RG2024 SF: Carlos Alcaraz[3] v Jannik Sinner[2]

[Vincent-C]

He really plays sounding like a mating animal ....

Yes, weird ****. I am not a fan of that ruling-class favorite.

 

[Topspin_80]

Carlos is iffy with his arm but i still expect him to prevail .

He indeed is iffy, sometimes bright, the brightest, then an unforced error.

Sinner now can volley and drop shot, he has improved a lot, he's more complete.

They've played twice on clay, both went 3 sets.

The 1st one Carlitos at 15 beat a red hot Sinner (17) who had just won back to back ITFs.

The second one, was a disgrace for Carlitos, after winning the 1st set, lost the next 2, 6-1 6-1.

I'll be watching it, there will be fireworks.

 

[Vincent-C]

He indeed is iffy, sometimes bright, the brightest, then an unforced error.

Sinner now can volley and drop shot, he has improved a lot, he's more complete.

They've played twice on clay, both went 3 sets.

The 1st one Carlitos at 15 beat a red hot Sinner (17) who had just won back to back ITFs.

The second one, was a disgrace for Carlitos, after winning the 1st set, lost the next 2, 6-1 6-1.

I'll be watching it, there will be fireworks.

tiny reminds me so much of the hopefully-retired Mallorcan: always ready with the "injury" excuse (cf AO 2014, and so many others). Sinner won the one final they've played on dirt (love them breadsticks!); all of honest, humble, truth-telling, and decent Humanity require the same result here.

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[MichaelNadal]

Let's go Carlos

 

[GoldenMasters]

Would be cool for Sinner to win AO/FO double just like that and to go to WIM with a chance to push for CYGS, so I shall root for Sinner.

 

[NaDjoFed]

Carlos is favourite, but I am gonna say Jannik. The #1 momentum

 

[Poisoned Slice]

I’m just having nightmares about the Carlos 92 speed.

 

[FeroBango]

Scared of Sinner I am. Please let it be Friday already. The anxiety kills.

 

[NeutralFan]

Scared of Sinner I am. Please let it be Friday already. The anxiety kills.

You're only genuine Carlos fan who is respectful towards Sinner, rest just hate Sinner and want Carlos to win against him.

 

[FeroBango]

You're only genuine Carlos fan who is respectful towards Sinner, rest just hate Sinner and want Carlos to win against him.

Idk man. There are many of us who see what I see in Sinner too. Top of my mind there's another Karl fan who's picking Sinner for Friday. He's none other than Kral @Kralingen

 

[Rattie]

Carlos seems to be favourite everywhere I look but I take the view that it depends which version of him turns up on Friday. He needs a good serving day and consistency, something which often eludes him. Sinner’s game is more reliable these days.

 

[40Deuce]

This should be the final however you can't rearrange the draw just to please the fans so this is how it is. If the match becomes a hitting contest I'd give the edge to Sinner because his serve is much bigger and on both the forehand and backhand sides combined he has the greater weight of shot. One thing which impresses me on the Sinner groundstrokes is his timing. He generates huge amounts of power with visually not much effort.

 

[Kralingen]

Idk man. There are many of us who see what I see in Sinner too. Top of my mind there's another Karl fan who's picking Sinner for Friday. He's none other than Kral @Kralingen

I believed in Carlitos until the second set vs. Tsitsipas. That was just horrendous. He has these down periods where he seemingly can’t get a first serve, return, or DTL shot in play. Sinner will break him easier than he can break Sinner. That’s what it comes down to.

 

[Rattie]

I believed in Carlitos until the second set vs. Tsitsipas. That was just horrendous. He has these down periods where he seemingly can’t get a first serve, return, or DTL shot in play. Sinner will break him easier than he can break Sinner. That’s what it comes down to.

I agree; he does have just those kind of down periods but the 2nd set? His first serve was 81% and he won 42% of return points.

 

[NYTennisfan]

Why please? Sinner is way more exciting and humble, has fed like easy power and timing.

Exciting? Lol
To each their own, I guess.

I'm taking the entertaining one in 5 but, admittedly, Sinner puts some fear into me as a Carlos fan.

 

[FeroBango]

I believed in Carlitos until the second set vs. Tsitsipas. That was just horrendous. He has these down periods where he seemingly can’t get a first serve, return, or DTL shot in play. Sinner will break him easier than he can break Sinner. That’s what it comes down to.

