Alcaraz flies and Sinner struggles: the unexpected announcement came like a bolt from the blue, what a disappointment.
He even admitted it Roger Federerso there is no longer any doubt: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner I’m just like him and Rafael Nadal. In fact, from the beginning, their rivalry has reflected the one that has animated the major circuit for years and given the tennis people indescribable and unforgettable emotions. And in this new era it almost seems like we are seeing a little piece of that glorious past again, made up of great challenges in the name of friendship and entertainment.
If it is clear, at this point, that the Italian and the Iberian are the two main protagonists of contemporary tennis, it is in no way possible to establish which of the two is the stronger. The phenomenon from Murcia, statistically speaking, is ahead, but only because it exploded even before its rival from Sesto Pusteria. He has won three Slams, while Sinner “only” one, yet many think that it won’t take long for Jannik to equal his Iberian “alter ego”. There are those who believe, however, that the two European champions are not as similar and similar as they say. That someone answers to the name of Ivan Zazzaronijournalist and director of Corriere dello Sportwho spoke at length about the two young tennis players in an interview given to Mowmag. To the point of even confessing that he has a small predilection for one of the two.
Sinner struck down: Alcaraz gloats
While admitting that he is not an expert in tennis, Zazzaroni is convinced that one of Jannik and Carlitos has something extra compared to the other. He refers to Alcaraz and does so objectively, without mentioning his nationality and the obvious sympathy that he too could have for one of his compatriots.
“During the semi-final I thought about it several times – he said, referring to the penultimate act of the recent Roland Garros – in terms of natural talent Alcaraz has something more than Sinner. However, Jannik is very talented and in recent years he has developed a rather personal tennis style that can create difficulties for anyone, including Alcaraz. He is a champion but I believe that in terms of talent and shots Alcaraz has something more”.
He broke a chord in favor of the South Tyrolean, however, in relation to the way in which he manages his popularity and his relationship with the fans: “He is a different tennis player compared to a year or two ago from this point of view, we could say that he is a ‘another person – he observed – He has simple and at the same time very effective communication“. Small consolation, we presume, for a tennis player who aspires to plunder trophies and not just “communicate”…
