Will Carlos Alcaraz ever win another Grand Slam title again?

Will Carlos Alcaraz ever win another Grand Slam title again?

  • Yes, definitely

    Votes: 58 69.9%

  • Yes, maybe

    Votes: 1 1.2%

  • Uncertain

    Votes: 4 4.8%

  • Probably not

    Votes: 4 4.8%

  • Definitely not

    Votes: 16 19.3%
  • Total voters
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Megafanoftennis100

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I know that, at first glance, the title of this post may sound somewhat crazy, but please hear me out.
After watching the Roland Garros and Wimbledon finals this year, it is beyond clear that Sinner has figured out Alcaraz on natural surfaces. All it would've taken Sinner to beat Alcaraz in 4 sets at BOTH RG and Wimbledon as well as win 4 Slams in a row (The Sinner Slam) was if he had converted just one of the triple championship points at RG instead of spraying uncharacteristic errors out of nervousness. But at Wimbledon this year, his game has evidently become choke-free.

And it should be obvious to anyone who has been watching tennis with open eyes over the past 2 years that Alcaraz has zero chance of winning the Australian Open as long as Sinner is present. I mean, Carlos couldn't even beat a 38 year old injured Djokovic there. Sinner would've eaten Carlos alive if they met at the AO this year (and last year too).

At the US Open, I'd say Alcaraz also has zero chances because he almost lost to Sinner there back in 2022 - when Alcaraz was actually BETTER at the US Open than he is now and Sinner was far WORSE than now.
At the US Open, current Sinner (if he plays like he did in 2024) >> 2022 Sinner = 2022 Alcaraz > current Alcaraz

So really, I do not see any Slam where Alcaraz is "safe" from Sinner.

Furthermore, so far, Alcaraz has won 4* Slam titles (2 Wimbledon titles, 1* RG title, 1 USO title), but he has never shown a truly dominant run in any of them. He has been taken to five sets multiple times by players he should've beaten much more convincingly, and has even had to save match points (or at least, "de facto" match points) on multiple occasions.

On the other hand, Sinner has been nothing short of utterly dominant in three out of the four Slams he has won so far. So really, what is to stop him from defeating Carlos in every GS final in the future?
 
It’s possible that Alcaraz wins -2 slam titles between now and the end of 2026. That’s how bad that he will be. And that’s unfortunate, because his slam title count by the end of 2026 will be 5 +(-2) =3

During that same time frame, Sinner will win 8 slam titles, which will push him up to 12 by the end of 2026.

At this rate, it’s likely that Benoit Paire passes Alcaraz in the slam title count by a score of 0 to -2 by the end of 2027.

Bottom line: Carlitos should retire right now. This is a case where he could protect his legacy by staying at 5 slam titles instead of dropping down to -2. He’s destined to lose everything and then some.
 
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Why does ever Sinner fan sound the exact same way about Alcaraz? We’ve had this same thread 20 times now about how Carlos has apparently been exposed on every surface by Sinner.

Apparently Alcaraz doesn’t have the ability to learn and grow and adapt to an opponent yet Sinner could? Carlos is barely 22 and you want to even dare suggest his slam days are done?

Enough with this crap. Alcaraz will win more slams. Easy.
 
Megafanoftennis100 said:
I know that, at first glance, the title of this post may sound somewhat crazy, but please hear me out.
After watching the Roland Garros and Wimbledon finals this year, it is beyond clear that Sinner has figured out Alcaraz on natural surfaces. All it would've taken Sinner to beat Alcaraz in 4 sets at BOTH RG and Wimbledon as well as win 4 Slams in a row (The Sinner Slam) was if he had converted just one of the triple championship points at RG instead of spraying uncharacteristic errors out of nervousness. But at Wimbledon this year, his game has evidently become choke-free.

And it should be obvious to anyone who has been watching tennis with open eyes over the past 2 years that Alcaraz has zero chance of winning the Australian Open as long as Sinner is present. I mean, Carlos couldn't even beat a 38 year old injured Djokovic there. Sinner would've eaten Carlos alive if they met at the AO this year (and last year too).

