How many slams will Alcaraz win?

[DSH]

Fir starters, he overcame the ATGs before him in Sampras and Agassi.

They only played once, come on.
It was an iconic match, though.
And Agassi was a worthy rival but he was 11 years older.
It was obvious who was going to prevail in the end.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Alcaraz will break Djokovic grand slam record!

 

[mike danny]

They only played once, come on.
It was an iconic match, though.
And Agassi was a worthy rival but he was 11 years older.
It was obvious who was going to prevail in the end.

Well, we've seen with Alcaraz what happens when you play an ATG even once in a BO5

And yes, it was obvious who was going to prevail in the end, but he did. Alcaraz still has work to do on this front and he's 16 years younger than Djokovic

 

[DSH]

Well, we've seen with Alcaraz what happens when you play an ATG even once in a BO5

And yes, it was obvious who was going to prevail in the end, but he did. Alcaraz still has work to do on this front and he's 16 years younger than Djokovic

That is why Alcaraz's performance against Djokovic deserves all the criticism possible.
There are no excuses for the Spanish player but he can still vindicate himself if he beats the Serb in the two strongest venues for the world number 1: Wimbledon and the Australian Open.
If Carlitos dethrones him in both places, what happened in RG will be quickly forgotten.

 

[mike danny]

That is why Alcaraz's performance against Djokovic deserves all the criticism possible.
There are no excuses for the Spanish player but he can still vindicate himself if he beats the Serb in the two strongest venues for the world number 1: Wimbledon and the Australian Open.
If Carlitos dethrones him in both places, what happened in RG will be quickly forgotten.

That's a pretty big if. I give him no chances at those 2 slams. His only chance is at the USO.

 

[DSH]

That's a pretty big if. I give him no chances at those 2 slams. His only chance is at the USO.

Challenge accepted!

 

[Tweener]

His style is less physical than Nadal and Djokovic

Maybe in terms of endurance, but not in terms of essentially running full sprints across the court every match and diving for balls. In that regard, his physical style is closer to Nadal than Djokovic and we've seen the contrast in how health has treated both of them throughout their careers. By the time he reached 20 years old, Carlos has had an arm injury, a few leg injuries, impact induced arthritis in his wrist (from that dive against Sinner a few months ago), and multiple issues with cramping. He doesn't have to, but he goes all out for every tough to reach ball even when he's ahead in the match or game. It leads to some highlight reel points, but it also leaves him vulnerable to injury more than most. I'm sure his coaches will try to address this, but I still hold my position that there are questions about his long term health based on what we've seen so far. I'm not rooting for him to get injured, but he needs to be more selective about when to hit overdrive if he wants to prolong his career.

 

[diggler]

I voted over 20. Of course he can get injured, lose form, opponents get better etc. He is a threat on all surfaces and he doesn't have to share the spoils at the moment like the big 4 did. I could be completely wrong, but that is my best guess at the moment. I predicted Rafa would pass Sampras and that view was laughed at.

 

[DSH]

66. One more than the big 3.

 

[Julius Caesar]

Not that many if he plays like in Montreal

 

[ElChivoEspañol]

If someone doesn't come around to challenge him like Nadal did to Fed in the mid 00s then he can very realistically reach 10-12 slams. If someone comes around that beats him in key tournaments then we'll see how he deals with a rival. I say10 would be a lot for him in this scenario.

I get the feeling we won't see another high double digit slam winner for decades. The new generations are contempt with just participating and making bank, other distractions take precedence, the hungry, fire in their eye gen I think dies out with the big 3, Alcaraz is really an anomaly with his drive, and we still need to see how long he is capable of maintain it.