Carlos Alcaraz has the potential to be a BETTER player than Roger Federer

xFedal

Legend
This is Carlos Era Carlos Era!!! He will conquer all!!! Next stop USO he will win and be the greatest 3 time slam champ and overtake Murray’s legacy by the time AO24 finishes . By end of 2024 I expect him to have Edberg/Becker like numbers.
 

Zetty

Hall of Fame
I don't think he shows as being more talented than Federer. He's probably closer to his peak form sooner than Fed was able to be, kinda like Nadal.
 

mental midget

Hall of Fame
I don't think he shows as being more talented than Federer. He's probably closer to his peak form sooner than Fed was able to be, kinda like Nadal.
nah. i mean, he is a damn good tennis player, could rack up a lot of majors no doubt...but i think fed's game was just more lethal--absolute crazy good spot server, and better at flattening out the forehand for putaways...for starters. pete had a bigger serve but as a package i don't think there's a player in history with a better serve +1 than roger in his prime...king of the 46 second hold.

carlos has amazing touch and creativity, but not sure how you put him above fed in that department either.

at the end of the day he's his own player and apart from novak, the best all-around player on tour hands down. certain play styles definitely challenge him but there's nobody else on tour i'd point to as sitting above him skillwise or potential-wise (sgain, novak being the exception.)
 
nah. i mean, he is a damn good tennis player, could rack up a lot of majors no doubt...but i think fed's game was just more lethal--absolute crazy good spot server, and better at flattening out the forehand for putaways...for starters. pete had a bigger serve but as a package i don't think there's a player in history with a better serve +1 than roger in his prime...king of the 46 second hold.

carlos has amazing touch and creativity, but not sure how you put him above fed in that department either.

at the end of the day he's his own player and apart from novak, the best all-around player on tour hands down. certain play styles definitely challenge him but there's nobody else on tour i'd point to as sitting above him skillwise or potential-wise (sgain, novak being the exception.)
Agreed I can't see any way to argue Alcaraz is better than Federer, except having a 2 hander backhand is just better for modern baseline grinding tennis but its not like hes better at a one hander.
 

mental midget

Hall of Fame
Agreed I can't see any way to argue Alcaraz is better than Federer, except having a 2 hander backhand is just better for modern baseline grinding tennis but its not like hes better at a one hander.
yeah. one thing i'd add is i do think he might be faster than even a young fed (not by much...fed was incredibly explosive early in his career) and speed counts for a LOT at the top of the game. and it's not just that he's fast, he's also very good at maintaining balance and body control, which really helps him pivot when the point gets weird but still stay in control and pull off quality shots, not just stick saves. reminds me a bit of edberg, another very fast player who was incredible at keeping his feet under him, staying balanced...always felt like you could take a cast of edberg at just about any moment in a point and if you made a bronze out of it, it would stand on its own.
 
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