At the US Open, I'd say Alcaraz also has zero chances because he almost lost to Sinner there back in 2022 - when Alcaraz was actually BETTER at the US Open than he is now and Sinner was far WORSE than now.
At the US Open, current Sinner (if he plays like he did in 2024) >> 2022 Sinner = 2022 Alcaraz > current Alcaraz

So really, I do not see any Slam where Alcaraz is "safe" from Sinner.

Furthermore, so far, Alcaraz has won 4* Slam titles (2 Wimbledon titles, 1* RG title, 1 USO title), but he has never shown a truly dominant run in any of them. He has been taken to five sets multiple times by players he should've beaten much more convincingly, and has even had to save match points (or at least, "de facto" match points) on multiple occasions.

On the other hand, Sinner has been nothing short of utterly dominant in three out of the four Slams he has won so far. So really, what is to stop him from defeating Carlos in every GS final in the future?
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Sinner has been nothing short of utterly dominant in three out of the four slams he won?

He was 4 games away from being bounced in straight sets to Grigor Dimitrov at Wimbledon this year. He only won because Grigor got injured. Sinner has a record where he won a slam where in one of the matches he played he never won a set. Not only did he not win win a set, he lost TWO. Ouch.

He was also a few games from losing the Australian Open final to Medvedev in his first final.

Stop your nonsense and do your research.
 
Aussie Darcy said:
Sinner has been nothing short of utterly dominant in three out of the four slams he won?

He was 4 games away from being bounced in straight sets to Grigor Dimitrov at Wimbledon this year. He only won because Grigor got injured. Sinner has a record where he won a slam where in one of the matches he played he never won a set. Not only did he not win win a set, he lost TWO. Ouch.

He was also a few games from losing the Australian Open final to Medvedev in his first final.

Stop your nonsense and do your research.
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I was not referring to AO 2024.
I was referring to the USO 2024, AO 2025, and Wimbledon 2025.
Also, fair point about Wimbledon 2025. I stand corrected. Apologies for the oversight.
But still, it does not change the fact that Sinner has already had TWO unquestionably dominant Grand Slam runs, compared to Alcaraz's ZERO.
 
Megafanoftennis100 said:
I was not referring to AO 2024.
I was referring to the USO 2024, AO 2025, and Wimbledon 2025.
Also, fair point about Wimbledon 2025. I stand corrected. Apologies for the oversight.
But still, it does not change the fact that Sinner has already had TWO unquestionably dominant Grand Slam runs, compared to Alcaraz's ZERO.
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Probably because he played Taylor Fritz in a slam final lmao. I’d kill for Alcaraz to have a draw like that.

Also who cares about easy when he won them anyway? I’d take Carlos winning in the best match of the year embarrassing Sinner at the French Open final (which put Jannik in that small embarrassing category of players to lose a slam final from 2 sets to love up and three championship points) than to have Alcaraz not have won that at all. No?
 
Aussie Darcy said:
Probably because he played Taylor Fritz in a slam final lmao. I’d kill for Alcaraz to have a draw like that.

Also who cares about easy when he won them anyway? I’d take Carlos winning in the best match of the year embarrassing Sinner at the French Open final (which put Jannik in that small embarrassing category of players to lose a slam final from 2 sets to love up and three championship points) than to have Alcaraz not have won that at all. No?
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That does not count as a truly earned win. That was an asterisk.
As I have explained very clearly and reasonably multiple times on this forum, Sinner TANKED that match. He never intended to win that match fully, so he deliberately gave the win away to Carlos. But he very well could have finished Alcaraz any time he wanted.
As the saying goes, “you cannot defeat an opponent who has already allowed himself to be beaten.”
 
Megafanoftennis100 said:
That does not count as a truly earned win. That was an asterisk.
As I have explained very clearly and reasonably multiple times on this forum, Sinner TANKED that match. He never intended to win that match fully, so he deliberately gave the win away to Carlos. But he very well could have finished Alcaraz any time he wanted.
As the saying goes, “you cannot defeat an opponent who has already allowed himself to be beaten.”
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Oh yikes so you’re… delusional? I don’t mean that as a slur! Just that no sane human being would think a player wins 6 matches to make their first French Open Final only to then tank and gift a slam final to someone. That’s insane lol.

