Brad Gilbert, the former player and coach of Andre Agassi, has called Sinner’s game “outrageous”.
“If you put Agassi and Djokovic in a blender, you get Sinner. His level is outrageous right now, I am just shocked. What is more impressing is that he is nowhere near the finished product,” Gilbert said on Andy Roddick’s podcast.
Gilbert also went on to explain why he felt that Sinner wasn’t a finished product yet.
“If you are 24 and if you are satisfied where you are, then that’s what happens to you. But if you are 24 like Sinner who seems like a much older soul than he is, he is always talking about how to get better. Rafa was like that. He is very humble and very motivated to get better. I think that he has somebody like Alcaraz who if he doesn’t get better might eclipse him. That keeps him motivated.”
He also dwelt on how he hasn’t found anyone else, as yet, who could threaten Carlos Alcaraz and Sinner in the men’s circuit.
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“I don’t think its possible at the moment that anybody else can beat these two back to back. I don’t want to compare the big three but these two players are taking it – they are 23-24 … I thought we would be in a 3-5 year period where we would be wondering who (after the big three) but these two have erased that,” said Gilbert.
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Party Lover
A day after he won the US Open Carlos Alcaraz spoke to a couple of Spanish media outlets where he discussed how he stays motivated.
“I’ve played very good tennis from start to finish, but the truth is, I think perfection doesn’t exist; maybe you can get close to it, but it doesn’t. So, I keep my feet on the ground by reminding myself that there’s always room for improvement, that another player will come along, or even Jannik himself, who can surpass me and be better than me. We have to keep moving forward, training and improving every day, and from that point on, I’m clear that I’m never going to be perfect. It’s simply about getting close to it. That’s what keeps me motivated,” Alcaraz was quoted as saying by El Pais.
He also talked about how he likes to party and enjoy his success. “I think that’s what we work for, what we suffer for, what we’re away from home for so long; to then have our moments and our fun. Everyone enjoys it in their own way, and for me, personally, yes, I like going out, because I’m 22. Who hasn’t done it at that age? Who hasn’t enjoyed it at 22? I like having a good time with my family and friends, whether it’s partying or not, with other, more relaxed plans… It’s about having quality time at home so I can stay motivated for tournaments.”
