Sinner vs. Alcaraz Roland Garros 2024 SF | Post Match
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz played their most important match to date at Roland Garros 2024 in the semifinal. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis...
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The pressure on these two is immense, it’s def getting to both of them. Not only do they have to focus on winning, but also to live up to everyone’s expectations as the ‘future of men’s tennis’.
People have to give them a break they’re both still so young.
That's the problem. After the big three, tennis has become goal oriented sport. It seems to me they are already making Sinner and Alcaraz the slam title machines, and I don't like it. Especially in the case of Alcaraz. He is only 21, and they are teaching him the specific skills which in my opinion should come and develop naturally as the player progresses in his career.
@@yanair2091 "and they are teaching him the specific skills" You could be not further from the truth here, lmfao. Alcaraz was always a natural shotmaker, his team even tries holding him back from it.
Carlos Alcaraz you beauty! Well deserved victory! There was some awesome tennis played by both Carlos and Jannik in the last two sets.
🔥🔥🔥🎾🎾🎾💫💫💫
No one, not even Gill, mentions Alcaraz's forearm injury and that he hasn't had much match practice since Miami. He had to skip Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome because of this. It's amazing that he made it to the Roland Garros final with that. As the youngest player ever, he has now reached all 3 Grand Slam finals on all 3 tennis surfaces.
Big part of Sinner's struggle is with the lack of rythm he gets when Alcaraz uses a lot of variation.
I think was the high lobs against Sinner backhand, where Jannik was forced to jump for each backhand... and then he started cramping
Alcaraz is definitely almost a complete all surface player. Sinner is just a notch behind on the clay, but only a matter of time before they both are at their peaks on all all surfaces. Tennis is in for a treat for years.
Carlos is not almost he IS a complete all surface player. He's the only player who won 1000 or better on all surfaces in 2023. He made the final of RG which makes him one of the few who have made a final in a slam on all surfaces. He will set another record today when he wins RG.
@@brendajohnson5525 He still needs to understand his body, start the big matches better, be more consistent. He HIMSELF says he has much to learn and improve. Not sure what you point is
The second set was much more about Carlitos raising his level and much less about sinner losing his way.
It is exactly what happened in the second set of IW.
It absolutely wasn’t. True for Indian wells. But here Alcaraz improved by like 15 percent but Sinner dropped an equal amount if not more going into the second
No one mentions Alcaraz's forearm injury and that he hasn't had much match practice since Miami. He had to skip Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome because of this. It's amazing that he made it to the Roland Garros final with that. As the youngest player ever, he has now reached all 3 Grand Slam finals on all 3 tennis surfaces.
Carlitos has been the best clay court player the last 2 years
No way Nadal and Novak where better the last 2 years.
@@SpacejunoNadal didn’t play last year and was a shell of himself this year lol.
@@prathamvalluri9644 I was thinking 2022 two years ago but yeah.
Ruud has the most wins on clay over the past 2yr.
@@Spacejuno 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Gill absolutely cranking out content this week! Thank you!
In the 3rd Carlos was cramping too
He’s famous for cramping, it’s not new
Yeah he said in the interview
He drank pickle juice, vitamins and salt drink that his team prepared after the 3rd set.
When Carlitos states intent it means he’s going to double down to achieve what he needs to. Example: after the Djoko RG cramping he said in his interview it wasn’t going to happen again which meant he had internalised the issues and would be able to overcome them. After the Sinner semis he said he knew he “had to win 2 sets” which showed he was prepared to do what was needed to achieve that result.
Carlos will be dominant on clay from here on out. Has all the tools to be great. Major finals on every surface already... WOW
Sure if he keeps playing bad clay court players and stef every year
@@AmateurSynthusiast He can't control who he plays
Zverev has his number
@@hmmontiel3222 Not if Alcaraz is playing top level. Was not top level in Australia
Please look up Carlos' record on clay. It's excellent.
Carlitos also cramping in 3rd set
Really, I didn't see it
@@esscce he clutched his hamstring
Despite everything, impressive performance by Sinner, considering the opponent, his fitness level with little training before the tournament, and the surface. He scored more points and had slightly better stats at the end. He was also a bit unlucky in the fifth. Wit that being said, Alcaraz deserved the win.