I’m bowing out. No need to argue with actual delusion. Good luck with that..
 
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Aussie Darcy said:
Why does ever Sinner fan sound the exact same way about Alcaraz? We’ve had this same thread 20 times now about how Carlos has apparently been exposed on every surface by Sinner.

Apparently Alcaraz doesn’t have the ability to learn and grow and adapt to an opponent yet Sinner could? Carlos is barely 22 and you want to even dare suggest his slam days are done?

Enough with this crap. Alcaraz will win more slams. Easy.
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If Sinner decides to never tank a match again in the future, then sure, absolutely. Now, Alcaraz has got nothing on Sinner on any surface.
 
Imo Carlos is at a crossroads in his career. To be succesful at HC slams he must make changes, he hasnt been in a final for 3 years. He can go all in and specialize on clay, he will probably be unbeatable. Sinner has taken control at 3/4 slams, lets see how Carlo responds.
 
Aussie Darcy said:
Sinner has been nothing short of utterly dominant in three out of the four slams he won?

He was 4 games away from being bounced in straight sets to Grigor Dimitrov at Wimbledon this year. He only won because Grigor got injured. Sinner has a record where he won a slam where in one of the matches he played he never won a set. Not only did he not win win a set, he lost TWO. Ouch.

He was also a few games from losing the Australian Open final to Medvedev in his first final.

Stop your nonsense and do your research.
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Im not sure, its something about ATGs and bouncing back. How many times have Djoker been down 0-2 or 1-2 in slams and won? Did he almost lose all those matches? FO vs Tsits, FO vs Musetti, AO20 vs Thiem. Not to mention W22 vs Sinner. Im not convinced Dimitrov would have won at all.
 
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Probably because he played Taylor Fritz in a slam final lmao. I’d kill for Alcaraz to have a draw like that.

Also who cares about easy when he won them anyway? I’d take Carlos winning in the best match of the year embarrassing Sinner at the French Open final (which put Jannik in that small embarrassing category of players to lose a slam final from 2 sets to love up and three championship points) than to have Alcaraz not have won that at all. No?
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Alcaraz played against Ruud in a slam final who is a worse player than Fritz and i am saying that even as a fan of Ruud. Ruud actually played well in his final against Alcaraz but it is fairly obvious Fritz is on a higher level as a player.Ruud leads the head to head so far and he has more slam finals but in pretty much every other metric Fritz is either tied or ahead. It is not like Ruud lacks talent per se but he has not been able to take that next step in his career like Fritz has.
 
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Alcaraz played against Ruud in a slam final who is a worse player than Fritz and i am saying that even as a fan of Ruud. Ruud actually played well in his final against Alcaraz but it is fairly obvious Fritz is on a higher level as a player.Ruud leads the head to head so far and he has more slam finals but in pretty much every other metric Fritz is either tied or ahead. It is not like Ruud lacks talent per se but he has not been able to take that next step in his career like Fritz has.
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Have a look at who Alcaraz played in the QF of that slam where he faced Ruud in the final and you might change your mind about your post lmao. Not an easy run.
 
Pheasant said:
It’s possible that Alcaraz wins -2 slam titles between now and the end of 2026. That’s how bad that he will be. And that’s unfortunate, because his slam title count by the end of 2026 will be 5 +(-2) =3

During that same time frame, Sinner will win 8 slam titles, which will push him up to 12 by the end of 2026.

At this rate, it’s likely that Benoit Paire passes Alcaraz in the slam title count by a score of 0 to -2 by the end of 2027.

Bottom line: Carlitos should retire right now. This is a case where he could protect his legacy by staying at 5 slam titles instead of dropping down to -2. He’s destined to lose everything and then some.
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Carlos should have retired right after the EMBARRASSMENT of Roland Garros 2023, at which his fitness was exposed by an OLD MAN. Morally speaking, he did retire then. Thus, his true slam tally will be one slam in perpetuity.
 
There was a theory floated some time ago whereby Rune had hit his peak - it was quite a while ago. People lambasted me for presenting that theory yet here we are - having witnessed his peak.

History will prove the same for Alcaraz - we've witnessed his peak. His ability to chase down balls and do-dads on drop shots are considered antiquated at this point.
 
