Sinner's ultimate response - To complete the career grand slam himself at RG 2026

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This would be the ultimate response by Sinner.

After RG 2025 and losing the match having 3 CP, he responded in emphatic fashion by beating Alcaraz for his first Wimbledon title.

Having now lost his AO and watching Alcaraz complete the career grand slam, he should now be looking at his ultimate response to the naysayers....win RG 2026 and complete his own career slam.

Alcaraz is favorite for his 3rd RG title, but Sinner is the one man who is capable enough to stop him and take the throne.

Roland Garros 2026 is going to be Off The Chain.
 
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Hitman said:
This would be the ultimate response by Sinner.

After RG 2025 and losing the match having 3 CP, he responded in emphatic fashion by beat Alcaraz for his first Wimbledon title.

Having now lost his AO and watching Alcaraz complete the career grand slam, he should now be looking at his ultimate response to the naysayers....win RG 2026 and complete his own career slam.

Alcaraz is favorite for his 3rd RG title, but Sinner is the one man who is capable enough to stop him and take the throne.

Roland Garros 2026 is going to be Off The Chain.
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Excellent thread, I hope so, we saw that Sinner didn't lay down or collapse against Alcaraz in Wimbledon, strangely he even won the match after Carlos had taken the first set thats after losing with 3 match points in RG, so he definitely has mental strength.
 
xFedal said:
Excellent thread, I hope so, we saw that Sinner didn't lay down or collapse against Alcaraz in Wimbledon, strangely he even won the match after Carlos had taken the first set thats after losing with 3 matches in RG, so he definitely has mental strength.
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Yes, its not wise to write off Sinner, especially after how he beat Alcaraz for Wimbledon.

He can clearly win RG also, he has the game for it, he was inches away last year. Alcaraz will be favorite, but Sinner will be hungry to respond, he will want his own career slam now.
 
I’ve little doubt the RG title will be his goal. I know he reached the Rome and RG finals last year but it’s still notable that his only clay title is a 250 four years ago. Let’s see if that changes.
 
The issue with Sinner is his apparent lack of fitness as the match goes on. His ' fitness trainer' and 'dietician' need to get up to speed on what needs to change because at the moment he is really susceptible in best of five matches.
 
Alcaraz and Sinner should look at competing in Australia before the AO starts so they can get used to the heat and humidity, as they were both lucky to survive early round matches due to the heat.
 
sherpa said:
The issue with Sinner is his apparent lack of fitness as the match goes on. His ' fitness trainer' and 'dietician' need to get up to speed on what needs to change because at the moment he is really susceptible in best of five matches.
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What looks like a physical issue, could also be mental too. If he’s tight mentally as the match goes 5, could make him look gassed.
 
Hitman said:
This would be the ultimate response by Sinner.

After RG 2025 and losing the match having 3 CP, he responded in emphatic fashion by beating Alcaraz for his first Wimbledon title.

Having now lost his AO and watching Alcaraz complete the career grand slam, he should now be looking at his ultimate response to the naysayers....win RG 2026 and complete his own career slam.

Alcaraz is favorite for his 3rd RG title, but Sinner is the one man who is capable enough to stop him and take the throne.

Roland Garros 2026 is going to be Off The Chain.
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Think he would need cool conditions or roof closed to have a chance v Alcaraz as if its hot and sunny his stamina issues in long matches i think would be an issue on clay.

Indian wells i think is a big event tbh for both, Alcaraz to keep the hammer down, Sinner to show he still is in the fight
 
We still have the Sunshine Double and the clay Masters before. Of course for Sinner and Alcaraz it's mostly about the slams, but if they meet there, they will give everything in those matches and they will tell us a lot about a potential matchup later in the year.

The Sunshine Double and the matches there with Nadal in 2011 shaped Djokovic's year and the future meetings at Wimbledon, USO and the AO 2012.

He loses the tie-break in Miami and everything is different.
 