Agree. With his 2 week illness only then allowing for 9 days of training , he did well
carlos came off an injury aswell amazing by both how they played under those cinrcumstances
Alcaraz came off an injury as well
Yeah no Alcaraz should have finished in 4
Agreed imagine the quality of this match if BOTH were at 100%
As a huge Sinner fan that pretty damn crushing. It feels like Alcaraz just kept getting lucky but obviously thats because he was just the better player and some bias from me.
With you on the disappointment. Hope Sinner figures it out
Great job, Gil as always !
It is becoming obvious, at least to me, that there is an Alcaraz factor, just like there was a Nadal factor when taking into consideration who will win a highly competitive match.
I am thinking about your pre-match predictions of last year's Wimbledon final and today's match. In both cases you carefully and logically predicted that Alcaraz's opponent was going to win.
Then, after both Alcaraz's wins you seemed to be surprised by his mental strength and terrific shots made under pressure.
Do you agree that Alcaraz has that extra factor that Rafa had ?
I though Gil was spot on in this predictions no? He said Sinner under 4 sets (technically Sinner won in a bo3 format) and Alcaraz if 5 sets due to better health/fitness.
@@rycx3945 I distinctly recall he predicted Sinner in 4.
@@danbotez1307 Yes, and he also said that it was a toss up and going to 5 sets, he'd go with Alcaraz due to fitness
@@rycx3945 I am a bit confused. He couldn't have picked Sinner in 4 and also stated that it was a tossup. Either one or the other..
As for the 5th set, it was a very close contest. I didn't look to me that Sinner had any fitness problems ( I watched the 5th set twice). Rather Alcaraz found creative ways to win and showed his superior mental toughness. Recall that prior the this match Alcaraz's ecord when playing in he 5th set was 9-1, while Sinner's was only 6-7.
Level was not that high due to the nerves between the 2. But carlos played important points better despite the physical struggle.
They need more time to reach big 3 level in their primes though.
I totally agree, people expectations can have such a negative impact on these younger players mental pressure. After all , at a pro tennis level skill set , tennis becomes more of a mental game factored in with physical injuries. Even without such mental pressure, i think it will take a decade or more for anyone in these batch of younger talented player to achieve the record and statistics made by the BIG 3. Some form of Injury will befall on these younger players due to their application of too much on power and speed in their playing styles much earlier than the BIG 3. Among the BIG 3, it was Novak who had to make some radical adjustment on his physio and lifeestyle changes that enable him to still be able to play and compete at 37 against these new batch of power hitting upcoming talented players.To this day most of the power hitters/ servers have such a short span in their tennis careers and some even failed to reach or remain in the top, we can only name a few.
Carlitos was also cramping in the third, you just should see his serve speed during this period. First below 100 mph and second ridiculously lower.
Carlos had his classic nervous first set start, worked his way back in, had a lapse in the third set, then played amazing in sets 4 and 5. God this guy just has to take us on a rollercoaster every time. I do hope his nerves clear up and he can start getting off to better starts, but it also hasn’t hurt him so far as he keeps winning after those starts…
Kept thinking there would be a point where Sinner’s consistent baselining would overwhelm Alcaraz’s inconsistency, he’d get broken and lose it, but Carlitos came up with the right shots at the right moments. Very clutch at the end of each set. Honestly, he just feels more like a veteran than Sinner does. Also Sinner’s body does break down over long matches; it’s been a trend throughout his career. We can give him a pass due to his preparation for this tournament, but at a certain point he needs to be more durable if he wants to dominate the sport.
Really interesting match even if the quality was shaky the first three sets. I think this final is gonna be insane. Zverev is playing out of his mind, but Alcaraz is better on this surface.
Hot take. Alcaraz will not have JCF as a coach within 3 years. It feels like another coach will be needed to make Carlitos more solid and less nervy
Counterpoint: Sinner did win the AO down two sets to love, so physically he is fine. Even in this match, outside of the cramps, he was doing well physically. Yes, he still needs to improve his stamina, but that comes with experience and more matches, imo. And please don’t compare Alcaraz and Sinner in terms of physicality and endurance.