What kind of joke is this. Carlos will win more.
Even If Sinner becomes fedrer and start winning everything still carlos can hung in there and as soon Sinner falters carlos will be able to win.
Novak is finished and others are not there at sinner level. Only carlos is there to fight.
As long as Carlos remains injury free he is a candidate for slam.
 
Gotta love TTW hyperbole.

Haven't even got to peak Alcaraz and he is done. heavy shades of early (now GOAT) Nadal. lol.
 
Megafanoftennis100 said:
That does not count as a truly earned win. That was an asterisk.
As I have explained very clearly and reasonably multiple times on this forum, Sinner TANKED that match. He never intended to win that match fully, so he deliberately gave the win away to Carlos. But he very well could have finished Alcaraz any time he wanted.
As the saying goes, “you cannot defeat an opponent who has already allowed himself to be beaten.”
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What I've just read hahahaha.
 
Megafanoftennis100 said:
I know that, at first glance, the title of this post may sound somewhat crazy, but please hear me out.
After watching the Roland Garros and Wimbledon finals this year, it is beyond clear that Sinner has figured out Alcaraz on natural surfaces. All it would've taken Sinner to beat Alcaraz in 4 sets at BOTH RG and Wimbledon as well as win 4 Slams in a row (The Sinner Slam) was if he had converted just one of the triple championship points at RG instead of spraying uncharacteristic errors out of nervousness. But at Wimbledon this year, his game has evidently become choke-free.

And it should be obvious to anyone who has been watching tennis with open eyes over the past 2 years that Alcaraz has zero chance of winning the Australian Open as long as Sinner is present. I mean, Carlos couldn't even beat a 38 year old injured Djokovic there. Sinner would've eaten Carlos alive if they met at the AO this year (and last year too).

At the US Open, I'd say Alcaraz also has zero chances because he almost lost to Sinner there back in 2022 - when Alcaraz was actually BETTER at the US Open than he is now and Sinner was far WORSE than now.
At the US Open, current Sinner (if he plays like he did in 2024) >> 2022 Sinner = 2022 Alcaraz > current Alcaraz

So really, I do not see any Slam where Alcaraz is "safe" from Sinner.

Furthermore, so far, Alcaraz has won 4* Slam titles (2 Wimbledon titles, 1* RG title, 1 USO title), but he has never shown a truly dominant run in any of them. He has been taken to five sets multiple times by players he should've beaten much more convincingly, and has even had to save match points (or at least, "de facto" match points) on multiple occasions.

On the other hand, Sinner has been nothing short of utterly dominant in three out of the four Slams he has won so far. So really, what is to stop him from defeating Carlos in every GS final in the future?
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Tennis is a sport of margins.. and sinner alcaraz will always be thin margins coin toss
 
I used to like Sinner but his fans are starting to make that hard. But Sinner and his fans are heading down the same road Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek headed down and got them so much "hate". Which is to try to me them appear far, far above their competition when nothing could be farther from the truth.

Is Sinner a great player? Sure. No one is denying that. But the truth he is he was extremely lucky to win 2 of his 4 slams. I mean if not for an absolute gift and miracle he would of lost in the 4th round in this past Wimbledon. And his 1st slam win was extremely fortunate as that was as much about Medvedev blowing it as Sinner winning it.

This overhyping him is a road he don't want to head down. He should just ask Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek, two players who are hated by a large percentage of the tennis fandom despite their success.
 
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helterskelter said:
Carlos should have retired right after the EMBARRASSMENT of Roland Garros 2023, at which his fitness was exposed by an OLD MAN. Morally speaking, he did retire then. Thus, his true slam tally will be one slam in perpetuity.
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That’s a great point. Since he morally retired in 2023 after the FO, I’m ok with his slam count ending at 1 for his career instead of the -2 that I mathematically proved that was going to happen.

We can move Alcaraz back above Benoit Paire. But I need to add an asterisk.
 
Aussie Darcy said:
Why does ever Sinner fan sound the exact same way about Alcaraz? We’ve had this same thread 20 times now about how Carlos has apparently been exposed on every surface by Sinner.