I think heat or cramping will hinder Sinner
Unless he finds a diet or routine to deal with this. But if he is given later starts perhaps he can win the french. Or if theres a cool spell.
 
Hitman said:
We heard the same thing after RG 2025....
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yeah and RG 2025 was a far more heartbreaking loss. This could be strongly argued to be an ego deflating loss, but hardly heartbreaking. I think he will be just fine, and I can't stand Sinner so would be happy to be wrong. Would not surprise me at all if he completed the Career Slam by upsetting Alcaraz. Both guys seem resilient at bouncing back mentally and responding to new challengers and doubters.
 
Airspun said:
as great as sinner is i think this loss broke him, which will allow Learner and ABZ to now beat him while Carlos remains #1 for 2 years
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Those two guys you mentioned are clowns. More permanent flops to add to the pile. A nearly 40 year old Djokovic is still by a good margin the 3rd best player in the world. He has not lost to someone other than Alcaraz or Sinner in a slam in a year and half, and has even beaten both of them once as we know.
 
Hitman said:
This would be the ultimate response by Sinner.

After RG 2025 and losing the match having 3 CP, he responded in emphatic fashion by beating Alcaraz for his first Wimbledon title.

Having now lost his AO and watching Alcaraz complete the career grand slam, he should now be looking at his ultimate response to the naysayers....win RG 2026 and complete his own career slam.

Alcaraz is favorite for his 3rd RG title, but Sinner is the one man who is capable enough to stop him and take the throne.

Roland Garros 2026 is going to be Off The Chain.
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That might and i hope it happens. But last year he was in staggering form with an well rested body.
Lets see which Sinner shows up in RG
 
MeatTornado said:
I actually kind of forgot that Sinner already has 3 of the 4.
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Aye.

Sinner's majors are:
2024 Australian Open
2024 US Open
2025 Australian Open
2025 Wimbledon

Alcaraz's majors are:
2022 US Open
2023 Wimbledon
2024 French Open
2024 Wimbledon
2025 French Open
2025 US Open
2026 Australian Open
 
slam race between sincaraz gets close given sinner shall be more efficient on hard court (2/4 slams)
sooner or later sinner will win a few FO
but this ao win (or djoker) gives carlos a big help
 
smoledman said:
Sinner got exposed as having no Plan B when you punch him in the mouth.
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Yes, I think Sinner is great but has one strategy crush every ball from the baseline. It crushes most of the guys on tour. But if someone can take the haymakers and body blows (Djoker) or if someone can nullify his power or match it (Dmitrov style slice and dice vs. Alcaraz move back/forth/side/side and hit them hard) he's about even and maybe crushing the ball for over 4 hours takes a toll on you.

People are saying Alcaraz and Sinner's cramping is a fitness issue. I'm not so certain it is. I wonder if it is more a reality of the human energy systems and the way the 2 of them constantly go for broke just doesn't give the body time to recover over the course of a match. If I build up my fitness and jog a marathon, I might just feel fine. If I build up my fitness but sprint a marathon, I might cramp up. That's how I see these 2 guys. Even the wise Djoker was wise in his course coverage and knew when to turn on the afterburnerns and when just to reset points. Sinner and Alcaraz more often then not choose a more offensive shot than a reset shot hence requiring more intensive footwork and a need to recover position wise quicker too.
 
Airspun said:
as great as sinner is i think this loss broke him, which will allow Learner and ABZ to now beat him while Carlos remains #1 for 2 years
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I don't see any evidence of this. Sinner seems to be calm and collected at times almost emotionless.
Could this be something that truly broke him?
He seems to have a solid workman work ethic to just go back to work, keep his nose down and focus on what needs to be done.
 
Federer and Del Potro said:
Sinner looks good, Charles will win RAFA Garros
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Robert F said:
I don't see any evidence of this. Sinner seems to be calm and collected at times almost emotionless.
Could this be something that truly broke him?
He seems to have a solid workman work ethic to just go back to work, keep his nose down and focus on what needs to be done.
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Yeah, his presser was nothing like the one after RG 2025 final. He was very level headed and clear with what let him down in match at end of day vs Novak. I dont think anything changes with him with his mentality, if anything It will probably motivate him even more to try to win RG.
 