@@karl16laker241. Sure, but at the AO Medvedev was physically compromised, and that match wasn’t particularly long and physical for 5-setter standards. AO is also beginning of the season where everyone is freshest. There have been many examples of the opposite with Sinner, so we need to see more from him.
2. Why shouldn’t I compare them physically? They’re rivals and at the top of the game. A lot of their matches will be long and physical. They need to be able to dig in.
@@vivahernando1Eh idk. JCF really knows how to work with Carlos and seems very close to him. Plus his tactical adjustments are spot-on, and Alcaraz sometimes tactically looks lost without him. I saw him try to move forward on the second serve return when Sinner was physically struggling, which almost made me facepalm, but then JCF quickly told Carlitos to move back.
As for nerves, those are personal and are for the player to figure out alongside a sports psychologist/therapist of some sort. It’s not the coaches job to fix their mentality; the coach gets you fired up, encourages you, and gives you tactics. If you consistently come out flat with low effort, that may be the coach’s fault, but Alcaraz never has that issue. He’s always 100% enthusiastic
@@SJ-di5zu 1. Even if AO was beginning of the season, a tennis player still needs to be peak condition physically in order a slam. In addition, Sinner played a lot of matches at the end of 2023, so for him to be physically fresh by end Australian Open is an improved sign that he is getting better there physically. Also, if you look at his body of work from post USO until now, he has done well physically. You don’t win a lot of matches by now having a very good physical strength/endurance. Yes, he still needs to improve his fitness, however it is more incremental improvements than big ones
2. You are right about that. But in this match, I don’t think Sinner lost because he was physically broke down or he started to limp around, it is just Alcaraz raised his level and was able to maintain at the end of the match.
Really should've mentioned Sinner's 2 weeks of sickness leading up to this tournament. This match was over in the 2nd set. Sinner was out of gas, and as you did mention briefly, not moving well. He lacked fitness, and that is why Sinner lost the match...everything else came from there.
Dont know whether anyone has noticed or not but I guess Sinner hits the ball flatter and harder than Carlos. Sinner will be more successful vs Alcaraz in HC than clay
The deep position that Carlos took had a psychological effect on Sinner. I don't believe Sinner believed he could pass Carlos when he's standing so far behind the baseline receiving the serve. Carlos is so fast, you can't punish his deep position, since he's back in the centre so fast, ready for the next ball.
Correct! At the same token, this is where Clay allows Alcaraz to return from way behind the baseline. On Clay, the speed of the shots that Sinner will hit will be neutralized just a little bit. Thus, Alcaraz is able to play defense exceptionally well.
you can very well punish it, Serve and Volley is the punishment and it works well against Carlos when implemented well.
@@slXD100 Serve and Volley on clay just isn't as effective compared to the other surfaces.
@@BOZ_11 that's is true yes, but you can still use it effectively and win some points here and there, I mean Alcaraz did the very same vs Sinner in some crucial moments. another thing is to setup for net-play /volleying (like Dimitrov does vs Alcaraz). I think Sinner could do that well
@GillGross, have you through about doing live commentary on YT for these big games. Would he great to get your takes as the action happens?
Yes! I'd love a play by play
Thanks for a quick post match analysis. Spot on!
I am surprised that players don't ask for more often watering and brushing clay during the match.
it's obviously very dry, slippery and dangerous.
Watched IW match and this one, and they felt awfully similar. Bottom line: Alcaraz has more game. It could be a frustrating next 15 years for Jannik trying to solve the Alcaraz riddle.
You are correct that Alcaraz might have more game than Sinner, but I think surfaces will matter in this rivalry.
In slow/medium high bouncing courts, Alcaraz has the advantage.
In fast, low bouncing courts, Sinner will have the advantage.
So, all in all, I would say both Alcaraz and Sinner will have problems with each other
Things are very simple to the future of these two, if Sinner is able to sustain the level he showed in the first set and in the Australian Open , Alcaraz , for all his variety, doesnt stand a chance against him, balls coming from Sinner's racquet offensively and counterattacking are too fast and too well placed for Alcaraz to show his variety. But sustaining that level is very very difficult, just Djokovic in 2011 and 2013 and Sinner in the first months of 2024 have achieved that.