Apparently Alcaraz doesn’t have the ability to learn and grow and adapt to an opponent yet Sinner could? Carlos is barely 22 and you want to even dare suggest his slam days are done?

Enough with this crap. Alcaraz will win more slams. Easy.
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Alcaraz will almost certainly win another slam (or multiple) barring severe injuries, but about the bolded: Alcaraz can, but his ceiling is limited due to height relative to Sinner specifically and how much better Sinner could get in a way Alcaraz can’t. There’s only so much you can do when the opponent can do much if what you can do AND can serve at 6’3. In this case, even if Carlitos’s return or movement is better and his shotmaking is better (it is), it will not make up for the serve disadvantage that COULD widen if Sinner improves in that area, an improvement Carlos can’t match to due to height limitations,
 
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ghostofMecir said:
Alcaraz will almost certainly win another slam (or multiple) barring severe injuries, but about the bolded: Alcaraz can, but his ceiling is limited due to height relative to Sinner specifically and how much better Sinner could get in a way Alcaraz can’t. There’s only so much you can do when the opponent can do much if what you can do AND can serve at 6’3. In this case, even if Carlitos’s return or movement is better and his shotmaking is better (it is), it will not make up for the serve disadvantage that COULD widen if Sinner improves in that area, an improvement Carlos get to due to height limitations,
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This might make sense if tennis results were ever based purely on height. But that's never been the case. So I find it hard to believe for as long as tennis has been played this is going to be the first time ever the better player was decided purely on height. I guess there is a first time for everything. So we'll see.
 
tennnisfanatic said:
This might make sense if tennis results were ever based purely on height. But that's never been the case. So I find it hard to believe for as long as tennis has been played this is going to be the first time ever the better player was decided purely on height. I guess there is a first time for everything. So we'll see.
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that is not what I said. When you have a player like Jannik Sinner who moves incredibly well returns well plays from the baseline well AND has a massive height advantage, well, his ceiling is going to be a lot higher, if it continues to improve, serve placement. Alcaraz cannot make that same improvement so where else does the improve when he's already the best returner on tour?

The fact that he has won this much at his height, compared to the rest of the feeling compared to the rest of the slam winners of the last 25 years speaks to his incredible talent
 
Pheasant said:
It’s possible that Alcaraz wins -2 slam titles between now and the end of 2026. That’s how bad that he will be. And that’s unfortunate, because his slam title count by the end of 2026 will be 5 +(-2) =3

During that same time frame, Sinner will win 8 slam titles, which will push him up to 12 by the end of 2026.

At this rate, it’s likely that Benoit Paire passes Alcaraz in the slam title count by a score of 0 to -2 by the end of 2027.

Bottom line: Carlitos should retire right now. This is a case where he could protect his legacy by staying at 5 slam titles instead of dropping down to -2. He’s destined to lose everything and then some.
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This response is legendary. :laughing::-D
 
ghostofMecir said:
that is not what I said. When you have a player like Jannik Sinner who moves incredibly well returns well plays from the baseline well AND has a massive height advantage, well, his ceiling is going to be a lot higher, if it continues to improve, serve placement. Alcaraz cannot make that same improvement so where else does the improve when he's already the best returner on tour?

The fact that he has won this much at his height, compared to the rest of the feeling compared to the rest of the slam winners of the last 25 years speaks to his incredible talent
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It is what you said though. And you just repeated it. No matter what type of play on wording you are using you are still saying the same thing. Sinner will always have the potential to be better because he is taller is your opinion.

Look if that's how you feel just own that. You are certainly entitled to feel that way. I and many others disagree. But if that's your opinion own it.

And it's not just you. Many others here are also acting like Alcaraz is incapable of improving. Only Sinner is capable of improving. Again I disagree but if that's your opinion OWN it.
 
Megafanoftennis100 said:
I know that, at first glance, the title of this post may sound somewhat crazy, but please hear me out.
After watching the Roland Garros and Wimbledon finals this year, it is beyond clear that Sinner has figured out Alcaraz on natural surfaces. All it would've taken Sinner to beat Alcaraz in 4 sets at BOTH RG and Wimbledon as well as win 4 Slams in a row (The Sinner Slam) was if he had converted just one of the triple championship points at RG instead of spraying uncharacteristic errors out of nervousness. But at Wimbledon this year, his game has evidently become choke-free.

