Not sure about dominate but he has the game to be his nemesis. Raz is quicker and more explosive but also injury prone, so it will come down to tactics and being clutch in the decisive moments. Right now Raz certainly has the lead imo but I am bullish on Sinner getting there. 24 is the year for him, he either steps up or fades like Tsitsipas or Zed.
If I’m being honest with you I see this rivalry going the way of Sampras and Agassi where Sampras had the size advantage and was able to win more than Andre. But Andre was lightning fast. But it would also go to show that you should never underestimate late bloomers like Sinner. I think we should get a clearer picture of Sinner in 2024. Based on career trajectory I see a 6/7 title season for Sinner this year
It can happen. But Andre was a lazy player. I have seen Carlos talk about trying to be the greatest. He loves the sport and Andre hated it.
Fair point but there’s a high chance Sinner gets over 90% service holds this year. That’s Federer type level serving if he can do that. That is not good news for Alcaraz or the tour in general. In the last six months Sinner has held serve 89%. That’s a slam winning stat. Carlos will never have that service hold in his career. If Sinner serves over 90% holds this year I can’t see why he isn’t a slam winner by the end of this year. Also Sinner has improved his break rate to 30%. That’s deadly and he’s going to be a really big problem for Alcaraz
When I see numbers like these I feel hopeless about the future..
Federer’s 2004 was 91% service holds and 31% break rate and he won 3 slams. Sinners 2023 is around 87-88% and 28% break rate. He’s going to improve those numbers next year. He should win 1 GS title
Ok but Federer had almost nobody in 2004. His big competitions were Agassi who was 34 then which might be far worse than Djokovic today, Hewitt Safin and Roddick.
Sinner was a complete disaster in that final. Way off his level. But all credit to Novak, really put Sinner on the back foot. A well playing Sinner would’ve lost in three though I think. But Sinner is going to turn the tables at the ATP finals in 2024. He will win his first YEC there, very certain of that.