It's tough to see it this way looking how close Sinner was in 2025 against Alcaraz AND how Alcaraz is pretty much his only opposition going forward, but - bold prediction - I think 2025 FO will be one of Sinner's best FO editions in his career, maybe even his best. There's a small chance he never wins it assuming Alcaraz will be there to block him and 1-2 new great clay courters arrive to the scene. Tag me in 2030 lol.
 
Hitman said:
Roland Garros 2026 is going to be Off The Chain.
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This is not a single bit exaggerated this time. Actually all 3 Slams to come will have a specific story between Alcaraz and Sinner, and then there's still always the question if Djokovic has a final word to say at one (or more) of them. On the other hand we might also talk about an Alcaraz CYGS.

Great times ahead, and I wouldn't have thought I would say this like 2 years ago.
 
tennis_pro said:
I think 2025 FO will be one of Sinner's best FO editions in his career, maybe even his best.
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This might be true, because it actually WAS great and difficult to repeat. Reaching the final without losing a set, and then dominating the generational talent and potential GOAT candidate Alcaraz on Sinner's own worst surface, leading by two sets and a break AND then having all those match points in the 4th set AND after that still serving for the match is as good as it gets without actually converting in the end.

Also remember that it's not always the best performance that brings a title. IMO 2009 wasn't even close to being Federer's "best" RG, but he found the right circumstances to take the title that year. So even if Sinner wins RG (which I think he will at some point), 2025 might remain his "best" RG.
 
ChrisRF said:
This might be true, because it actually WAS great and difficult to repeat. Reaching the final without losing a set, and then dominating the generational talent and potential GOAT candidate Alcaraz on Sinner's own worst surface, leading by two sets and a break AND then having all those match points in the 4th set AND after that still serving for the match is as good as it gets without actually converting in the end.

Also remember that it's not always the best performance that brings a title. IMO 2009 wasn't even close to being Federer's "best" RG, but he found the right circumstances to take the title that year. So even if Sinner wins RG (which I think he will at some point), 2025 might remain his "best" RG.
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Unless Sinner is a 3FO champion or something 2025 was one his top 3 editions ever, then.

I'm not entirly sure that Sinner winning the FO at some point is a given, Alcaraz is a big obstacle for him and this era can't keep sucking foverer. Personally I don't think Sinner could've played any better than in the 2025 FO final and he still ended up losing. If he doesn't win the FO in the next year or two years then I'm sure doubts will start creeping in.
 
@Hitman as a fan, I don’t think he wins RG this year.

I believe he will defend the Wimbledon title - it’s a long shot but that’s the one I’m confident in. He broke his record ace count thrice at this AO, it’s a shame he lost his semi. If he continues to improve in that department, I don’t see him losing at SW19.

But what I’m surprised and saddened is that, he has now lost both HC crowns - and I humbly believe he has the highest potential of this generation on a hardcourt - so it was surprising to see Alcaraz win both - Nadal never ever did this to Federer or Djokovic
 
dking68 said:
@Hitman as a fan, I don’t think he wins RG this year.

I believe he will defend the Wimbledon title - it’s a long shot but that’s the one I’m confident in. He broke his record ace count thrice at this AO, it’s a shame he lost his semi. If he continues to improve in that department, I don’t see him losing at SW19.

But what I’m surprised and saddened is that, he has now lost both HC crowns - and I humbly believe he has the highest potential of this generation on a hardcourt - so it was surprising to see Alcaraz win both - Nadal never ever did this to Federer or Djokovic
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Sinner is better hard court player than alcaraz but alcaraz raise his level to highest when he plays Sinner.
Remember Rafa defeated fedrer in WIM and AO. Everybody knows rafa was no match for fedrer but at his prime rafa won . Same thing is happening here.
Alcaraz is pushing the limits.
 
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