And it should be obvious to anyone who has been watching tennis with open eyes over the past 2 years that Alcaraz has zero chance of winning the Australian Open as long as Sinner is present. I mean, Carlos couldn't even beat a 38 year old injured Djokovic there. Sinner would've eaten Carlos alive if they met at the AO this year (and last year too).

At the US Open, I'd say Alcaraz also has zero chances because he almost lost to Sinner there back in 2022 - when Alcaraz was actually BETTER at the US Open than he is now and Sinner was far WORSE than now.
At the US Open, current Sinner (if he plays like he did in 2024) >> 2022 Sinner = 2022 Alcaraz > current Alcaraz

So really, I do not see any Slam where Alcaraz is "safe" from Sinner.

Furthermore, so far, Alcaraz has won 4* Slam titles (2 Wimbledon titles, 1* RG title, 1 USO title), but he has never shown a truly dominant run in any of them. He has been taken to five sets multiple times by players he should've beaten much more convincingly, and has even had to save match points (or at least, "de facto" match points) on multiple occasions.

On the other hand, Sinner has been nothing short of utterly dominant in three out of the four Slams he has won so far. So really, what is to stop him from defeating Carlos in every GS final in the future?
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You could see it in his body language at WB and also in the silent words he mouthed to his box right before the 4th set, which I was able to lip-read:

"I am using my body language to communicate the truth: I hate this sport so much I could puke. I am done winning slams. Why did Jannik have to ruin everything? He is so spindly and weird, like that "thin-man" monster dude."

I had several experts look at this incident after the 3rd set, including my mom and my cat (who communicates to me psychically).

They confirmed my own interpretation was correct. (Except I had "I am 'don't' winning slams". Which my cat said "made no sense grammatically". But then I said, "English isn't his first language". And my cat just looked at my mom, and my mom nodded "yes" to the cat. Meaning, "Cat is right".)
 
the narrative of sinner having solved alcaraz is absurd. Carlos has won 4 of its last 5 meetings against jannik ans was due a loss against sinner especially after all the clay season fatigue, the long fognini match as well as the mistake of going hard in queens. Carlos loss came after a 20+ match winning streak and with less hunger in final. Fatigue+unconscious hungerless+pressure of being the defending champ in wimbledon is what made the difference in this 4 tight set affair. Yes sinner is more consistent than alcaraz to reach the latter stages of any HC tournament but alcaraz will always be the slight favorite when they meet a bit like nadal vs federer. Carlos has the fitness and mental clutchness edge over sinner. At some point in their career Nadal was the "de facto" favorite vs roger on HC (all the wins in AO except the 17 one, favorite in high bouncing indian wells exactly like carlos is favorite vs sinner in IW too)
 
As seen before Carlos can grind down sinner physically like he did in RG after 2 sets , sinner took a hit in his cross courts movements and shots when exposed by carlos. he was cook in his breakthrough year in 2023 vs zverev in USO. Carlos may make sinner look like federer vs millman in USO18 if conditions are very rough
 
Alcaraz is done winning slams now.

He used up all his energy to barely win against Sinner at RG. Alcaraz will never be the same again. He should pray to every god that he doesn't play against Djokovic at the USO because Djokovic will get another win and extend the h2h to 6-3.
 
Megafanoftennis100 said:
I know that, at first glance, the title of this post may sound somewhat crazy, but please hear me out.
After watching the Roland Garros and Wimbledon finals this year, it is beyond clear that Sinner has figured out Alcaraz on natural surfaces. All it would've taken Sinner to beat Alcaraz in 4 sets at BOTH RG and Wimbledon as well as win 4 Slams in a row (The Sinner Slam) was if he had converted just one of the triple championship points at RG instead of spraying uncharacteristic errors out of nervousness. But at Wimbledon this year, his game has evidently become choke-free.

And it should be obvious to anyone who has been watching tennis with open eyes over the past 2 years that Alcaraz has zero chance of winning the Australian Open as long as Sinner is present. I mean, Carlos couldn't even beat a 38 year old injured Djokovic there. Sinner would've eaten Carlos alive if they met at the AO this year (and last year too).

