Zverev vs Alcaraz, who will have the better 2025?

[TennisGrandpA]

I don’t trust him to beat Ruud in a slam final

Naaj atm his only kryptonite seems to be GOat sinner and he can beat anyone else

 

[TheSlicer]

You’re right , imo Carlos needs to win Two slams or he will risk losing slam race to Sinner

Well right now, sinner is a step ahead generally, so It wouldnt be strange that he wins more slams, Carlos has to make his own path, his problem isnt that sinner wins more slams now, his problem is getting better and more consistent, Who is ahead in the slam race right now is not really important at this point, improving is important

 

[TennisGrandpA]

Well right now, sinner is a step ahead generally, so It wouldnt be strange that he wins more slams, Carlos has to make his own path, his problem isnt that sinner wins more slams now, his problem is getting better and more consistent, Who is ahead in the slam race right now is not really important at this point, improving is important

True, at point Djokovic was miles behind Nadal but after hitting his peak he closed the gap to zero, here the difference between sinneraz is just one slam , i hope it remain competitive

 

[ppma]

Both finished in the top 3 and are Sinner's main competitors

Sorry, in how many matches did Z upset Sinner in 2024? He's nowhere close to beat him since past year. Only the UE machine Carlos is a threat to Sinner right now. The only merit of Z in 2024 has been being a consistent snoozefest. He'll end up no. 2. in 2025 tho, what speaks a lot about the current field.

 

[TheSlicer]

Sorry, in how many matches did Z upset Sinner in 2024? He's nowhere close to beat him since past year. Only the UE machine Carlos is a threat to Sinner right now. The only merit of Z in 2024 has been being a consistent snoozefest. He'll end up no. 2. in 2025 tho, what speaks a lot about the current field.

I can see zed being more competitive on Clay though, his slow swings work better there, the Guy has very long arms

 

[TheSlicer]

I would really like a couple of young players stepping Up and being able to beat top 3 here and there, not like wta some years ago but something like a Big 5 would be perfect for tennis, perfect thing would be that the top 5 players could beat each other at any surface based on form of the day and inspiration, that way we could get amazing slam semis and finals, real classics in every slam and masters, but this right now is just a dream, Fonseca could get there soon though

 

[TheSlicer]

Oh, and since im asking, bring back one week masters with 5 setter finals... Lol

 

[Gazelle]

Easy. Alcaraz will win a slam, and Zverev won't.

So the answer is Alcaraz.

 

[GloW]

No slam at 27 for him is no good.

most players don’t even win a title let alone make 3 grand slam finals at 3 different slams.

 

[GloW]

Let us just say this might be a highlight for zverev and it will stay be okay and if raz has just a slam final without a win, it would be bad year

You also know raz is leagues above zverev, a genuine atg who has great chance to contend for goat title. While zverev can not even buy forehand after 10 years on the tour.


It's like Ferrari vs mini cooper

Its the other way around, Alcaraz is definitely a mini cooper, Zverev is a monster truck lol.

 

[Sudacafan]

most players don’t even win a title let alone make 3 grand slam finals at 3 different slams.

Of course. But Z is not a mediocre player. He was called for bigger things. Underachieved clearly.

 

[DSH]

most players don’t even win a title let alone make 3 grand slam finals at 3 different slams.

Zverev will turn 28 in April, he will soon be out of his prime and we will see if he can be competitive in his 30s against younger players.

 

[GloW]

Of course. But Z is not a mediocre player. He was called for bigger things. Underachieved clearly.

When a player doesn’t meet others’ expectations it doesn’t make them bad. Just because one expected more from him doesn’t give one the reason to hate him.

 

[Sudacafan]

When a player doesn’t meet others’ expectations it doesn’t make them bad. Just because one expected more from him doesn’t give one the reason to hate him.

Yes, having underachieved shouldn’t be cause for him to be hated, but the ones who hate him (if this is the correct word to be employed) don’t hate him precisely because of that.

 

[DSH]

Alcaraz, without a doubt.

 

[MissileBackHand99]

Same as 2024. Alcaraz will show up for a few big tournaments and lose to mugs in early rounds in others. Zverev will continue to be the perpetual bridesmaid, losing in more finals than he wins.

GOATcaraz will win at least one major. Zedrot, unless he has a drop off similar to what he had after winning WTF a few years ago, should get a big haul of runner-ups and m1000 titles.

Zverev might actually be the best player in the world on two different surfaces now in the Bo3 format. Carlitos is the complete opposite, he prefers the big boy tennis of the majors. Unless he is playing Sinner, we rarely see Alcaraz anywhere close to his best in Bo3 and he seems entirely disinterested in the shortened format of the game now.

