Who will hit the career slam at a younger age, Sinner or Alcaraz?

Who will complete the career slam at a younger age?

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Sinner and Alcaraz have completed 3 legs of the career slam. Alcaraz has the age advantage. He’s about 22 months younger than Sinner. However, Sinner has gotten much closer to bagging the 4th leg. He appears to be much closer than Alcaraz. And the hard court field is deeper than the clay field.

I see Alcaraz improving at some point. But Sinner is still improving as well.

I’d say that it is even-money bet as to who will be bag the career slam at a younger age. What do you think?
 
It might take 3+ years , in my opinion I see Sinner dominating the AO in the next five years vise versa with Raz in RG
 
Since both are only one Slam away from completing the Career Slam, this question can be distilled into:

Which is more likely, Sinner winning RG or Alcaraz winning Australia?

Considering one player had 3 MPs to do so, while the other player hasn’t even made it past the quarters, and has made zero improvements on the surface under his current coach…

It’s obviously Sinner.
 
The key caveat is the age piece. If Alcaraz wins the AO in 2026, 2027, or 2028, then he automatically wins. Because even if Sinner wins the FO next year, then Alcaraz would have achieved the career slam at a younger age. I.e, Alcaraz at the AO in 2028 will still be younger than Sinner at the FO in 2026.

Alcaraz has to strike out at the AO the next 3 straight times in order for Sinner to even have a chance.

As for Sinner’s choke at the FO, Sinner’s team addressed that. I listened to a podcast stating that his team had Sinner hitting the ball earlier and harder during the close out games of Wimbledon so that he wouldn’t repeat the FO. Sinner was hitting the FH 6 mph faster the last 4 games than he did all match. That was by design. His team figured out that Sinner tensed up his arm during that horrific 0-40 collapse.

I still haven’t figured out whom that I am voting for. Alcaraz gets 3 cracks at it before Sinner does.
 
Kralingen said:
Since both are only one Slam away from completing the Career Slam, this question can be distilled into:

Which is more likely, Sinner winning RG or Alcaraz winning Australia?

Considering one player had 3 MPs to do so, while the other player hasn’t even made it past the quarters, and has made zero improvements on the surface under his current coach…

It’s obviously Sinner.
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I want Connors to coach Alcaraz. :love:
 
Kralingen said:
Since both are only one Slam away from completing the Career Slam, this question can be distilled into:

Which is more likely, Sinner winning RG or Alcaraz winning Australia?

Considering one player had 3 MPs to do so, while the other player hasn’t even made it past the quarters, and has made zero improvements on the surface under his current coach…

It’s obviously Sinner.
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But Alcaraz will have three more chances before Sinner's first as mentioned by @Pheasant.

Still favouring Sinner?
 
Kralingen said:
Since both are only one Slam away from completing the Career Slam, this question can be distilled into:

Which is more likely, Sinner winning RG or Alcaraz winning Australia?

Considering one player had 3 MPs to do so, while the other player hasn’t even made it past the quarters, and has made zero improvements on the surface under his current coach…

It’s obviously Sinner.
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IF Sinner who is almost 2 years older than Alcaraz can win CYS at a younger age than Alcaraz then it means that Alcaraz will be the new Hewitt because he is never winning the AO at this rate and might lose his edge at other Slams too.

Hewitt won W before Federer did
Hewitt won US Open before Federer did
Hewitt won ATP Finals title before Federer did
Hewitt was world number 1 before Federer did

Alcaraz won Wimbledon before Sinner did
Alcaraz won US Open before Sinner did
Alcaraz has now won French Open before Sinner does.
Alcaraz was world number 1 before Sinner became.
 
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Pheasant said:
The key caveat is the age piece. If Alcaraz wins the AO in 2026, 2027, or 2028, then he automatically wins. Because even if Sinner wins the FO next year, then Alcaraz would have achieved the career slam at a younger age. I.e, Alcaraz at the AO in 2028 will still be younger than Sinner at the FO in 2026.