At the US Open, I'd say Alcaraz also has zero chances because he almost lost to Sinner there back in 2022 - when Alcaraz was actually BETTER at the US Open than he is now and Sinner was far WORSE than now.
At the US Open, current Sinner (if he plays like he did in 2024) >> 2022 Sinner = 2022 Alcaraz > current Alcaraz

So really, I do not see any Slam where Alcaraz is "safe" from Sinner.

Furthermore, so far, Alcaraz has won 4* Slam titles (2 Wimbledon titles, 1* RG title, 1 USO title), but he has never shown a truly dominant run in any of them. He has been taken to five sets multiple times by players he should've beaten much more convincingly, and has even had to save match points (or at least, "de facto" match points) on multiple occasions.

On the other hand, Sinner has been nothing short of utterly dominant in three out of the four Slams he has won so far. So really, what is to stop him from defeating Carlos in every GS final in the future?
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Likewise, I don't see any slam where Sinner is 'safe' from Alcaraz! Have Sinfans been familiar with a back-and-forth series?

Don't get over-excited now, Charlie has won five straight matches, including two at RG, before Wimbledon!
 
tennnisfanatic said:
This might make sense if tennis results were ever based purely on height. But that's never been the case. So I find it hard to believe for as long as tennis has been played this is going to be the first time ever the better player was decided purely on height. I guess there is a first time for everything. So we'll see.
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After Gaudio 2004 nobody under 6'0 has won a slam I think until Alcaraz won it and we all know that he won in a vacuum like Hewitt won it in his era 20-22 years ago, this means the OP might be right, Alcaraz might become the new Hewitt soon if Sinner can touch anothe gear soon @ghostofMecir


ghostofMecir said:
AND can serve at 6’3.
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almost 6'4
 
jackson vile said:
It’s always an overreaction one way then the other
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Not really. Alcaraz has not won a non-asterisked Slam title since Wimbledon 2024.
Remember, the RG 2025 and USO 2025 do not count. Sinner tanked the finals, remember?
As the saying goes, "you cannot defeat someone who already allowed themselves to be beaten."
 
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But at Wimbledon this year, his game has evidently become choke-free.
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Megafanoftennis100 said:
I mean, Carlos couldn't even beat a 38 year old injured Djokovic there. Sinner would've eaten Carlos alive if they met at the AO this year (and last year too).
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Megafanoftennis100 said:
At the US Open, I'd say Alcaraz also has zero chances because he almost lost to Sinner there back in 2022 - when Alcaraz was actually BETTER at the US Open than he is now and Sinner was far WORSE than now.
At the US Open, current Sinner (if he plays like he did in 2024) >> 2022 Sinner = 2022 Alcaraz > current Alcaraz
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Megafanoftennis100 said:
Furthermore, so far, Alcaraz has won 4* Slam titles (2 Wimbledon titles, 1* RG title, 1 USO title), but he has never shown a truly dominant run in any of them.
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Megafanoftennis100 said:
On the other hand, Sinner has been nothing short of utterly dominant in three out of the four Slams he has won so far. So really, what is to stop him from defeating Carlos in every GS final in the future?
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Astonishing how you guys have the ability to get so many wrongs so quickly in such few lines.

Would shock me if not for the fact you're a clear troll.

That does not count as a truly earned win. That was an asterisk.
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Megafanoftennis100 said:
LOL
Sinner's runs at 2024 USO and 2025 AO are clearly superior to Alcaraz's 2025 USO run.
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Alcaraz dropped one set the entire US Open run and faced a total of 9 break points in the entire tournament.

Sinner also dropped just 1 set, but faced 10 break points in the semi final against FAA alone. And 7 in the final against Fritz.

Alcaraz also had to beat Sinner in the final to take the title and that was the only set he lost in the entire tournament.

Sinner had to face Fritz in the US Open final. Not exactly the same.

AO 2025 Sinner dropped 2 sets. So you don't know what you're speaking about sir.

Impressive yes but not as impressive as Alcaraz's 2025 US Open.
 
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