OT: Alcarez and Sinner

[Chin Diesel]

These two have filled the void from the Djokovic, Federer, Nadal generation.

Split the four grand slams this year. Alcarez is now up 6 to 4 in Grand Slams and is younger, but there's a clear path forward for the next 5-7 years for these two to dominate men's tennis. Alcarez doesn't turn 23 until next May and already has two French, two Wimbledons, and two US Opens.

Alcarez was so much more powerful and precise today. Sinner didn't seem sharp mentally and his shots were way too erratic.

I forgot which McEnroe said it in the booth today, since John and Patrick were both in there, but one of them said, the two of them are starting to realize every shot has to be played with aggression and trying to win the point. Outlasting your opponent with long rallies or hoping one wears down isn't going to work.

 

[mauconnfan]

These two have filled the void from the Djokovic, Federer, Nadal generation.

Split the four grand slams this year. Alcarez is now up 6 to 4 in Grand Slams and is younger, but there's a clear path forward for the next 5-7 years for these two to dominate men's tennis. Alcarez doesn't turn 23 until next May and already has two French, two Wimbledons, and two US Opens.

Alcarez was so much more powerful and precise today. Sinner didn't seem sharp mentally and his shots were way too erratic.

I forgot which McEnroe said it in the booth today, since John and Patrick were both in there, but one of them said, the two of them are starting to realize every shot has to be played with aggression and trying to win the point. Outlasting your opponent with long rallies or hoping one wears down isn't going to work.

These 2 are so much better than number 3 it’s crazy. Only way anyone gets to finals is because these 2 aren’t all that excited about a tourney otherwise they’ll be tons of these 2 facing each other.

I’m not a huge tennis guy especially since the McEnroe, Connors, Borg, Lendl and those days but I really enjoyed watching the finals both men’s and women’s this year. Sabelanka and Asimova are powerful women’s players.

 

[Mike Honcho]

I watched a lot of the US Open this year and it was a bit of a bore. Very chalk on the men's side (although what happened with Medvedev first round was absolutely wild). Alcaraz and Sinner are heads and shoulders better than everyone else.

I thought Anisimova vs Osaka in the semis was fantastic. Those women were playing at an incredibly high level. Anisimova, with her second Slam finals appearance, has arrived. She's going to be a force to reckon with moving forward.

 

[RuffRuff]

These two have filled the void from the Djokovic, Federer, Nadal generation.

Split the four grand slams this year. Alcarez is now up 6 to 4 in Grand Slams and is younger, but there's a clear path forward for the next 5-7 years for these two to dominate men's tennis. Alcarez doesn't turn 23 until next May and already has two French, two Wimbledons, and two US Opens.

Alcarez was so much more powerful and precise today. Sinner didn't seem sharp mentally and his shots were way too erratic.

I forgot which McEnroe said it in the booth today, since John and Patrick were both in there, but one of them said, the two of them are starting to realize every shot has to be played with aggression and trying to win the point. Outlasting your opponent with long rallies or hoping one wears down isn't going to work.

Must watch rivalry over the next few years. Loved how Sinner addressed his game going forward in the post match, where he said he needs to become less predictable, even if the adjustments mean losing some matches. You can see these two are thinking about each other. Right now Alcarez has the slight upper hand. Their contrast in personalities is fun too.

Team sports are great, but when you get these individual lasting rivalries it's a different kind of entertainment.

Sinner is interesting in that while representing Italy, his native tongue is German. He grew up in a town as north as you can get in Italy, right on the Austrian border that was once a Germanic Village and handed to Italy post WW2.

 

[alexd]

It's the buzz cut. More aerodynamic while chasing down those hits to the corners.

 

[Marat]

Must watch rivalry over the next few years. Loved how Sinner addressed his game going forward in the post match, where he said he needs to become less predictable, even if the adjustments mean losing some matches. You can see these two are thinking about each other. Right now Alcarez has the slight upper hand. Their contrast in personalities is fun too.

Team sports are great, but when you get these individual lasting rivalries it's a different kind of entertainment.

Sinner is interesting in that while representing Italy, his native tongue is German. He grew up in a town as north as you can get in Italy, right on the Austrian border that was once a Germanic Village and handed to Italy post WW2.

Sinner is from the Dolomites region so that qualifies for Italy. But he looks as Italian as Canelo Alvaraz looks Mexican.

Alcaraz didn't loose a a single set until the finals , which is quite impressive. He does have a 10-5 record vs Sinner now and would think is in position to win a little bit more if both stay healthy. They will dominate the majors, but wouldn't be surprised to see others sneak in here and there to defeat them, like Medvedev, Zverov, and maybe another one.

 

[ec33]

And both so young in a sport that the people are able to play at a high level into their later years. It would be something to see the all time Slams record be broken yet again. It wasn't that long ago that Sampras set the record at 14. Alcaraz is 22 y.o. and already at 6.

I am hoping one of the Americans can fill that "Djoker" spot. Shelton peaked a tad too early and then overworked himself (although I would suspect his peak is Murray). Michelsen has it in him if he can make his serve a weapon.