Wimbledon 2024 Round of 32 Matchup - [3] Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (ESP) v/s [29] Frances Tiafoe (USA)

[TennisFan3]

I'm probably going to catch a lot of disagreement here, but right now Alcaraz' ceiling is higher than Sinner, but his floor is also lower. Alcaraz can play undisciplined and fall behind Tiafoe, but he can also shift gears in the fifth and make the guy look lost. Sinner plays at a really high level and can make great shots, but doesn't have the peak of Alcaraz. Sinner also doesn't play terribly almost ever since last year. I hope to see another matchup!

Great post. Fully agree. The more steady player usually wins. And Sinner is generally more steady than Alcaraz. Sinner will improve and his peak would get higher. But Alcaraz really needs to stop the periods where he plays shambolic tennis with a very low floor.

 

[TennisFan3]

Djokovic just lost a set to a British journeyman, and Sinner lost one to Berrettini... It's not like they are looking unbeatable either.

Matteo was better than Tiafoe. Sinner would have likely beaten Tiafoe in 3 or 4 sets. Where as Alcaraz would have struggled even more with Matteo.

 

[Nappa]

Why are Sinner fans posting on this thread? So insecure...

What fanbase do they resemble the most?

 

[Mark Anderson]

Nice embrace at net, Tiafoe balled out but he's not Carlos

You know I noticed when they hugged and talked they were identical in height. What gives? Tiafoe is listed as two inches taller.

alcaraz would have lost to berretini with that level . Lucky he drew MUGafoe

Or those tough players that Djokovic drew.

 

[Red Rick]

Share some of the drugs you've got with @Red Rick . He's always looking for a good plug

Preferably drugs that go in a good enema

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Who do you prefer? Sinner or Alcaraz?
Who do you think will win more slams in the next 10 years?

Alcaraz!

 

[Mark Anderson]

Who do you prefer? Sinner or Alcaraz?
Who do you think will win more slams in the next 10 years?

I prefer that Sinner and Alcaraz play in the finals.

 

[Mark Anderson]

As if you can do better

Gosh how many Americans left at Wimby, five?

 

[Deleted member 810491]

Well we knew there was no chance of Tiafoe winning in 5, because Alcaraz is 11-1 in 5-setters and Tiafoe is 6-12
Carlos = the Michael Jordan of tennis.

I couldn't have said it better myself!
Alcaraz is the closest thing the world has ever seen to MJ.

 

[Tennis Fan States63]

Gosh how many Americans left at Wimby, five?

Think it's four? Paul, Fritz, Shelton, and Nakashima (trailing in his suspended match with Humbert).

 

[Mark Anderson]

Never said he doesn't have a bright future. But he makes it much more difficult for him than it needs to be.
He keeps on going to 5 sets in matches, he should win sooner.
Credit where it's due - but IMO he is STILL NOT at the level needed to beat Sinner or Novak.
Sure - he can raise his level, but Carlos needs to be more efficient disposing mugs.

I've never like empty mugs. Entertainment is the draw.

 

[HazBeen18]

I don't have a preference for either player. For me, it is like watching Borg vs. McEnroe or Becker vs. Edberg. I like both players for different reasons, so can just sit back and enjoy/admire the tennis, not worrying about who wins or loses.

 

[Sentinel]

I couldn't have said it better myself!
Alcaraz is the closest thing the world has ever seen to MJ.

Who does he play next?

 

[GAS]

Who does he play next?

The Detroit Pistons.

 

[Deleted member 810491]

Who does he play next?

I'm not sure, I'm only interested in today's match.
Alcaraz 55 winners, 39 unforced errors, 16 aces!
Tiafoe 39 winners, 30 unforced errors, 9 aces.

 

[brewcrew]

What's the 5-set record of the big 3?

I know Alcaraz's record is crazy but it's low sample size. Curious what a high sample size 5-setter record is for an ATG

5th set winning percentage?

The Top 10: Johan Kriek: 81.82% (18-4) Bjorn Borg: 80% (24-6) Kei Nishikori: 80% (12-3) Rafael Nadal: 77.27% (17-5) Harold Solomon: 76.19% (16-5) Tommy Robredo: 76.19% (16-5) Aaron Krickstein: 75.68% (28-9) Novak Djokovic: 75% (24-8) Thierry Champton: 73.33% (11-4) Chris Lewis: 72.22% (13-5)...

tt.tennis-warehouse.com

 

[FeroBango]

This only reinforces my feeling that Carlos will win his second Wimbledon in a few days, this guy is unfiltered genius, take a bow.

The penultimate shot was such wizardry

 

[bluetrain4]

Kudos to Foe even though he ultimately faded as expected, while Alcaraz stepped it up at the right moment. Key moment for me - Foe up 30-0 on Alcaraz's serve at 5-5 in the fourth and he lost the game. He didn't have any break points, and he didn't make any crazy errors in losing the game (errors, yes, but nothing awful). But it's a moment where he needs to make something happen - that's what divides the higher tier players from the level below. He would have served for the match if managed to win that game, and Alcaraz was pumped after that hold after looking despondent for much of the third and fourth sets. Also good on Foe for winning his next service game - a tense one - to get to the tiebreak. But once he sort of blew that point at 0-1 in the tiebreak (I know that high volley was tougher than it looked, but still), the writing was on the wall. Kudos to Alcaraz for getting it together at just the right time, as champions do. Lots of people crapped on Alcaraz for his primarily poor performance, but now that he's through it, I think he'll kick it up a couple gears.

 

[FeroBango]

I did say he did good to win those tie breakers, my point was that he wasnt as dominant here as you all made him to be, and neither is carlos

Please, let him grieve the imaginary.

 

[Tano]

Alcaraz to the fourth round of Wimbledon and Spain to the semifinals of the Euro Cup.
Double sporting joy for the Iberian nation.

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

I think Alcaraz wins the tiebreak then rolls him in set 5. Let’s see!

Hello Wizard

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Hello Wizard

I’m not normally right but I’ll take this one! Haha

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

I’m not normally right but I’ll take this one! Haha

Can you imagine my agony? I slept through the entire match .⁠·⁠´⁠¯⁠`⁠(⁠>⁠▂⁠<⁠)⁠´⁠¯⁠`⁠·⁠..⁠·⁠´⁠¯⁠`⁠(⁠>⁠▂⁠<⁠)⁠´⁠¯⁠`⁠·⁠.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Can you imagine my agony? I slept through the entire match .⁠·⁠´⁠¯⁠`⁠(⁠>⁠▂⁠<⁠)⁠´⁠¯⁠`⁠·⁠..⁠·⁠´⁠¯⁠`⁠(⁠>⁠▂⁠<⁠)⁠´⁠¯⁠`⁠·⁠.

Nightmare! I done that a few times myself.

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

Nightmare! I done that a few times myself.

Long flight is the worst thing for a dedicated tennis fan as it tires you out + jetlag
｡⁠:ﾟ⁠(⁠;⁠´⁠∩⁠`⁠;⁠)ﾟ⁠:⁠｡

 

[FeroBango]

This is Carlos. He'll mug for a set or two then in the big moments BAM there he is. The fun....and stress of being an Alcaraz fan

Concurrently the best and the worst show on earth.

 

[TheSlicer]

sinner has a 10x greater advantage on grass however. And on clay he was up 2-1. It’s gonna be a historic beat down. No one should want to watch it

he has a 100000000x advantage, hey man you got a good eye for tennis, i always knew it