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

Sinner and his lame one dimensional ball bashing game is getting figured out. He basically lost to Musetti of all people, and now a grandpa Djokovic as well as grandpa Dmitrov before. He might get another couple slams but he'll eventually be nothing more than a high level gatekeeper when real competition hits their stride.
 
Musterrific said:
Sinner is very level headed and pragmatic. No loss will "break" him.
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ShinMezame said:
Sinner and his lame one dimensional ball bashing game is getting figured out. He basically lost to Musetti of all people, and now a grandpa Djokovic as well as grandpa Dmitrov before. He might get another couple slams but he'll eventually be nothing more than a high level gatekeeper when real competition hits their stride.
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And when will real competition come?
 
I understand it's good for tennis but gosh i hope not :-D

Realistically he has a really good chance BUT sinner benefited greatly from not having to play a full clay season last year hence he was fresh during RG and Wimbledon.
In 24 he was injured for the majority of clay season so he wasn't too spent during RG & Wimbledon. I would be curious to see sinner play a full clay season and see how durable he really is .
Because now it's certain he's good enough to make the 3 clay m1000 finals and i don't believe he's got the endurance or durability to do so and beat carlos in the RG final.
I think there's a good chance he skips monte carlos again to be fresher for RG.
 
ShinMezame said:
Sinner and his lame one dimensional ball bashing game is getting figured out. He basically lost to Musetti of all people, and now a grandpa Djokovic as well as grandpa Dmitrov before. He might get another couple slams but he'll eventually be nothing more than a high level gatekeeper when real competition hits their stride.
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Drag him bestie :D
 
Hitman said:
That's cold.
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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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Yeah I sort of agree.

Let’s see Sinner get by Djokovic before we talk about the trophy
 
ShinMezame said:
Sinner and his lame one dimensional ball bashing game is getting figured out. He basically lost to Musetti of all people, and now a grandpa Djokovic as well as grandpa Dmitrov before. He might get another couple slams but he'll eventually be nothing more than a high level gatekeeper when real competition hits their stride.
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It was Djokovic who “basically lost to Musetti”

Sinner “basically lost” to Dimitrov last year at Wimbledon
 
Where does Sinner rank for clay prowess on tour?

Alcaraz, then Djoko, then Musetti, then Zverev, at least. So at best he is 5th most optimized for these courts
 
dking68 said:
He hasn’t played a full clay season since 2023 - Just so you know. And he was 4 points away from defeating Charlie in 2024, and had 3 MPs on him in 2025, just so you know
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I saw the match too, and I considered it when posting. He should have won, true. But for right now his clay resume is thin. You know that I can adjust my opinions based on results. And if he plays Djoko in the SF then I will be in his corner
 
A dominant RG win for Carlos more likely. He's learned a lesson at Wimbledon last year.

This could even be his first truly Rafa-lile clay season even though last year itself was quite impressive with his 22-1 record.

As for the finals, Sinner was brilliant, partly aided by his extended break, but also because the level was excellent. Carlos raised it in key moments like champions do and won with that gear that no one else has. Like with Wimbledon 2019, it is largely irrelevant that Sinner had MPs as to have them is one thing but to convert is another thing entirely. Heck that wasn't even the first 5-hour match Carlos won saving match points against Sinner.

He saved MPs by forcing errors and hitting winners anyway. Not particularly lucky though I hope and expect the more efficient Alcaraz of the last two slams to show up in 4 months time.
 
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Rosstour said:
I saw the match too, and I considered it when posting. He should have won, true. But for right now his clay resume is thin. You know that I can adjust my opinions based on results. And if he plays Djoko in the SF then I will be in his corner
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I think it’s high time he won a masters. Hadn’t the ban existed - he would’ve easily easily won Madrid 2025. Madrid 2024 was also very achieveable, there was no way in hell he was losing to Rublev and he was beating FAA had he played the match fully fit
 
dking68 said:
I think it’s high time he won a masters. Hadn’t the ban existed - he would’ve easily easily won Madrid 2025. Madrid 2024 was also very achieveable, there was no way in hell he was losing to Rublev and he was beating FAA had he played the match fully fit
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We’ll see I guess. The competition is still pretty stiff on clay. His path is a lot clearer on grass. I like him there
 
ShinMezame said:
Sinner and his lame one dimensional ball bashing game is getting figured out. He basically lost to Musetti of all people, and now a grandpa Djokovic as well as grandpa Dmitrov before. He might get another couple slams but he'll eventually be nothing more than a high level gatekeeper when real competition hits their stride.
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That one-dimensional game gave him 18 BPs and more points than Djoker, so its not like he has been "figured out". He just suc1s at key points, that can hopefully be fixed.
 