Jannik doesn't need to solve the Carlos riddle, their H2H is very even and Sinner was having success against him before he (Sinner) also began consistently beating other top players. Some of this is surface dependent and there were other factors. They both came in off injuries but the nature of Jannik's injury and also being ill, meant he wasn't able to train properly for RG; it was a good result to reach the semis tbf. Taking nothing away from Carlos who deserves to be in the final. But these 2 will just drive each other to improve, from both sides.
Interesting that the errors were from nerves, I guess it's normal because of the big hype and I think the pressure was more on Sinner than Alcaraz this time because of moving to world no 1, and having won the Aussie. I thought although it's clear that the shot making is more something that Carlos does, we did see more variety from Sinner. There was a very nice scooped cross court drive from an Alcaraz dropper, there was at least one beautifully executed drop shot, I think off the forehand wing.
My worry with this rivalry was always that Alcaraz was just too good but I underestimated Sinner and I don't think for a moment that Alcaraz can rely on his superior toolkit and creativity. Jannik is a workhorse, and has shown how he has already grown variety in his game. I think had he had a better consistency day it could have been a closer match. But nonetheless for a player not known for clay court brilliance, a fantastic slam for jannik. I look forward to seeing what happens at Wimbledon.
Would have loved 4 italian finals but congrats Carlos!
No one needs that much pasta.
Which 4?
Love your content Gill, always enlightening! 👏
Sinner could hardly exercise before RG and stated after insisting questions that:
“The match the more goes on, the right hip doesn’t have the strength of the left hip,” he said. “So sometimes I feel a little bit, especially after two-and-a-half hours and until the four hours, but this is no excuse. I was moving good.”
To me this explains largely the movement and some of the shot disadvantages late in the match.
Can’t even bring myself to watch this yet. I need time to process 😂
Me too. It's not even close to a Novak Rafa match. We were too spoiled.
@@sonicmoj1yes match lacked epic quality for sure.
Finally made myself listen to this episode. Appreciate/love your thorough and easy to understand analysis, despite it being tough to hear as a Sinner fan. Nothing against Carlos, who shares a name with my only brother, but I always seem to get attached to the less naturally gifted players for whom things are little tougher. Sinner has his talents, for sure, but not in the same ways as Carlitos. Thanks as always 🙏🏽
Jannik looked an alien until 2-0 in the second set, then, probably due to his poor form ('cause of illness+hip=2 kg less) he appeared out of steam (which also reflected in a poor serve performance in the second set) and had to change strategy (no long rallies). One could argue that Carlitos came from injury too but that was a kind of issue that doesn't prevent training endurance. In the end Jannik can be happy for a good performance with poor preparation in Carlitos surface. Hopefully there would be another clash in the Wimbledon final. Having said this, hope that Carlos wins this RG as I really love him as a player and sportman.
Sinner had a virus for 3 weeks also, think that's why he ran out of steam! This was the first time he had really tested physically
@@anielloliguori6312 yes I mentioned in my post he was also sick. And I agree that a full fit jannik would have hold physically, as he held for 5 sets in Melbourne. Anyway the proof of this is just around the corner...
@@paolofazzini6460 Actaully your point about training was made by Andy Roddick on his channel! He made the same point you made! Hip injury is different to arm injury! With his hip injury he couldn't do the leg training and stamina training etc. Carlos maybe couldn't hit a ball, but he could certainly keep his fitness training up to a very good level! Think Sinner will have edge at Wimbledon! Faster surface where he has beaten him before and same year was hitting Novak of the court for 2 sets in the next round! This was in 2022 He is now better than then! Also better than last year semis!
Alcaraz was better than Sinner in almost every shots yesterday and he deserved to win in 4 sets.
Great analyses, Gil. As always.
best point for me - sinner flat offensively. 4th set was the best quality I saw, once it went to 5th, there was no doubt in my mind that it is Carlos who is going to win. Jannik at that point was out of Juice. This match (which was a final for me) somehow reminded me matches of Nadal vs Djokovic, where Novak was more consistent player, but Rafa was more "magical" player.
oh, Gill you are throwing in COG in your analyses, I like that. but do you know the implications? COG, COM, LOG, BOS? just curious. Biomechanics for you.
