Peak Djokovic Vs Peak Alcaraz

[thaiporean]

Djokovic wins hands down

the recency bias is a joke

 

[Gazelle]

We saw this at Wimby 2023.

 

[Hood_Man]

We saw this at Wimby 2023.

Absolutely. Peak Novak vs Peak Carlos for 4 hours 40(ish) minutes.

Until approximately 7pm that afternoon when age gap arguments suddenly became the discussion of the day.

 

[GrassMasters]

Peak Djokovic has yet to come

 

[gamelovergold]

A fight for ages but that 2011 novak was light years ahead of what alcaraz has shown us.

 

[RS]

10 matches at each slam.

 

[toth]

Maybe Alcaraz can still improve yet

 

[brewcrew]

Alcaraz would destroy 22-y/o Djok. What makes you think he’s peaked?

 

[paolo2143]

Al i know is an aging and way past peak Novak, has beaten a young fit Alcaraz, 2 out of 3 meetings in last 12 months.

 

[Rafa the King]

If Novak, way pas his prime, can beat Carlos, early in his prime, like he’s done the past 12 months, prime Novak would obliterate him

 

[Juice4080]

Peak Djokovic vs Peak Alcaraz – Hypothetical 10-Match Series on Each Surface:

Grass: 5–5

Clay: 6–4 or 7–3 Djokovic

Hard: 8–2 or 9–1 Djokovic


Overall Score (Worst Case): 19–11 in favor of Peak Djokovic.

 

[ibbi]

The big 3 crowd's 15 years of polluting this forum (and constantly exercising their own recency bias) weren't enough. It must continue. How DARE the world move on.

 

[cortadew]

Alcaraz would destroy 22-y/o Djok. What makes you think he’s peaked?

How can he destroy 22 y/o Nole if he can hardly beat current Nole

 

[GRASScaraz]

How can he destroy 22 y/o Nole if he can hardly beat current Nole

The Nole that was losing to Melzer, Kohlschreiber and Haas at slams?

 

[Kralingen]

Has anyone asked grok?

 

[Oval_Solid]

in the game of tennis the peak attacking player would win over the peak defensive player

 

[InsideOut900]

Look at prime Djoko vs prime Murray, then consider Carlos is yet to reach the level at which Murray beat Novak twice in Slams. There you have the answer. 0 wins out of 10 based on the level shown so far.

It would be very one sided on HCs, closer on clay and grass, but at most he would probably push Novak to 5 sets once or twice.

 

[GoatNo1]

Al i know is an aging and way past peak Novak, has beaten a young fit Alcaraz, 2 out of 3 meetings in last 12 months.

or 4 out of 5 last. 5 out of 8 overall. but time is still on raz side.

 

[FlyingSaucer]

Alcaraz will not peak until 32 and you can't compare eras anyway as tennis always evolves.

 

[brewcrew]

How can he destroy 22 y/o Nole if he can hardly beat current Nole

Current Nole would destroy 22-y/o Nole, too.

 

[Turning Pro]

0-2 in Wimbledon finals.

No excuses.

1st run, it was one of his best years ever reach all 4 grand slam finals and won 3 but was out clutched and outplayed overall.

The 2nd run he didn't drop a set until the final but was pummelled more than Bonnie blues gammon.

 

[Hood_Man]

How can he destroy 22 y/o Nole if he can hardly beat current Nole

Like all older players Novak has had added a lot of dimensions to his game over the years.

The serve for example, Novak improved enormously in that area under Becker's tutelage and became a player who could serve big in all corners and then follow through at the net.

He was always capable of doing it, it just took a bit of coaching to do it at a GOAT level.

All credit to Novak, his wins over Carlos in Cincinnati 2023 and last year's olympic final were extraordinary, but they were very much cases where experience won the day.

Basically, putting side my jokey comments above, the answer as always is "dunno".

 

[Martin J]

Djoko in four (Wimbledon).