Alcaraz has to strike out at the AO the next 3 straight times in order for Sinner to even have a chance.

As for Sinner’s choke at the FO, Sinner’s team addressed that. I listened to a podcast stating that his team had Sinner hitting the ball earlier and harder during the close out games of Wimbledon so that he wouldn’t repeat the FO. Sinner was hitting the FH 6 mph faster the last 4 games than he did all match. That was by design. His team figured out that Sinner tensed up his arm during that horrific 0-40 collapse.

I still haven’t figured out whom that I am voting for. Alcaraz gets 3 cracks at it before Sinner does.
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AND

I can definitely see Raz winning it in one of the 26,27,28' years.

Sinner may not even win the Fo 2026......
 
If we're talking age instead of who gets there first clearly Alcaraz is more likely since he's younger. If he wins any of the next three AO's it'll be him regardless of what Sinner does.
 
Pheasant said:
The key caveat is the age piece. If Alcaraz wins the AO in 2026, 2027, or 2028, then he automatically wins. Because even if Sinner wins the FO next year, then Alcaraz would have achieved the career slam at a younger age. I.e, Alcaraz at the AO in 2028 will still be younger than Sinner at the FO in 2026.

Alcaraz has to strike out at the AO the next 3 straight times in order for Sinner to even have a chance.

As for Sinner’s choke at the FO, Sinner’s team addressed that. I listened to a podcast stating that his team had Sinner hitting the ball earlier and harder during the close out games of Wimbledon so that he wouldn’t repeat the FO. Sinner was hitting the FH 6 mph faster the last 4 games than he did all match. That was by design. His team figured out that Sinner tensed up his arm during that horrific 0-40 collapse.

I still haven’t figured out whom that I am voting for. Alcaraz gets 3 cracks at it before Sinner does.
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Alcaraz would be just over 24 years and 8 months old at the 2028 Australian Open.
Sinner would be just over 24 years and 9 months old at RG 2026.
Assuming this is the case in both cases, the age difference could not be more minuscule.
8-B
 
Pheasant said:
The key caveat is the age piece. If Alcaraz wins the AO in 2026, 2027, or 2028, then he automatically wins. Because even if Sinner wins the FO next year, then Alcaraz would have achieved the career slam at a younger age. I.e, Alcaraz at the AO in 2028 will still be younger than Sinner at the FO in 2026.

Alcaraz has to strike out at the AO the next 3 straight times in order for Sinner to even have a chance.

As for Sinner’s choke at the FO, Sinner’s team addressed that. I listened to a podcast stating that his team had Sinner hitting the ball earlier and harder during the close out games of Wimbledon so that he wouldn’t repeat the FO. Sinner was hitting the FH 6 mph faster the last 4 games than he did all match. That was by design. His team figured out that Sinner tensed up his arm during that horrific 0-40 collapse.

I still haven’t figured out whom that I am voting for. Alcaraz gets 3 cracks at it before Sinner does.
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Alcaraz because of this.
 
Yeah. I had to vote for Alcaraz. He gets 3 shots before Sinner gets 1 shot. He gets 4 shots at it before Sinner gets his 2nd shot etc.
 
Alcaraz, while more naturally talented than Sinner, has unbridled power, which in the long run can turn even deadlier for Sinner if he can work on his consistency and mental. Sinner, while not as naturally talented as Alcaraz, is much more consistent, level-headed, and focused, so he will get the career slam earlier, but might not exceed Raz's slam count in the long run.
 
Razer said:
IF Sinner who is almost 2 years older than Alcaraz can win CYS at a younger age than Alcaraz then it means that Alcaraz will be the new Hewitt because he is never winning the AO at this rate and might lose his edge at other Slams too.