Carlos' FH save, 4th set 3-3 30-15, down the line deep on the far right side... don't know if you mentioned that spectacular shot... Very interesting thoughts, Gill!
You're being a bit unfair towards Sinner. The match was pretty even, with Alcaraz coming on top in key moments at the end. I understand the need for generalizations, but saying that Sinner was "overpowered" is plain false.
Winners were 65-39 for Alcaraz.
Certainly it is a generalization... like we can find plenty of points where Sinner did the overpowering, but in general I'm trying to communicate that damage was coming much easier to Alcaraz.
@@GillGross That's just a matter of different game style. By the same logic, Dimitrov "overpowered" Sinner in the quarters, since he had more winners. But this of course makes no sense.
@@Julian_orwell ChokoGil Needs to work on his analysis 😂 your comment was epic teaching lesson 😂
Jesus of course Carlitos overpowered Sinner, otherwise he would have lost no? Or do you think that if the winners numbers were close Alcaraz would have won?
I have a very good advice, if you're so good at this why don't you open your own tennis UA-cam channel, certainly you'll have plenty success
Jannick’s stature and lack of muscle density means his joints are compromised. . He had ankles strapped and his hips strapped .
So happy to see Gill high on Carlitos again ❤️🔥
Don't be so sure of that.
Alex Corretja asked Carlos about what happened in the third set and in response, Carlos said he too cramped a little bit in the third set and had to shorten the points. He said this is what he learned from the Novak match in 2023 at RG.
Hooray!!!!! I had to turn the match off at 4-all in the fourth set - Carlos won 8 of the last 11 games in the match and won the match! Hooray!!!!!!
I predicted Alcaraz vs Zverev in the final with Carlos winning it and that is still possible! I will be disappointed if Zverev wins but Carlos is the youngest player ever to make it to finals in all 3 surfaces. Carlos is 2-0 in GS finals, Zverev 0-1. I just hope Zverev doesn't ruin the tournament on Sunday );
@freemangriffin4933 guess u can’t watch the final ha ha take one for the team
I see a lot of people comparing quality of Sinner- Alcaraz matches with Nadal - Djokovic or Nadal - Federer and claiming quality was higher in older matches. I do wish we had a shot quality index leading to overall match quality index, which we could apply to past matches and compare with matches of current generation. I am a believer in human evolution and in my opinion general quality of game at top level improves from generation to generation. I feel older gen matches used to have a lot of ‘continue the rally’ balls which were landing half way through the court and not at sufficient depth and those balls would been crushed immediately by movers and shotmakers of sinner/alcaraz quality.
Completely agree. And with humaqn evolution so does the game. The tennis being played now is radically altered from Rod Laver's time. Everything has changed - rackets, strings, player's movements. Comparisons with earlier gens don't make much sense up to a point
well your feeling is wrong, lazy shots like that got punished even during Djokovic' baseline time, same goes for Federer. Nadal sometimes brought back high looping mid-court shots at both of them and the commentators mentioned it instantly becaue it led to Nadal losing the point- quality index would also be hard to measure, e.g. Federer 2019 Wimbledon was amazing yet Djokovic still won even though his level wasn't as close.
remember all the trash talk from people saying alcaraz and sinner were being deemed the next big thing too early? I wonder how they're feeling at this point
Sounds like Gill has joined them calling them both cramping chokers.
@@meles3740 That's What happened in the match isn't it?
Also I have barely ever heard that criticism from people who think Carlos and Sinner aren't the next big thing (especially when it comes to Sinner).
Also Gill obviously still thinks they will be future greats.
I can't watch. It's not even close to a Novak Rafa match. We were too spoiled.
@@sonicmoj1 too much expectations on our part .we forgot to factor in mental pressure. Tennis is a mental game at a pro level needed to execute and deliver. To be more realistic, It will take a 10 years for anyone of them to achieve or even surpass the records and statistics made by the BIG 3.
@@sonicmoj1 Rafa is such a great player to have played so many epic matches with Novak.
Lets win this carlos!!!!
great breakdown of each player.
Not a classic, it showed , again, how Carlos has more variety, options. Unless Sinner can hit past him, or be on top form, Carlos should win their clay court matches
Sinner would have had a better chance if it had been indoor or with roof. The weather is hot as hell today
indeed. sinner over powered by Carlos extensive
offensive repertoire!
