game and improve as a person. Superb stuff.

Carlos is hailed as a young phenomenon and has already proved himself. Health / fitness permitting, he is likely to continue to do well. Those writing him off can whistle in the wind.

CHAPPEAU, CARLOS! Wishing you yet more success!


The guy beat the world number one and defending seven time champion in the final on a court that he had not lost on in 10 years.

Alcaraz shouldn't be getting trashed at all. He's only 20 and he is already a multi time slam champion.
 
Im hopeful in the young guys for next year at all majors. I think Alcaraz and Sinner will clean up, but for Alcaraz the AO conditions dont suit his game imo so it will be tough for him. A Sinner vs Alcaraz AO final would be great though. The sooner they start playing each other in major finals the better off the sport will be.
Fine by me. If the youngsters take over al 4 slams then that’s cool. Novak has the slam record so it’s all good :)
 

Hitman

Bionic Poster
He got his soul back that he lost after RG, after that Djokovic took bits of his soul back on the Cincy final and WTF semi.

Alcaraz had overplayed badly. I was saying immediately post Wimbledon that he looks like he needs a break, bad scheduling did play a part.
 

aldeayeah

G.O.A.T.
I think based on your achievements your priorities can change. With no slams the priority is undoubtedly a slam, but with already 2 an OG seems like a good addition just for the rarity factor.

Also what's he supposed to say, value a slam more and risk offending Spanish fans?
Nah we Spanish fans are all about the slemz baby.

Also, he hasn't even won RG yet, which is like the basic requirement to become an elite tenniser in Spain!
 
Yeah, strict doping that allows this guy with these quads to be able to compete at the Olympics.

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If you microdose intelligently you’ll never test positive. The mastery of microdosing is the reason we see all these late career superstars in so many sports.

The testing keeps them within safe limits and the dosing makes sports better.
 

NYTennisfan

Hall of Fame
He got his soul back that he lost after RG, after that Djokovic took bits of his soul back on the Cincy final and WTF semi.
The WTF Semi was his most disappointing match by far of 2023. Cramparaz was just "**** happens" and a learning experience about conditioning, Cincy was a classic that could have gone either way, USO was disappointing but that was just a case of a Zoning Med playing out of his mind. He was starting to play like the old Carlos at the WTF then, thud, got embarrassed by Djokovic, I did NOT see that coming.

Regardless, I look at 2024 as a fresh new start for him. Knowing what we know about him, I bet he comes out firing in Australia.
 

NYTennisfan

Hall of Fame
Good grief FeroBango - SURELY you understand that the great wisdom of some on TTW supersedes the facts and evidence, as well the assessments of experts / pundits who anticipate yet more great stuff from Carlos. Please immediately go to the naughty step and stay there until you realise the error of your ways ! :)

Okay, never mind, I'll join you on that naughty step. If a favoured other player had achieved Carlos' superb year in 2023, that player would be lauded ad nauseam. on this very board. For example, Sinner ( a great potential for sure ) is apparently the next Djokovic or Federer, depending upon which of these 2 Maestros is the favoured one. And apparently JS WILL win this or that title, WITHOUT DOUBT!. He WILL win in ALL indoor tournaments and most likely ALL the hardcourts as well. He WILL single handedly 'save tennis' from the 'weak era'.

The utter rubbish spouted on this board about the over-hyping of Carlos is nothing more than tunnel vision based on dislike, and hypocrisy writ large.

That said, let's acknowledge the obvious - that no player is beyond a slump or decline, and this includes Carlos. I consider it unlikely but acknowledge the possibility.

Finally, the boy has stated a preference for the Olympic Gold if he can choose one thing in 2024. He hasn't said he WILL win it or that he WILL win a grand-slam or anything else. When asked after winning the match in Riyadh what his aim is for 2024, he said that he would like to improve his game and improve as a person. Superb stuff.

Carlos is hailed as a young phenomenon and has already proved himself. Health / fitness permitting, he is likely to continue to do well. Those writing him off can whistle in the wind.