Still seems to lack the consistency factor

Not good. So far for both.

I just LOVE re-visiting these posts where ppl have nonsensical hot takes and predictions. In 2024, Carlos won Indian Wells for the 2nd year in a row, the Channel Slam, Beijing (in a fantastic final over Sinner), and was 3-0 against Sinner on the year (a year Sinner won 70 matches and 8 titles). In what world is that a player "lacking consistency"??

This year, he's made 8 consecutive Finals, going 6-2 in those Finals. Has won RG for a second straight year, Rome, MC, Queens, Cincy, and the USO. Only losses were to a fantastic playing Rune in Barcelona, and a fantastic playing Sinner at Wimbledon. Yeah that really sounds like someone who doesn't care for the Bo3 format, and solely prefers the "big boy tennis of the Slams" LMAOOO

 

[Winners or Errors]

I just LOVE re-visiting these posts where ppl have nonsensical hot takes and predictions. In 2024, Carlos won Indian Wells for the 2nd year in a row, the Channel Slam, Beijing (in a fantastic final over Sinner), and was 3-0 against Sinner on the year (a year Sinner won 70 matches and 8 titles). In what world is that a player "lacking consistency"??

This year, he's made 8 consecutive Finals, going 6-2 in those Finals. Has won RG for a second straight year, Rome, MC, Queens, Cincy, and the USO. Only losses were to a fantastic playing Rune in Barcelona, and a fantastic playing Sinner at Wimbledon. Yeah that really sounds like someone who doesn't care for the Bo3 format, and solely prefers the "big boy tennis of the Slams" LMAOOO

Glad to see it. Doesn’t change the fact that he went on frequent walkabouts last year. Happy you had faith…. Good for you.

 

[helterskelter]

This makes me want to start a thread entitled something like, "De Minaur v Sinner: who will have the better 2026?"

 

[tudwell]

Zverev still has a couple months to catch up.

 

[helterskelter]

Zverev still has a couple months to catch up.

Nice one!

It's not only vanishingly unlikely, but mathematically impossible: Calf is 6,360 points up in the race, and Zedrot could only earn 5,250 points if he played every week remaining this season and went unbeaten.

 

[helterskelter]

250 in Chengdu/Hangzhou
500 in Beijing/Tokyo
1,000 in Shanghai
250 in Almaty/Stockholm/Brussels
500 in Vienna/Basel
1,000 in Paris
250 in Athens/Metz
1,500 in Turin

5,250 points left to play for. Thus, Bull or Feddy could come out of retirement and have a mathematical possibility of finishing #3, but Djokovic and Zedrot (tied for #3 currently) do not have a mathematical possibility of finishing #1 (they could overtake Sinner for #2).

Calf has the year-end #2 slot mathematically sewn up.

 

[Incognito]

Maybe chainz will peak like Stan. We haven’t seen his best yet?

 

[Third Serve]

womp womp

 

[Subway Tennis]

I just LOVE re-visiting these posts where ppl have nonsensical hot takes and predictions. In 2024, Carlos won Indian Wells for the 2nd year in a row, the Channel Slam, Beijing (in a fantastic final over Sinner), and was 3-0 against Sinner on the year (a year Sinner won 70 matches and 8 titles). In what world is that a player "lacking consistency"??

This year, he's made 8 consecutive Finals, going 6-2 in those Finals. Has won RG for a second straight year, Rome, MC, Queens, Cincy, and the USO. Only losses were to a fantastic playing Rune in Barcelona, and a fantastic playing Sinner at Wimbledon. Yeah that really sounds like someone who doesn't care for the Bo3 format, and solely prefers the "big boy tennis of the Slams" LMAOOO

To be fair, I was predicting Alcaraz to win at least one major and referred to him as GOATcaraz lol. I'm a huge fan and always expect big things from him at the majors everywhere bar Australia (and we know at some point even that will change).

The area where he has deviated from the norm and is admittedly a huge surprise to everyone who has followed his career closely is just how amazing he has also been in Bo3 in the last 12 months.

Credit to him, it's good for the game when the best players in the world are showing up at the majors and also the shortened form of the game. Tennis has become too major centric and the big players caring a lot about other big titles is important.

 

[Airspun]

Better 2026 no?

 

[Jav]

So cramping Raz > Sascha in 2026 confirmed?

 

[MissileBackHand99]

Going to bed with Zod up a break in the 5th...and waking up to see that he lost AGAIN in 5 sets. Man it's like Christmas morning as a kid