Rosstour said:
We’ll see I guess. The competition is still pretty stiff on clay. His path is a lot clearer on grass. I like him there
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Me too, but IMO he was a stallion on the clay. It was his best performance in a slam leading up to a final - he only got broken twice prior to the final. And was dishing out bakery products. It’s a shame he couldn’t seal it in 4 sets because he was looking the better player prior to the final.
 
dking68 said:
I think it’s high time he won a masters. Hadn’t the ban existed - he would’ve easily easily won Madrid 2025. Madrid 2024 was also very achieveable, there was no way in hell he was losing to Rublev and he was beating FAA had he played the match fully fit
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Well up to now he doesn’t have any noteworthy titles on clay, whether that is due to a ban, injury or getting beaten in a final. That’s surprising given his level of tennis, so this year should be different. However, he won’t be rested and fresh like he was last year when he’d had three months to prepare for Rome/RG.
I imagine there will be a lot of players watching the Djokovic semi at the AO to figure him out in the future.
It will be an interesting few months no doubt.
 
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Rattie said:
Well up to know he doesn’t have any noteworthy titles on clay, whether that is due to a ban, injury or getting beaten in a final. That’s surprising given his level of tennis, so this year should be different. However, he won’t be rested and fresh like he was last year when he’d had three months to prepare for Rome/RG.
I imagine there will be a lot of players watching the Djokovic semi at the AO to figure him out in the future.
It will be an interesting few months no doubt.
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Sinner really didn't become the player he is until Beijing 2023, so that leaves the 2024 and 2025 season.

In 2024, after losing MC semi where he was hard done by a bad line call, he played Madrid and injured his adductor muscle and despite winning his 3rd round match, he had to withdraw from the tournament and had to skip Rome.

In 2025, he was banned for three months which prevented him from playing any clay events until Rome.

This year, no ban, but if he can prevent the injury and actually play a FULL clay season, he will have his chances.
 
Hitman said:
Sinner really didn't become the player he is until Beijing 2023, so that leaves the 2024 and 2025 season.

In 2024, after losing MC semi where he was hard done by a bad line call, he played Madrid and injured his adductor muscle and despite winning his 3rd round match, he had to withdraw from the tournament and had to skip Rome.

In 2025, he was banned for three months which prevented him from playing any clay events until Rome.

This year, no ban, but if he can prevent the injury and actually play a FULL clay season, he will have his chances.
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I don’t disagree. Let’s see if he can manage the sunshine double and full clay season and if so what his results look like then. 5 masters and a slam all crammed into a couple of months takes it toll on all the players.
 
Rosstour said:
I saw the match too, and I considered it when posting. He should have won, true. But for right now his clay resume is thin. You know that I can adjust my opinions based on results. And if he plays Djoko in the SF then I will be in his corner
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Clay resume means jack when others have no chance of getting even 2 sets against Carlos at RG
 
Last year Sinner on RG was playing without any expectation and almost won RG .
This year he will be watched closely and having lost his AO title he needs to raise himself to high level.
Carlos is now more mature and consistent. He will try everything to win RG.
 
The scary thing is that Alcaraz has improved since last year. This year, Sinner will face a tougher Alcaraz, should they meet up.

For 2026, I see Alcaraz finishing in the top 3 in both service games hold% and service games break%.

Djokovic is going to enter the French Open extremely confident; knowing that he was good enough to knock off the 2-time defending champ at the AO.

Zverev will be confident; knowing that he got a chance to serve out the match against Alcaraz at the AO. He also pushed Alcaraz to 5 sets at the FO a couple of years ago.

As for Musetti, let’s see if he can pull off a big upset. He very well might. He won’t win the title. But he could very well upset somebody.

The FO is going to be very exciting this year. I can’t wait!
 
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