Mats Wilander says Carlos Alcaraz is a stronger player than Jannik Sinner, ‘Sinner is #1 only for the computer’

I swear inread wilander predicted sinner to be no1 a very long time... clearly he meant a computer no1..(and i personly find him robotic)
 
TIL

Mats Wilander won all 7 of his slam titles before becoming number 1. He was always in the shadows of McEnroe Connors and Lendl in the ranking.

Is it jealousy
 
Kralingen said:
Hm, I actually disagree; right now, Sinner is the bigger threat year round, while Alcaraz has a higher level in the Bo5 format due to his sheer relentless attacking force and physicality.

Sinner holding the #1 ranking while Alcaraz winning more Slams makes perfect sense within the framework through which I view their games.
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To be fair, Sinner has just started winning Slams and it's 1-1 this year with Raz needing 5 sets to stop Sinner on his worst surface.

Could very well be a Sinner year and we are distracted by what just happened half a week ago, so I definitely wouldn't extrapolate this long term.

It's not a Nadal vs. Djokovic wannabe rivalry, not yet at least.
 
Nah, the Olympic final was a special case, there wasn't a break in the whole match! What it told me was that Djokovic was finally competitive with Alcaraz, after the Wimbledon disaster.
 
Sinner needs an AO 2011 Djoker type slam performance at the US open this year and get his crap together and start dominating.

I’ve said forever now he has more upside than Carlos and can dominate easier . Now is the time to show it. The US open needs to be “Sinner has arrived to the dance ” coming out party

Tired of these physical ailments the last few months and blowing 2-1 leads. Let’s get it going and start to dominate Jannik. Stop annoying me

Dump the chick, get a new coach. Desperate times call for desperate measures
 
I think Alcaraz has higher ceiling in terms of performance, but Sinner is good enough to beat Alcaraz plenty of times. It's like Sampras v Agassi where I used to believe Sampras was slightly better outside clay, but Agassi still had fair chance to beat Sampras.
 
Think sinner needs to evaluate his diet or do what Novak did in terms of evaluate food allergies. Just a guess but doesn’t seem normal for him to be gassed out or sick often - especially at his age when his training is supposedly high level.
Maybe his training isn’t as intense as advertised? Who knows but his “illness” (twice to losses to medvedev apparently) seem to affect him.

The stretch we saw in November 2023 to April 24 before Monte Carlo was just unreal tennis from anyone and made one think he’d win 2-3 slams this year and multiple masters titles.
He folded against alcaraz at Indian wells after ripping through the first set.
Even in the Wimbledon qtrs - in the first set after a few long rallies at 5-5 and in the tie break - you’d see sinner have his hands on his knees after the point. Recall watching the match saying no way sinner can withstand this level of tennis for 3+ hours.

Something just seems off.
 
Hitman said:
If Sinner wins this USO, there should be no questions whatsoever who is the best in the world this year.
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52-5 speaks for itself. I get that Carlos owned the summer but the rankings are fairly straightforward and so is the case of Sinner being in top, even without the USO*
 
hes been more consistent no doubt, quarters as minimum in every tournament hes played this year, alcaraz just played more entertaining tennis at wimbledon but thats just a matter of styles, he has showed the higher peak to me, but he hasnt delivered many times in the season, he was injured during the clay season though, at the end, if sinner wins this uso he would have only one masters more than alcaraz speaking of big titles, if you think about it, as consistent as hes been, thats not a lot of difference, of course things can change until the end of the season, i have a feeling alcaraz is not done yet this year
 
TheSlicer said:
hes been more consistent no doubt, quarters as minimum in every tournament hes played this year, alcaraz just played more entertaining tennis at wimbledon but thats just a matter of styles, he has showed the higher peak to me, but he hasnt delivered many times in the season, he was injured during the clay season though, at the end, if sinner wins this uso he would have only one masters more than alcaraz speaking of big titles, if you think about it, as consistent as hes been, thats not a lot of difference, of course things can change until the end of the season, i have a feeling alcaraz is not done yet this year
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Let's see, I do hope Alcaraz isn't done for the season tbf.
 
TheSlicer said:
hes been more consistent no doubt, quarters as minimum in every tournament hes played this year, alcaraz just played more entertaining tennis at wimbledon but thats just a matter of styles, he has showed the higher peak to me, but he hasnt delivered many times in the season, he was injured during the clay season though, at the end, if sinner wins this uso he would have only one masters more than alcaraz speaking of big titles, if you think about it, as consistent as hes been, thats not a lot of difference, of course things can change until the end of the season, i have a feeling alcaraz is not done yet this year
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Alcaraz losing in the 2nd round of a slam though doesn't help. Sinner has been going deep everywhere.
 