CHAPPEAU, CARLOS! Wishing you yet more success!

Nah dude, Sinner is going to beat him in 2 sets at every HC slam from now on. He won't even make it to 3 sets to prevent risk of further embarrassment at the hands of Jannik "Never been past a Slam Semi at 22 years old" Sinner.
 

aldeayeah

G.O.A.T.
The WTF Semi was his most disappointing match by far of 2023. Cramparaz was just "**** happens" and a learning experience about conditioning, Cincy was a classic that could have gone either way, USO was disappointing but that was just a case of a Zoning Med playing out of his mind. He was starting to play like the old Carlos at the WTF then, thud, got embarrassed by Djokovic, I did NOT see that coming.

Regardless, I look at 2024 as a fresh new start for him. Knowing what we know about him, I bet he comes out firing in Australia.
Nah it was the RG semi to me, that was a winnable match and he came out of the gate super nervy.
 

Hitman

Bionic Poster
If you microdose intelligently you’ll never test positive. The mastery of microdosing is the reason we see all these late career superstars in so many sports.

The testing keeps them within safe limits and the dosing makes sports better.

So you can still dope.
 

THUNDERVOLLEY

G.O.A.T.
The utter rubbish spouted on this board about the over-hyping of Carlos is nothing more than tunnel vision based on dislike, and hypocrisy writ large.

Count the number of Alcaraz hype threads created on this board from September 2022 to the present day.
Count the number of Alcaraz hype posts seen in any TTW thread from September 2022 to the present day.

Numbers do not lie.
 

Hitman

Bionic Poster
Count the number of Alcaraz hype threads created on this board from September 2022 to the present day.
Count the number of Alcaraz hype posts seen in any TTW thread from September 2022 to the present day.

Numbers do not lie.

Hype thread are just a TTW thing, we love the guy in the moment.

Someone wins a slam - yeah that guy will break all records.

Someone loses a slam - yeah, he already peaked and is now washed up.

That is TTW in nutshell, we talk in extreme.
 

Jonesy

Legend
Winning wimbledon against Djokovic gives you a lot of soul back, he probably still got to spare
He is still yet to prove he got his soul back. Losing the next 2 matches against Djokovic, losing the next slam and losing the n.1 plus YEn.1 are pointing to the other way. Perhaps it is too soon for any conclusions, we will see how he fares in Australia.
 

Hitman

Bionic Poster
He is still yet to prove he got his soul back. Losing the next 2 matches against Djokovic, losing the next slam and losing the n.1 plus YEn.1 are pointing to the other way. Perhaps it is too soon for any conclusions, we will see how he fares in Australia.

I think unless Alcaraz loses in a slam match to Djokovic, he hasn't lost his soul, LOL.
 

nolefam_2024

Bionic Poster
I don't think Tsitsipas is beating Sinner ever again, chicken legs figured out the greek BH, plus Tsitsipas post Badosa has been utter trash.

Perhaps Mickey was indeed right.

I mean wtf

Sinner is no god. He has won some tournaments. You guys are making him way bigger deal than he is. Never is such an exaggeration.
 

Jonesy

Legend
I mean wtf

Sinner is no god. He has won some tournaments. You guys are making him way bigger deal than he is. Never is such an exaggeration.
It isn't really. You don't have to be a god to exploit Tsitsipas BH with the right strategy, Sinner has been working on that strategy in the last few matches, the same game that Djokovic and Alcaraz perfected. That hole is too big not to be exploitable.
 

nolefam_2024

Bionic Poster
It isn't really. You don't have to be a god to exploit Tsitsipas BH with the right strategy, Sinner has been working on that strategy in the last few matches, the same game that Djokovic and Alcaraz perfected. That hole is too big not to be exploitable.
Sinner on clay is lesser player than Tsitsipas. Alcaraz is far more natural clay courter than Sinner will be.
 
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