French Tennis icon Believes Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz Are Below the Level of Rafael Nadal

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French Tennis icon Believes Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz Are Below the Level of Rafael Nadal

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have won eight Grand Slams combined which is nowhere near Rafael Nadal's 22 majors.

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[Sudacafan]

Why do I have to click the link to find out who was the French tennis icon who said that?
I kindly refuse. I will never ever know.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Why do I have to click the link to find out who was the French tennis icon who said that?
I kindly refuse. I will never ever know.

Richard Gasquet. Night ruined.

 

[Sudacafan]

Richard Gasquet. Night ruined.

You spoiled it all for me. I never wanted to know. Thank you.

 

[Razer]

Richard Gasquet is no Icon in France, is he ?

They've diluted the meaning of the word "icon"

 

[Sudacafan]

Richard Gasquet is no Icon in France, is he ?

They've diluted the meaning of the word "icon"

I thought it was the L.12.12 polo Lacoste crocodile green logo.

 

[Razer]

I thought it was the L.12.12 polo Lacoste crocodile green logo.

Yeah but Gasquet has played on tour for 20+ years, he declares that the level of Alcaraz-Sinner is below Big 3. This has to shut down Mcenroe/Roddick/Evert who were peddling nonsense @Hitman @BorgTheGOAT... even @TennisGrandpA said Nadal and Sinner are close peak to peak at RG which is also not true



It’s hard to say. Nadal had incredible quality. I am convinced that at Roland Garros at his best level, he would be above Sinner and Alcaraz. When I played against Jannik, I didn’t play anything special. I am 39 years old. If I played against Rafa at the same level, he wouldn’t have given me more than two games.

I played against Novak in 2015, when I was ranked tenth in the world. I lost 6:2, 6:2, 6,3. And then I was at the top level. Sinner is amazing, but I think he’s still below the big three. Of course, he will progress. This season, Djokovic is not playing at the same level as a few years ago, but he still defeated Alcaraz at the Australian Open. On the other hand, Jannik is 23 years old and Carlos is 22. We will have to wait until they reach their peak. Federer played better at 27-28 than at 22.

- Richard Gasquet

 

[Berrettini_Fan]

Gasquet is a French icon? LOL

Of course, Gasquet "0-18 vs Nadal" Pigeon would know best.

 

[big ted]

He’s right, NOBODY played on clay like Rafa

 

[ALCARAZWON]

John McEnroe is dumber than a bag of chips with a hole in it.
Even a bag of chips knows Nadal's top spin is too vicious for everyone at Roland Garros in particular, and it would push Sinner far back and move him around like a yo yo!
Sinner would cramp worse vs. Nadal than anyone!

 

[BorgTheGOAT]

@Hitman @BorgTheGOAT... even @TennisGrandpA said Nadal and Sinner are close peak to peak at RG which is also not true

Not sure whether I understood correctly but I never said such nonsense.

 

[Hitman]

French Tennis Icon?

 

[Razer]

Not sure whether I understood correctly but I never said such nonsense.

Yeah you never said it, I only tagged you and HItman ... that was said by @TennisGrandpA

 

[BorgTheGOAT]

Yeah you never said it, I only tagged you and HItman ... that was said by @TennisGrandpA

Ok thought already that I misread. Not in 100 years I would write that Sinner is on the level of Nadal .

 

[TennisGrandpA]

Yeah you never said it, I only tagged you and HItman ... that was said by @TennisGrandpA

You know i say many things to spice up the ttw, remember forum was dead before the Sinner hype ?

 

[BorgTheGOAT]

Gasquet is a French icon? LOL

To be fair there haven’t been better French players for decades.

 

[The Blond Blur]

In other news, water is still wet

 

[dking68]

To be fair there haven’t been better French players for decades.

Tsonga? Who beat Federer and Nadal in slams? Has 2 masters?

Made a slam final?

 

[DSH]

Yeah but Gasquet has played on tour for 20+ years, he declares that the level of Alcaraz-Sinner is below Big 3. This has to shut down Mcenroe/Roddick/Evert who were peddling nonsense @Hitman @BorgTheGOAT... even @TennisGrandpA said Nadal and Sinner are close peak to peak at RG which is also not true



It’s hard to say. Nadal had incredible quality. I am convinced that at Roland Garros at his best level, he would be above Sinner and Alcaraz. When I played against Jannik, I didn’t play anything special. I am 39 years old. If I played against Rafa at the same level, he wouldn’t have given me more than two games.

I played against Novak in 2015, when I was ranked tenth in the world. I lost 6:2, 6:2, 6,3. And then I was at the top level. Sinner is amazing, but I think he’s still below the big three. Of course, he will progress. This season, Djokovic is not playing at the same level as a few years ago, but he still defeated Alcaraz at the Australian Open. On the other hand, Jannik is 23 years old and Carlos is 22. We will have to wait until they reach their peak. Federer played better at 27-28 than at 22.

- Richard Gasquet

A Nadal with Sinner's current age against a Gasquet of almost 39 years old would not give the Frenchman any chance at RG.
It would be a triple 60 for the Spaniard.

 

[Razer]

A Nadal with Sinner's current age against a Gasquet of almost 39 years old would not give the Frenchman any chance at RG.
It would be a triple 60 for the Spaniard.

Not triple bagel but certainly breaksticks and bagels combo.

 

[DSH]

Not triple bagel but certainly breaksticks and bagels combo.

60, 60, 60.

 

[Cramerica]

Those are bold words from Rick Gasket considering he has never come close to beating either Sinner or Alcaraz.

 

[BorgTheGOAT]

Tsonga? Who beat Federer and Nadal in slams? Has 2 masters?

Made a slam final?

Well yeah I should have specified considerably better in the sense of actually winning slams.

 

[Sudacafan]

Gasquet won the first match against Nadal when they were 13 years old.

The only one.

 

[messiahrobins]

And yet again Nadal is the benchmark. Saw it all week at Queens and now Gasquet following on.

I feel sorry for Rafa. He is humble and doesnt think about the past, he doesnt really like all this adulation and reverence he gets, but he is the yardstick it seems for the new generation to measure themselves by.