FeroBango said:
Let's see, I do hope Alcaraz isn't done for the season tbf.
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i know hes been mentally not there in the last month, but this year he has less matches in the legs than ever before in his pro career, i think hes had time to reset and swallow the situation and he could deliver and take a masters or even wtf before the end of the season, hes very underrated indoors, but hes gonna surprise everyone, as he always does.
 
Hitman said:
Alcaraz losing in the 2nd round of a slam though doesn't help. Sinner has been going deep everywhere.
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thats why hes number one, but he might end up the season with only loses to the guy whos won the other 2 slams, that must count too
 
FernandoBiH said:
Mats Wilander says Carlos Alcaraz is a stronger player than Jannik Sinner, ‘Sinner is #1 only for the computer’

“Alcaraz has shown that he doesn't have to play his best tennis to win. He will be able to win many more Slams thanks to his aggressive game and the great courage he shows in important points. The match always depends on his performance. Sinner is number one only for the computer, Alcaraz is stronger.”
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The computer rankings are based on points won in ALL tournaments players compete in, NOT just slams, which is why Sinner is now the #1 player.
 
Hmm, Alcaraz is certainly flashier, but he definitely does not show up every day - and he throws in many, many more "stinkers" than Sinner. I like the beautiful game, but it doesn't make one the best, just the prettiest. Look at my avatar. The jury is still out on whether or not Alcaraz will be able to put together a more consistent run of dominance or his game will remain frequently beautiful but sometimes ugly.
 
TheSlicer said:
i know hes been mentally not there in the last month, but this year he has less matches in the legs than ever before in his pro career, i think hes had time to reset and swallow the situation and he could deliver and take a masters or even wtf before the end of the season, hes very underrated indoors, but hes gonna surprise everyone, as he always does.
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He is not as good as Sinner indoors though.
 
TheSlicer said:
Not yet for what we have seen, but in tennis, It all can change very quickly, its not everything so clear at this point, they havent been enough time at the top to draw definitiva conclusions, i feel people think Alcaraz is gonna be a rafa talking about performance in different surfaces and i dont think so at all
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I agree. I think he will be better than Rafa and content for titles and win some. I just think sinner loves the indoors and he’s played arguably his best tennis on indoor HC. It suits his baseline precision, power and depth.
 
nolefam_2024 said:
The game changed hands from Djokovic to Sinner in 2024.
2011 to 2023 was his era with a blip in 2017
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With Djokovic truly finished, we at least have Sinner to fall back on, I think he will carry on the Djokovic playing style for 10 more years .
 
Winners or Errors said:
Hmm, Alcaraz is certainly flashier, but he definitely does not show up every day - and he throws in many, many more "stinkers" than Sinner. I like the beautiful game, but it doesn't make one the best, just the prettiest. Look at my avatar. The jury is still out on whether or not Alcaraz will be able to put together a more consistent run of dominance or his game will remain frequently beautiful but sometimes ugly.
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Think back to who Sinner was 2 years ago. Yeah he also had many many more stinkers than Alcaraz this year.

And Alcaraz right now is the same age Sinner was 2 years ago.

Consistency comes with experience. Roger Federer was no world beater at age 21 and neither was Djokovic.
Alcaraz is definitely in a good place with 4 slams already under his belt.
 
KennyoFatoBoiyo said:
Think back to who Sinner was 2 years ago. Yeah he also had many many more stinkers than Alcaraz this year.

And Alcaraz right now is the same age Sinner was 2 years ago.

Consistency comes with experience. Roger Federer was no world beater at age 21 and neither was Djokovic.
Alcaraz is definitely in a good place with 4 slams already under his belt.
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True, but only time will tell.
 
That's the crap that I thought Wilander would say, at the same time I can't tell if any of those players is better than the other.
 
Sudacafan said:
That's the crap that I thought Wilander would say, at the same time I can't tell if any of those players is better than the other.
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Right now, either one can win on a particular day or at a particular tournament and I don’t think there is a big gap between them. Sinner has caught up in level and physicality to Alcaraz in the past year more than he did in the previous few years. But I still think Alcaraz has a higher ceiling if he continues to develop and minimize his weaknesses including his mental focus.
 
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