According to former world No. 16 Vijay Amritraj, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have a significant advantage over Novak Djokovic. The former Indian ATP star believes Sinner and Alcaraz’s victories over Djokovic will boost their confidence.
He goes on to say that Djokovic is aware that these players are not scared of him and that they have strategies to defeat him. Amritraj believes that mental toughness is a major factor in the game at this level of competition.
He talked about it in a recent interview and said: “When I was playing against Borg, Connors, McEnroe, the best of my generation, I thought that on my good day, nobody could beat me. I was going to beat them. I knew it, they knew it and I knew they knew it. Now, in their minds, Alcaraz and Sinner also know how to win against Djokovic. Djokovic knows it, Alcaraz knows it, and Djokovic knows that Alcaraz knows it.”
Amritraj thinks that when Sinner and Alcaraz face Djokovic, there has been a noticeable change in the players’ body language. He believes that Djokovic will find overcoming players such as Sinner and Alcaraz increasingly difficult.
He added: “There is a change in dynamic that you can feel, including in terms of body language. The important thing for Sinner and Alcaraz is what they learned from the first few times they played against Novak.”
Amritraj concluded his discussion and said: “What young players tend to do against a great champion is that when things get tough, they tend to force things. They don’t step back and say, ‘You know what, I’m fitter than him, I can play him longer on a point, so I don’t have to force the game and do too much’. That’s what was happening in the early matches. That’s why Sinner was able to win in Australia and Alcaraz was able to win last year at Wimbledon.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
At the moment ranked no.3, Carlos played his last match on the 14th of July when he beat world no.2 Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-2 7-6(4)
in the final in Wimbledon to win his 16th career title.Until now, during this year Alcaraz has managed to achieve an overall 33-6 record. Carlos has won 3 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open and Wimbledon.
Carlos Alcaraz will compete against the world no.375 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . In the past, they have never competed against each other so far in top competitions.
Carlos conquered 3 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open and Wimbledon.
The Spaniard won 16 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Jannik Sinner in 2024
Now ranked no.1, the Italian played his last match on the 9th of July when he lost to world no.5 Daniil Medvedev 6-7(7) 6-4 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
Presently, during this year the Italian has achieved an overall 42-4 record. Jannik has won 4 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami and Halle.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner played each other 10 times. Their current head to head is 6-4 for Alcaraz. The last time they squared off, Carlos Alcaraz won 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) on the 7th of June 2024.
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Novak Djokovic in 2024
Currently ranked no.2, Novak played his last match on the 14th of July when he lost to world no.3 Carlos Alcaraz 6-2 6-2 7-6(4) in the final in Wimbledon (draw).
During this season Djokovic has a 23-7 match record. Novak Djokovic’s latest run in Wimbledon was the best achievement of his season.
Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic |
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