May the resilient IW version of Raz turn up on Friday.

 

[FernandoBiH]

I believed in Carlitos until the second set vs. Tsitsipas. That was just horrendous. He has these down periods where he seemingly can’t get a first serve, return, or DTL shot in play. Sinner will break him easier than he can break Sinner. That’s what it comes down to.

Yeah, he played really poor, but that level is still enough to beat Stefanos. He really raised his level during TB.

 

[Arak]

Even though an Alcaraz fan, I feel Sinner will win this in 5 sets. He has been playing better than Carlos.

 

[Alcawrath]

They're both so insanely good, I'm pumped for the match. I clearly would like to see Carlos win, but Sinner deserves all the success he's achieving. I can't help but wonder what impact mounting injuries have on this match. If they both play at a high level for four or five sets, do we see Carlos' forearm affect him? Sinner's hip? I would hate for either to flare up, but we're talking about two players who have recently skipped significant tournaments due to these injuries.

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[TheWizardFromElPalmar]

You're only genuine Carlos fan who is respectful towards Sinner, rest just hate Sinner and want Carlos to win against him.

Obviously i'm an Alcaraz fan too so he is not alone I do admire Sinner because with those chicken legs and his WTA player body, its kinda crazy than he is number 1 in the world.

 

[NeutralFan]

Idk man. There are many of us who see what I see in Sinner too. Top of my mind there's another Karl fan who's picking Sinner for Friday. He's none other than Kral @Kralingen

Since when @Kralingen became a Carlos fan?

 

[Daniel Andrade]

Has Carlos changed his forehand for this tourney or is it due to the injury, or both? He’s hitting insanely heavy but the swing looks a bit more circular and less ‘through the baguette’ than last year.

Do you mean more 'ferris wheel' than 'merry-go round' ?

 

[Kralingen]

Since when @Kralingen became a Carlos fan?

I’ve always been a fan of him just not a superfan

 

[TheWizardFromElPalmar]

Exciting? Lol
To each their own, I guess.

I'm taking the entertaining one in 5 but, admittedly, Sinner puts some fear into me as a Carlos fan.

Sinner is as exciting as watching my grandma taking a nap yeah...Alcaraz will destroy the Chicken Legs ginger, everyone knows it, the bookmakers...me , and you, Sinner is so bad on this surface than he lost to Tsitsipas, Alcaraz will win Roland Garros, no doubt.

 

[junior74]

Unlike Nadal - Dimitrov at AO17, this is the de facto final.

Carlos in 5.

 

[junior74]

So hard to predict, neither actually seem to be in great form. Let’s be honest they played total jobbers today who hit backhands that wouldn’t hold up in 3.5 women’s tennis. We learned nothing from their QF matches other than Tsitsipas and Dimitrov can’t hit a BH to save their life.

This should be a coronation for both of them with Nadal/Djokovic out, and yet I have almost no pulse on how well either are playing. They are sort of just, well, there. Neither have played anyone of note, both had cake draws vs players they should beat in their sleep.

I lean Sinner. His serve/return and weight of shot is a bit more consistent than Carlos, and I feel Alcaraz is the more likely of the two to spray errors and get broken cheaply.

Good post.
But I think Carlos if it goes the distance. All carrots go soft and floppy towards the end.

 

[FeroBango]

Pains me to say this but Sinner in 4.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

I think Sinner in 5. I decided to go against the favourite here.

 

[NeutralFan]

I’ve always been a fan of him just not a superfan

Good, i thought you were a neutral observer with a soft corner for Sinner

 

[FeroBango]

I think Sinner in 5. I decided to go against the favourite here.

Truly finding it hard to look past Sinner the closer we get to the match.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Truly finding it hard to look past Sinner the closer we get to the match.

Agreed. However, it can easily go alcaraz way. Whoever wins the other guy will be back strong. They are going to share a lot of slams between them in next few years.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Since Carlos is pointing to the trophy here, I gotta go with him. Artist claims she is a psychic.

 

[Juice4080]

The only reason i'll be rooting for Carlos over Sinner is to pushback against the groundswell of praises for Sinner over the last few months when Carlos is the one that's been a threat to the top guys since almost day 1. Is he playing as well as Sinnner over the last few months? No but he's the one with the most impressive track record so far and deserve equal respect. Once the hype over Sinner dies down a little i will be able to be neutral and who knows maybe the tide turns and i have to root for Sinner

 

[dapchai]

Since Carlos is pointing to the trophy here, I gotta go with him. Artist claims she is a psychic.