Great summary - I also noticed especially Sinner making errors at surprising times, seemingly over-pressing, Perhaps his physical condition pushed him into that, and it was almost jarring to see him visibly frustrated. Intriguing if not great match.
Next: wimbledom final??? just a thought
WAY too early. Got to look at form on the lead up events first. Generally speaking, we know who tends not to perform well: Ruudimentary, Olive Oil, Igor, etc.
great analysis
Sinner recovered from a cramp against a 21 year old player to give heck of a fight. It is only that Alcaraz is lucky as always that he won.
Fluke Alcaraz on the other hand cramped against a 36 year old player last year on this very court but just couldn't recover and got hammered. His deluded fans, jealous Fedal fans and Novak's detractors use this cramping as a flimsy excuse to claim that Alcaraz would have easily won if he didn't have cramps even though they had split sets and Novak won more number of games.
The fact is that the fluke kid caved in very easily and wilted without a fight last year; whereas Sinner fought like a Lion till the last to lose a match he should have won.
Man the quality of this ragebait needs to improve, too obvious lmao.
zverev just won and just checked the atp live ranking, whoever wins on sunday gets #2 right? and if carlos loses he moves down to #4?
Keep up the content!
Sinner has lost three matches this year on slow courts to Alcaraz twice and Tsitsipas, all three in deciding sets. He is going to be tough to beat for the rest of the year.
It was Carlos turn after what happened to him in the semis last year.
I think Sinner’s movement got hampered in the first or second game of the second set
It's gonna sound weird but this match felt like a Federer-Djokovic encounter where Djokovic is the better more consistent player and generally has a better win record but Federer is a more skilled player and can construct more diverse points and sometimes pulls out wins due to his ingenious point construction. Alcaraz being the replacement for Federer and Sinner for Djokovic except Alcaraz doesn't play as well on fast courts and can't even touch Federer's serve or his volleying skills quite yet but is a better defensive player and on the flip side Sinner does not have Djoker's mental resilience or superior defensive skills but can hit bigger and probably serve bigger than Djoker. I feel like this new breed of players can replicate what the greats did but their separation is smaller i.e. there is a possibility that we wont just be able to guess who will win based on the surface being played on soon (right now that's not the case) and we'll have multiple contenders on each surface.
He's won fucking Wimbledon in his first final against Djokovic and and also has a US Open title and Miami title as well. What the fuck are you talking about. Grass is the fastest surface and he won both grass tournaments he competed on last year
@@kennyofatoboiyo7447 Grass is not the fastest surface indoor hardcourt is and he has not won anything major and consistently loses to the top competition on indoor hard courts. He won on grass because of the diversity of his shot making (read my comment carefully). Also he's serve is garbage and he won despite that on grass (again because of diversity of shotmaking). Winning on a surface that doesn't complement your skills doesnt make you good on the surface. Beating the best players on the surface at a given time consistently does. Tennis isn't math gotta read between the lines better bud!
@@kennyofatoboiyo7447 These 2 are not even in the same conversation as Rafa and Novak. I don't think they will ever match the ferocity and mental beast of these two. Watching this match was like watching air seep out of my truck tires. Damn it's pathetic!
Sinner coach said that they watched all of Novak matches during corona. I think it's fair comparison Sinner is Novak , Carlos is Federer
what is with everybody cramping like never before in the history of tennis??.
it was 72 degrees in Roland Garros today!
Gill any comments on the court shadow?? Seemed to affect both players in the return. Also the shadow had light spots. Never seen that before
Didn't really notice it until that last Alcaraz service game? Seemed tough for Sinner to pick up the ball on the deuce side and missed a ton of returns.
No excusovic… Roland Garros tennis is outdoor environment, same for both and not dangerous like rain or lightning. Good players adjust, they don’t cry for a roof or what not. Just play better than your opponent.