Hewitt won W before Federer did
Hewitt won US Open before Federer did
Hewitt won ATP Finals title before Federer did
Hewitt was world number 1 before Federer did

Alcaraz won Wimbledon before Sinner did
Alcaraz won US Open before Sinner did
Alcaraz has now won French Open before Sinner does.
Alcaraz was world number 1 before Sinner became.
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Hewitt was taken to cleaners by Roger fedrer. And carlos is on the rise and already won 5 slam.
 
gamelovergold said:
Hewitt was taken to cleaners by Roger fedrer. And carlos is on the rise and already won 5 slam.
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Sinner is not great enough (yet) to take Carlos to the cleaners like Fed did to Hewitt, back in the early 2000s Hewitt was seen as a version of Alcaraz before Federer's rise.
 
Alcaraz being younger will always have the advantage to get the career slam at a younger age. Interesting question is whether Career slam will be achieved by them next year. I think Sinner has higher chance than Alcaraz for that. But then again, we don't know how good Sinner will be at RG if he plays a full clay season. Sinner got a convenient 3 month rest, so he had the most fresh legs on clay than anyone in the tour. Will he still be as good in RG 2026, if he doesn't have the fresh legs advantage on clay?
 
Sinner was very close this year to a career slam in hindsight I guess. Of course if he wins FO, there's no guarantee he wins WImbledon, maybe the loss fired him up a bit and Carlito was emotionally drained after the win, you never know.

But really it's what Pheasant said, If Alcaraz wins the AO in 2026, 2027, or 2028, then he automatically wins.

I'd bet on Carlito.
 
Big 3: Djokovic - 3; Nadal - 2; Federer - 1

All of them under extracurricular circumstances. Nadal & Djokovic won '22 AO & '23 RG w/o the other; Federer won RG w/o beating Nadal.

Sinner & Alcaraz - 3 or 4 ???
 
@DSH i don’t think anyone will win 4 slams in a calendar year in this socially averse world we live in. Sinner will come close but ultimately fail. He could threaten Federer’s consecutive weeks at number 1 though. The Spaniard does not seem to be improving or making the necessary changes to keep up with Sinner
 
Carlos just has to win one of the next three AO’s to claim this title even if Sinner wins RG as soon as 2026. I think he has a great chance to do so.
 
I can see Sinner winning Roland Garros next year, but I don't see Alcaraz winning the Australian Open within the next 3 years. That said, I think Carlos will make changes (mainly, getting rid of Ferrero) if there aren't great improvements in his HC results.
 
Sinner is gonna to be very tough to beat at the AO. Sinner seems good enough on all surfaces to win career slam. If I think that Carlos will get to the career slam at a younger age by a whiskey over Sinner.
 
Kralingen said:
Since both are only one Slam away from completing the Career Slam, this question can be distilled into:

Which is more likely, Sinner winning RG or Alcaraz winning Australia?

Considering one player had 3 MPs to do so, while the other player hasn’t even made it past the quarters, and has made zero improvements on the surface under his current coach…

It’s obviously Sinner.
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you are almost right. the question: who will complete the career slam AT A YOUNGER AGE? if sinner wins RG 2026 and alcaraz wins AO 2027 alcaraz would win it at a younger age and this is possible considering alcaraz might improve on HC in 1.5 years from now. So you might be right but only time will tell
 
duaneeo said:
I can see Sinner winning Roland Garros next year, but I don't see Alcaraz winning the Australian Open within the next 3 years. That said, I think Carlos will make changes (mainly, getting rid of Ferrero) if there aren't great improvements in his HC results.
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Pheasant said:
Sinner is gonna to be very tough to beat at the AO. Sinner seems good enough on all surfaces to win career slam. If I think that Carlos will get to the career slam at a younger age by a whiskey over Sinner.
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Zeref123 said:
you are almost right. the question: who will complete the career slam AT A YOUNGER AGE? if sinner wins RG 2026 and alcaraz wins AO 2027 alcaraz would win it at a younger age and this is possible considering alcaraz might improve on HC in 1.5 years from now. So you might be right but only time will tell
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This thread has aged amazingly lmao
 
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