This pic now looks like Djoko quitetly bows out instead of sneakily entering the room.

 

[JFK_32]

With this zverev luck, its better for them to withdraw from this tournament.

 

[djokovic the conqueror]

Sinner in 4. He does everything better than Alcaraz. Sinner might give him one set if he feels generous.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

6 hour war incoming!

 

[legcramp]

Surprised not many Carlos in 3, 4 at most, so Carlitos in three easy sets. Sinner had a cake draw to get to this point.

 

[BeatlesFan]

This pic now looks like Djoko quitetly bows out instead of sneakily entering the room.

I told you the artist was a psychic, this was done the Monday before RG started. Vamos!

 

[SneederFeeder]

People forget how good Sinner is at hiding his full power. In Miami he had a fairly mediocre run heading into the Semi Finals, just winning unimpressively, even dropping a set to Griekspoor and winning the following one at 7-5.

Then he went out and pulverized Medvedev and Dimitrov to fine dust. I'm thinking he can do the same here (Obviously not winning 1-2 or whatnot, just the general performance trajectory).

He has looked unfazed throughout without showing his best, even against the mess vs Moutet, he studied him for a set and destroyed him effortlessly afterwards.

Alcaraz is obviously a major threat, has been cruising too and all, and could easily win it, but I'm going Sinner in 4.

 

[Ray Mercer]

Hard to bet against Sinner who is the new Djokovic baseline robot 2.0

 

[MeatTornado]

People forget how good Sinner is at hiding his full power. In Miami he had a fairly mediocre run heading into the Semi Finals, just winning unimpressively, even dropping a set to Griekspoor and winning the following one at 7-5.

Then he went out and pulverized Medvedev and Dimitrov to fine dust. I'm thinking he can do the same here (Obviously not winning 1-2 or whatnot, just the general performance trajectory).

He has looked unfazed throughout without showing his best, even against the mess vs Moutet, he studied him for a set and destroyed him effortlessly afterwards.

Alcaraz is obviously a major threat, has been cruising too and all, and could easily win it, but I'm going Sinner in 4.

So did he just choose to not unleash his power against Alcaraz at Indian Wells? A court that plays much more like clay than modern Miami.

 

[Midaso240]

You're only genuine Carlos fan who is respectful towards Sinner, rest just hate Sinner and want Carlos to win against him.

No, I am too. I prefer Carlos slightly but I like both players.

 

[SneederFeeder]

So did he just choose to not unleash his power against Alcaraz at Indian Wells? A court that plays much more like clay than modern Miami.

Well, he easily won the 1st set, then Alcaraz's variety and general top performance got him the next 2.

Weird how you either somehow read into my post that Sinner is 3 levels above Alcaraz, when I stated it's gonna be a solid match and Carlos could easily end up winning, or assume that match result dynamics between 2 players on x surfaces are fixed in stone and unchangeable, when dozens of different factors go into each one.

 

[MeatTornado]

Well, he easily won the 1st set, then Alcaraz's variety and general top performance got him the next 2.

Weird how you either somehow read into my post that Sinner is 3 levels above Alcaraz, when I stated it's gonna be a solid match and Carlos could easily end up winning, or assume that match result dynamics between 2 players on x surfaces are fixed in stone and unchangeable, when dozens of different factors go into each one.

My point is more that what happened in Miami doesn't matter. It's not like he can just turn it on at will.

 

[SneederFeeder]

My point is more that what happened in Miami doesn't matter. It's not like he can just turn it on at will.

I don't know. There have been other instances of Sinner clearly Heavily modulating his strength against weaker opponents to save energy too.

Again, I'm not saying he will show up and beat Alcaraz 1-2-1, nor do I think he can. I'm saying I wouldn't be shocked if he pulled out one of his best performances suddenly, despite just cruising the rest of the tournament.

 

[GloW]

Winner takes the title

Heh heh...

 

[Succession]

Will this be the first or second match tomorrow?
Might need to skip the first one due to an appointment so have to hope this will be the second

 

[KantenKlaar]

I told you the artist was a psychic, this was done the Monday before RG started. Vamos!

The artist captured the essence of each player perfectly - I love it...hope the prediction is spot on.

 

[ojo rojo]