Will Alcaraz save Tennis?

[Kralingen]

Alcaraz will never have the natural shot-making and timing of Korda.....

OK man, your over the top Nadal worship is gross but somewhat forgivable bc of how good he is.

but this, this is an unbelievable statement

 

[Deleted member 788697]

OK man, your over the top Nadal worship is gross but somewhat forgivable bc of how good he is.

but this, this is an unbelievable statement

Either you have it or you don't, and Korda has it, free-flowing groundstrokes and serve, while Alcaraz has to muscle the ball.
Korda's height and reach helps too, much like Zverev.

 

[AO13]

By stopping Kecmanović?

Yes.

 

[BH40love]

An 18 yr old shredding up the field, nobody cares anymore about Nadal or Djokovic weak era , the future is now and that’s Carlitos

 

[BH40love]

Either you have it or you don't, and Korda has it, free-flowing groundstrokes and serve, while Alcaraz has to muscle the ball.
Korda's height and reach helps too, much like Zverev.

ok dude please tell me what’s wrong w Alcaraz game??

 

[Kralingen]

Either you have it or you don't, and Korda has it, free-flowing groundstrokes and serve, while Alcaraz has to muscle the ball.
Korda's height and reach helps too, much like Zverev.

I like Korda’s smooth game and timing and think he has a lot of potential. But no idea what he has that Alcaraz doesn’t , he’s not even more powerful despite the huge height advantage.

also LOL at a Nadal fan criticizing someone for “muscling” the ball

 

[BH40love]

Either you have it or you don't, and Korda has it, free-flowing groundstrokes and serve, while Alcaraz has to muscle the ball.
Korda's height and reach helps too, much like Zverev.

Ur favorite nadal doesn’t do anything but muscle the ball and that includes serving. Smh

 

[Deleted member 788697]

I didn't say there was anything wrong with muscling the ball, but Alcaraz relies more on that.
While Korda is all timing, that is a fact.
Alcaraz will never have what Korda has, no matter how hard he tries.
Nadal also doesn't have Korda's timing, but Nadal is the most skillful player in the world.

 

[Krish0608]

Alcaraz will never have the natural shot-making and timing of Korda..... but Alcaraz has the work ethic and mental toughness (except for when Alcaraz plays Nadal, but almost everyone has a mental hurdle when they face Nadal).

I didn't say there was anything wrong with muscling the ball, but Alcaraz relies more on that.
While Korda is all timing, that is a fact.
Alcaraz will never have what Korda has, no matter how hard he tries.
Nadal also doesn't have Korda's timing, but Nadal is the most skillful player in the world.

Okay Sebi, we get it. We will start taking you seriously when you start beating people in the Top 10.

 

[clayqueen]

Oh, looks like I triggered the low IQ Nadal fan.

Facts are facts, he lost. Deal with it.

So desperate that you don't want the facts to get in your way.

Report: Rafael Nadal out 4-6 Weeks with Stress Injury in Rib Suffered at Indian Wells
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Report: Rafael Nadal out 4-6 Weeks with Stress Injury in Rib Suffered at Indian Wells

Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal is reportedly expected to miss four-to-six weeks of action because of a rib injury suffered during last week's 2022 BNP Paribas...

bleacherreport.com

 

[UnderratedSlam]

That Ciciban Alcatraz match was amazing right from the start.

 

[Deleted member 762343]

So desperate that you don't want the facts to get in your way.

Report: Rafael Nadal out 4-6 Weeks with Stress Injury in Rib Suffered at Indian Wells
Tim DanielsMarch 22, 2022

Report: Rafael Nadal out 4-6 Weeks with Stress Injury in Rib Suffered at Indian Wells

Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal is reportedly expected to miss four-to-six weeks of action because of a rib injury suffered during last week's 2022 BNP Paribas...

bleacherreport.com

So desperate that you keep repeating something that was never the topic of discussion in the first place. Nadal lost the final, whether you like it or not.

 

[aldeayeah]

Either you have it or you don't, and Korda has it, free-flowing groundstrokes and serve, while Alcaraz has to muscle the ball

I mean if that's what makes a good player then nobody in the last 20 years can compare to the one, the peerless, David Nalbandian

well, maybe not the serve part

 

[Aabye5]

I mean if that's what makes a good player then nobody in the last 20 years can compare to the one, the peerless, David Nalbandian

And he had Fed's number for a bit there. Could never tell, did he have a Safin attitude towards tennis?

