Wilander "Alcaraz has the best forehand of all time"

[borg number one]

No he hasn’t produced enough great tennis at the biggest events over time. He has the potential though.

 

[jm1980]

This is why we can’t just take former or current players at their word at face value. Saying insert ex/current player said X therefore it must be the true is the lowest form of analysis.

It doesn't stop posters like @clayqueen from treating his words like gospel (when it suits them)

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

This is why we can’t just take former or current players at their word at face value. Saying insert ex/current player said X therefore it must be the true is the lowest form of analysis.

"I think I'll take the opinion of an ATG than from some rando on the internet" UpsideDownSmileyFace

 

[Tennfan123]

Somewhere del Potro laughs

 

[Vincent-C]

Somewhere del Potro laughs

..and a few others. Fred, Agassi, Raffers (blugh)...

 

[socallefty]

Wilander should be drug tested all the time by his employers. After all he has a history with cocaine and he says stuff that sounds like he is high all the time.

 

[FlyingSaucer]

Good ol' Mats. Look forward to his very next thought.

 

[Vincent-C]

Poll: who's stupider, less perceptive, and more crowd-focused as a tennis commentator:

John McEnroe (or his superfluous little brother), or Mats Wilander ?

 

[The Blond Blur]

It doesn't stop posters like @clayqueen from treating his words like gospel (when it suits them)

Could say the same for Joker fans when it comes to some pundits saying the game is better than ever while choosing to ignore when others say it’s worse.

 

[Kralingen]

Wilander should be drug tested all the time by his employers. After all he has a history with cocaine and he says stuff that sounds like he is high all the time.

If Mats is really on the stuff, which he seemingly is, it’s out of your system within a couple days. He’s in the clear. Next week, he’ll be saying Hurkacz has the best serve ever.

 

[Federev]

"He has the best forehand of all timeme," he assured to Eurosport. "He has a lot of options: he can go inside-out, inside-out, drop and also both ways. And he can do it like Rafa Nadal does. You have to stay away from his forehand or you will have a very long day"

Wilander asegura que 'Alcaraz tiene la mejor derecha de todos los tiempos'

Tras la victoria de Carlos Alcaraz ante Miomir Kecmanovic en Australia en un partido en el que desplegó un tenis inmaculado, afiló bien esa derecha tan prodi...

www.puntodebreak.com

THIS IS THE BEST THREAD OF ALL TIME.

 

[a10best]

dear mats : shouldnt carlitos be winning more if he has "the best forehand of all time?"
i dont even think he has the "best forehand right now" lol

Sampras' FH won him 14 slams.
Rafa won 13 slams on clay with his FH.

 

[Mustard]

His job, as has already been said repeatedly, is to "sell" that what is current is much better than the past and attract the largest possible audience to generate revenue for his sport news network each year.
Wilander does his job very well.

Wilander playing the percentages as always.

 

[djokovic the conqueror]

Not even Alcaraz's own fans believe he has the best forehand of all time.

The sooner this overrated hack fades into irrelevancy the better tennis will be.

 

[mtommer]

Authorities' opinions must be heard and pondered, but authorities can be wrong like everyone else.

True but only someone who has actual experience playing against the best of the best, pros, has any chance of actually knowing what would or wouldn't be the best because they alone have the experience.

 

[messiahrobins]

"He has the best forehand of all timeme," he assured to Eurosport. "He has a lot of options: he can go inside-out, inside-out, drop and also both ways. And he can do it like Rafa Nadal does. You have to stay away from his forehand or you will have a very long day"

Wilander asegura que 'Alcaraz tiene la mejor derecha de todos los tiempos'

Tras la victoria de Carlos Alcaraz ante Miomir Kecmanovic en Australia en un partido en el que desplegó un tenis inmaculado, afiló bien esa derecha tan prodi...

www.puntodebreak.com

Wilander having s good time off screen again perhaps affecting judgrment

 

[FeroBango]

lol here come the alcaRax is an oveRratEd haCk comments. Good job, Wilander. You've enraged the 2 dollar trolls here.

 

[abmk]

All fanbases uniting on a point: Wilander is Trollander.
Takes some doing!

 

[Mainad]

Poll: who's stupider, less perceptive, and more crowd-focused as a tennis commentator:

John McEnroe (or his superfluous little brother), or Mats Wilander ?

They have 14 Slams between them. Some respect please!

 

[RacquetAbuse101]

Wilander should be drug tested all the time by his employers. After all he has a history with cocaine and he says stuff that sounds like he is high all the time.

Or he could write a book about it.

ALL METHED UP : My Life As A Commentator.

