Jannik Sinner was chosen as a better player than Carlos Alcaraz by Serena Williams’ former coach, Rennae Stubbs, due to the Spaniard’s bad form and injuries.
After winning Wimbledon in July 2023, Alcaraz’s performance graph unexpectedly fell off. In the ten events he has subsequently participated in, he has advanced far but has not taken home a single trophy.
After twisting his right ankle in his opening match against Thiago Monteiro, the Spaniard most recently had to withdraw from the Rio Open. The injury occurred only a few days before he was scheduled to participate in the ‘Netflix Slam’. On Sunday, March 3, he will hit the court against none other than Rafael Nadal, if he is in good health.
Stubbs has expressed her concerns regarding the young player’s consistency, even though Alcaraz’s illness isn’t serious and he should heal soon.
Stubbs stated her remarks about Alcaraz and said: “He [Carlos Alcaraz] has done his ankle; they’re all hoping he’s going to be back for his Netflix thing in Vegas, a lot of money on the line. But you know, Jesus, man, it’s a worry; it’s a real worry.”
Stubbs would rather bet on the Italian than the world No. 2 because she believes Sinner will have greater success over the next ten years.
She added: “If you had to put money on a player doing better in their career over the next decade between Sinner and Alcaraz, I’d put it on Sinner. I think he’s physically better; I think he has more games. I think he’s a better all-round player at the moment.”
Jannik Sinner in 2024
LWWWWWWWWW At the moment ranked no.3 (career-high), Sinner played his last match on the 18th of February when he defeated world no.9 Alex De Minaur 7-5 6-4 in the final in Rotterdam to win his 13th career title.
This season Sinner achieved a composed 12-0 win-loss record. The Italian has won 2 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open and Rotterdam.
Sinner will play next in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 4th of March.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
WLWWWWWWWW Now the world no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 20th of February when he had to retire when playing against world no.117 Thiago Moura Monteiro in the 1st round and the scoreline was 1-1 .
Currently, during this season the Spaniard owns an overall 6-3 win-loss record. Carlos Alcaraz’s most significant accomplishment of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Buenos Aires.
Alcaraz will play next in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 4th of March.
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz fought against each other 8 times. The head to head is 4-4. Before, the last time they squared off, Jannik Sinner won 7-6(4) 6-1 in the semifinal in Beijing (China Open) in October 2023.
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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz |
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