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

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.
 
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.
 
Zetty said:
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.
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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.)
 
mental midget said:
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.)
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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.
 
Aestheticsaboveallelse said:
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.
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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.
 
He has the potential to be the greatest ever OR barely top ten all time. He literally needed a minor miracle to stop Sinner winning 3 in a row. Only time will tell what he goes on to achieve. He's not dominant enough to make me think the big three are under assault though.
 
He needs to tame his game. I would like to think he is not even close to his potential now, but it is frankly embarassing for someone that talented to be struggling so much against a 37/38 year old, even if it is arguably the GOAT. He is still a very unpolished product at this point, although already an excellent player, but a lot of work could be done to reign in his game and make it a lot more reliable.
 
He’s now proven to be more talented, with the rapid improvements he’s able to make. Anything is possible at this point.

I wonder if one of his goals is to win 10 Wim titles?

Novak was the first to double digit AO, Nadal was first to double digit FO, Alcaraz could look to be the first to double digit Wim
 
jackson vile said:
He’s now proven to be more talented, with the rapid improvements he’s able to make. Anything is possible at this point.

I wonder if one of his goals is to win 10 Wim titles?

Novak was the first to double digit AO, Nadal was first to double digit FO, Alcaraz could look to be the first to double digit Wim
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I feel double digits at USO would be the more realistic possibility, if he goes double digits at a slam
 
Holmes said:
There I said it. I watched Federer since the beginning and I’ve been watching Alcaraz for the last 2-3 years and I can tell you the Spaniard has a higher ceiling than the Swiss. He's a very special talent. For starters, I think Alcaraz is a better baseliner and mentally stronger when compared to Federer. Yes I’m aware of what happened at RG 22 so don’t bother mentioning it, cause it happens, and I’ve seen enough of Alcaraz to know he’s one tough motherf*cker. Even Rick Macci himself admitted he hasn't seen anyone like this guy in the last 30 years, and he's coached the female GOAT.

I have no doubt he’ll achieve great things in the future; however, I don’t think he’ll have the same success Federer had. Alcaraz’s generation is way more talented than Federer’s generation so unfortunately for him, he won’t have Federer’s luxury as the competition will be fierce. Roddick, Hewitt and Baghadatis are really nothing compared to Medvedev, Sinner, Hurkacz, and Auger-Aliassime. Besides, Carlos seems like a guy who has other interests in life than to keep hitting a ball until he’s 45 years old like Federer. Anyways, that’s not the point.

The point is I believe The Spanish Achilles has what it takes to take Federer’s game to the next level. He'll be performing and playing tennis at a higher level. That he’ll do should he put in the effort. His backhand and serve still leave a lot to be desired and not at Fed’s level yet but he’ll get there. Federer kept improving even in his 30s so Carlos has a lot of time ahead of him to improve.

One more thing, I’m not sure of this but I can see him becoming even a more popular player than Federer in the future. Two reasons, he’s better looking and more personable in the social media, all what’s left is success which is coming his way soon!

#Your heard it here first.
Bump it in a few years.
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just some lies to promote today's tennis business.
 
Sampras held the Record of Most Majors and Most Wimbledon
Federer held the Record of Most Majors and Most Wimbledon
Both Players had Single Handed Backhand.
The Artistic Side of Modern Tennis started with Sampras and ended with Federer.
 
If Carlos is going to be better than Federer than by default he becomes better than all of big 3.

Novak is the best of the Big 3 , but the other two are at best only a tier below.

Carlos already has almost as good a defense as peak Nadal and peak Djokovic. He serves is arguably as good as Nadal and of course worse than Djokovic and Federer.

However on top of all this if he adds Federer's offense quality (he already is like 95%) and then like Federer adopts a method to his madness, you have a player beyond any of the big 3.


So yes, a Carlos better than Federer is already better than Big 3 as that means he has as good variety and offense with greater defense.
 
SriVan90 said:
I mean modern tennis with modern racquets. Wooden racquet era was art dominated than power.
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lol Sampras didn’t have modern racket or started aesthetic era , Rackets were drastically changed in 2000s era not 1900s , you started watching tennis in 2011, didn’t you??
 
TennisGrandpA said:
Nachiket aka Nolefam_2024 didn’t you say you started watching tennis in 2011 :-D For your kind information lemme tell you racket is not about metal or wood only but strings as well , there’s night and day difference between Rackets of Pete and ones with poly , btw wooden rackets were abandoned by players well before Sampras started winning Majors lol . Once a clown always a clown
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You were proving my point and laughing that’s funny. The power generated from 90s racquets was strong and poly only added spin to it and of course a bit of more power. If racquets were a big difference then Agassi would have never faced Federer in the early part of his career. Modern Tennis began with the end of wooden racquets. Anyway you look miserable in your life that is reflected in your words calling everyone you hate clowns.
 
SriVan90 said:
You were proving my point and laughing that’s funny. The power generated from 90s racquets was strong and poly only added spin to it and of course a bit of more power. If racquets were a big difference then Agassi would have never faced Federer in the early part of his career. Modern Tennis began with the end of wooden racquets. Anyway you look miserable in your life that is reflected in your words calling everyone you hate clowns.
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Spoken like someone who started watching tennis 2010s lol, Sampras didn’t start playing with metal racket first, it started way before him lol , lmao you still didn’t change even after getting banned , you post online 24x7 and calling others miserable ? :-D i don't hate you. Not worth my emotions to hate someone like Nachiket lol
 
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