 

[aldeayeah]

And he had Fed's number for a bit there. Could never tell, did he have a Safin attitude towards tennis?

He had a Nadal attitude towards food.

 

[Wurm]

No, he won't. And he's not great in the looks department either.

Didn't hold this fella back from capturing the hearts of an awful lot of people:

Looks are secondary to the tennis being played and Alcaraz plays charismatic tennis, and anyway he might grow into his face, as Fed did.

 

[Deleted member 762343]

No, he won't. And he's not great in the looks department either.

Who the f*ck cares about his looks ? It's tennis, not porn.

 

[aldeayeah]

Didn't hold this fella back from capturing the hearts of an awful lot of people:

Looks are secondary to the tennis being played and Alcaraz plays charismatic tennis, and anyway he might grow into his face, as Fed did.

the competition between 2003 gargoylerer and 1999 bleacherer is fierce

 

[Vamos Rafa Nadal]

Why does tennis need saving? Tennis will survive the end of the big 3 era - new young stars such as Alcaraz will make that a certainty. So it's not a matter of saving tennis - it's a matter of continuing the love for tennis!!!!

 

[ghostofMecir]

Alcaraz brings to tennis something Federer brought early in his career -- an electrifying style that you can't easily take your eyes off of. There are other talented young players with workmanlike games but this is a guy you really want to watch, what Nick K. has been in spurts but not consistently enough to hold the fans' interest. Watching him makes you forget about The Big Three.

There is a specialness to his game, and people are getting interested. Take a look at his highlights videos and how many people watch them — there’s brewing interest in him because he’s good for two or three crazy offense to defense sequences a match and of course his Nadal like intensity point-by-point.

Clearly the most gifted teenager since Djokovic. He’s destined for great things. Let’s see if he can fulfill his destiny

It’s going to come down to his hold game. Right now, it’s just not good enough against the best players as he faces too many BPs (Tsitsipas had quite a few that could have changed things).

Alcaraz will never have the natural shot-making and timing of Korda..... but Alcaraz has the work ethic and mental toughness (except for when Alcaraz plays Nadal, but almost everyone has a mental hurdle when they face Nadal).

There should be a challenge for posters to name the most obscure topics and see how this poster can turn it around and get Nadal’s name in there.

 

[mike danny]

And he had Fed's number for a bit there. Could never tell, did he have a Safin attitude towards tennis?

So did Hewitt.

 

[NeutralFan]

So did Hewitt.

Not in slams though

 

[UnderratedSlam]

So did Hewitt.

Wut?

 

[JoelSandwich]

first things first congrats for getting married

I'm not a JoJo fan. Unfortunately, by the time the new series came out, I had mostly stopped watching anime

I tried to read the manga once, like 15 years ago? But the fan translations (DUWANG) were terrible

I have a Shonen jump app that’s like $2 a month and they have most of jojos on there at the moment

 

[onefineday]

No. He's good but really he's just a better Nishikori.

 

[Beulah Jesus]

The lad definitely looks promising but until he starts to win slams I won't ascribe any thing to him just yet.

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

From the normie, big three syndrome that has infected the game?
Hopefully, but I wouldn't bet on it.

 

[Slicehand]

In fact yeah

 

[aldeayeah]

No. He's good but really he's just a better Nishikori.

An uninjured, mentally strong, better Nishikori actually sounds pretty scary

 

[onefineday]

An uninjured, mentally strong, better Nishikori actually sounds pretty scary

I love Nishikori so if he had been uninjured and mentally strong, I would have been there for it. If only Madrid '14 final had been different!

 

[Quaichang]

No, he won't. And he's not great in the looks department either.

You are shallow as f***

 

[14OuncesStrung]

You are shallow as f***

Oh sure. Would you kiss a girl if she looked like that?

 

[Visionary]

Would you kiss a girl if she looked like that?

Let me tell you how shallow I am! With gold in bank, I'd mate with her

 

[Visionary]

On second thought, saving the sport shouldn't be up to just one athlete.