In an interesting interview with the Italian newspaper, Ivan Ljubicic, Roger Federer’s former coach, discussed Carlos Alcaraz’s triumph over Jannik Sinner in the Indian Wells semifinal.
The former player from Croatia described how the young Italian and the young Spaniard will be the tennis players worth watching out for soon.
Ljubicic expressed his thoughts and said: “On the other side of the net, there is always an opponent; let’s not forget that. In the case of Alcaraz, it is an opponent who has already won two Slams at the age of twenty. There are very few players who can put Sinner in difficulty, and it is not certain that the Spaniard’s winning Indian Wells tactics will bear the same fruits in the future because Jannik will have found the adjustments.”
He further added: “Jannik still has room for improvement and doesn’t need to distort himself; he will simply have to refine the details of his game. He is now a super player; the others must find the right keys in a sustained way to beat him. I believe that at this moment, while waiting to understand how Novak Djokovic is, Alcaraz and Sinner are ahead of everyone else and will remain there in the coming years too. They will be the reference points.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
WLWLLWLWWW Currently the world no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 28th of March when he lost to world no.12 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 6-4 in the quarter in Miami (draw).
At present, during this year Carlos achieved an overall 15-4 win-loss record. This year, Carlos lifted the trophy in Indian Wells.
Alcaraz is scheduled to compete next in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (Monte–Carlo). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 7th of April.
Jannik Sinner in 2024
WWWWWWWWWW At the moment ranked no.3 (career-high), Sinner played his last match on the 27th of March when he overcame world no.60 Tomas Machac 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Miami (draw).
This season the Italian has a compiled 20-1 win-loss record. Sinner has won 2 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open and Rotterdam.
Sinner is scheduled to compete next in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (Monte–Carlo). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 7th of April.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner played each other 9 times. Their actual record is 5-4 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) on the 16th of March 2024.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner |
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