 

[InsuranceMan]

I will be the odd one out here

My hot take is that Wilander is slightly exaggerating but it’s top 7 and maybe even top 5

 

[KantenKlaar]

Federer possesses the best rolex of all time though.

Even Ben Shelton has one now.

 

[Vincent-C]

They have 14 Slams between them. Some respect please!

I admire their tennis skill very much.

 

[Sudacafan]

Wilander's statements accuracy is second to none.

 

[KantenKlaar]

How can anyone doubt the big M.

 

[martinezownsclay]

I see Matsie is on high on the weed (and possibly some of the stronger stuff he likes) again.

 

[JoshDragon]

"He has the best forehand of all timeme," he assured to Eurosport. "He has a lot of options: he can go inside-out, inside-out, drop and also both ways. And he can do it like Rafa Nadal does. You have to stay away from his forehand or you will have a very long day"

Wilander asegura que 'Alcaraz tiene la mejor derecha de todos los tiempos'

Tras la victoria de Carlos Alcaraz ante Miomir Kecmanovic en Australia en un partido en el que desplegó un tenis inmaculado, afiló bien esa derecha tan prodi...

www.puntodebreak.com

I thought Mats got off the drugs.

 

[Zodd]

Wilander has the best player evaluation of all time. He has lots of options. He's versatile. He can talk out his arse, say the unthinkable, or simply conjure things up out of thin air. He can do it like Kyrgios does. You have to stay away from Wilander's evaluations, or you will have a very long day.

 

[jackson vile]

See, this is what I’m talking about….

 

[bigbadboaz]

Mats still chasing headlines with the hot takes..

Will he tell us whether Alcaraz has balls?

 

[Deleted member 779124]

I need Wilander's dealer's number RIGHT NOW. This guy has some absolutely next level stuff.

 

[smalahove]

There's always one or more pre-conditions attached to a claim like "best forehand of all times", and more often than not, these are not explicit. Best from the baseline? Best spin/penetration ratio? Best under pressure? Best top level? Most consistent? Because one thing is certain: no one has the BFHOAT in all categories/all conditions.

My vote goes to Stanimal
Pre-condition: on clay and slow HCs, big matches, all out from the baseline, backed by a OHBH on fire.

 

[Sentinel]

That is a logical fallacy (wrong argument) known as argument from authority, which consists in asserting that something is true only because an authority on a topic said it.

Authorities' opinions must be heard and pondered, but authorities can be wrong like everyone else.

I thought Stefan a being sarcastic.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Alcaraz has already won a lot. I don't care about best of all time or some but he is having best forehand of today. And would likely end in top 5 of all time from forehand wing.

 

[messiahrobins]

"He has the best forehand of all timeme," he assured to Eurosport. "He has a lot of options: he can go inside-out, inside-out, drop and also both ways. And he can do it like Rafa Nadal does. You have to stay away from his forehand or you will have a very long day"

Wilander asegura que 'Alcaraz tiene la mejor derecha de todos los tiempos'

Tras la victoria de Carlos Alcaraz ante Miomir Kecmanovic en Australia en un partido en el que desplegó un tenis inmaculado, afiló bien esa derecha tan prodi...

www.puntodebreak.com

Alcaraz's BH is the better shot, the FH is an error machine. That may change as he gets more mature but for now the FH is inconsistent.

 

[Pheasant]

Wilander just said that Alcaraz is the tallest vertically-challenged player of all time.


Can this be true?

 

[Rovesciarete]

The stats say Sinner but I like Charlie’s forehand more on clay, don’t know about grass. He should improve, but the best of all time it is certainly not.

 

[nolefam_2024]

The stats say Sinner but I like Charlie’s forehand more on clay, don’t know about grass. He should improve, but the best of all time it is certainly not.

Career is just started. I think he can definitely get there.

To me, looking back, we have severely overrated some forehands in history.

Nadal is number 1 no doubt but after Nadal there is huge mix of which is the best forehand of all time. We can't compare across 3 generations because unlike ranking or title, this has technical details.

The way raz can inject pace is inhuman , something only Nadal could do at his best. He can go flat or he can generate huge spins. He can defend even on grass. I think he would become best forehand of this time.

 

[zagor]

Wilander just said that Alcaraz is the tallest vertically-challenged player of all time.


Can this be true?

Carlito also has the best serve ever for a tall midget.

 

[roysid]

Wilander never fails to entertain

Within 3 months he will tell Sinner has the greatest forehand of all time.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Alcaraz inside in forehand is becoming unstoppable force. His kicker to the backhand with inside in and slider out to forehand with inside out both are dangerous weapons.

 

[nolefam_2024]

 

[SonnyT]

He must be the tennis guy whose judgement I trust the least!