@@goldwolf0606
Agreed.🌿🎾🎾
Hey Gill great video but I have to disagree with you when you said that Alcaraz was the one creating opportunities and Sinner was not. Sinner was creating more opportunities in the match and was the more solid player apart from the second set, Alcaraz made many uncharacteristic mistakes.
alcarez drop shot wins many games for him. one has to prepare to play deep snd short with Alcaraz ..can’t maintain a consistent offense against him. Zerev most likely. hard to hit a drop shot against zerev’s deep power shots. will keep alcaraz backed up.
I think it was pretty simple Gill. Sinner’s tank was empty after just one set. The injury break affected his stamina. When Jannik is playing his game, Carlos cannot create. Doesn’t have time to do it.
Although on clay Carlos has more time to create.
The was a super low quality match! Neither deserve to win RG but maybe Alcaraz will do the job! He was my pick before RG started! Lets see what Zverev can do..
Yes quite disappointed
If we are honest, it was not a match on a high level. I kind of miss Novak already.
Chokosquirrels are lonely now 😂!!!
I hope Rg will release full matches of Novak vs Musetti and Cerundolo
Best matches this year and probably top 10 in Rg ever .
nice to see the "bad big match player" come through once again xdddd
omg the comments of Alcaraz fangirls here shows that Tennis is becoming like football. so much disrespect and hate for the opponents. disgusting
Carlos had all the public screeming for him that help a lot to richarge
why didn't you cover Sinner's physical condition? For me it was a major factor for the match outcome. Sinner couldn't move as good as usual and was somehow affected physically. In my opinion this might have affected his ability to be clear in his head to take the right shot selection.
Thanks, love your content! :)
Idk since the pandemic the French Open has been the worst slam. Empty seats, no atmosphere. This was not their best match by a long shot. I bet a Wimby final will have way better match quality
So Gil picked Sinner to beat Zverev in the final! Sinner didn’t even make the final. He also picked Tsitsipas to beat Alcaraz in Quarters! 😂
@move3space246 cook bro
Too much touchie-feely psychoanalysis in this video. It wasn't until minute eight that he starts talking about the tennis, almost as if it was an afterthought. Gill Gross picked the wrong profession to go into.
So the vast majority of the video was about technical and tactical stuff. At 4:44 I finished my thoughts on the mental side. It's a 21 minute video.
You were wrong
Amen.
He wasn't.
?@@Julian_orwell
He should stop previewing matches
Why don’t you share all your predictions and we can judge you on them?
The 2 of then 20 year olds cramping??? novak played 2 5 setters , one of which with a torn meniscus and won! Think Novak is fitter at age 37 than most.
Cheatvak used Steroiderade to steal the second 5setter and then Quittervic when he saw Ruud, Abuserev, sinner and Carlitos was about to thwamp him in the next rounds 😂 He could have drank some more Steroiderade and played but he is a cowardovic
Also Novak hasn't been training much this year at all . He took a break.
Only last few weeks he started training properly.
@@goldwolf0606Where are you from?
@@ZlatniPlastmental hospital
Four words - "Served with Andy Roddick" = Fantastic
Three words "Who are you"?
Thank you for letting us know that you can't count but also that you don't get much about tennis 😂
@@chloe2475 - I've checked the maths and it is absolutely correct. I also know that Andy Roddick is a grand slam champion, a former world number 1 and his UA-cam channel "Served with Andy Roddick" is full of insightful information. It's also humorous and entertaining.
Now, who is this clown and why would anyone want to listen to the opinion of a complete nobody?
Lets' hear what you have to say on this and oh and explain where my maths are incorrect. I'm waiting eagerly
The outfit of Alkaraz was terrible. Is he color blind?😂
He gets paid to wear what he is given 😂
ChokoGil mad his pick new era Weakvak lost to new era GOATdal 😂😂😂
Goldie my boy.
Am so happy to see you still gripe about your guy incapable of beating THE GOAT in the race which mattered the most to your guy 😜 he tried and tried but finally metamorphosed into a full time gripe sore loser like he is.
I wish your guy some peace and you, continue to be hurt deep and whine here in th3 comment section. Thats when i know GOATkovic is still hurting you and i'll laugh out loud thinking about you and your pain. 😉😆🤣
Gill the Djokosquirrel has lost his mind.
Bro's predictions are wrong again..
Just like every year Every tournament..
Bro is wrong again..
Except for going 4/4 on QF predictions and picking the other semi right?
BAD performance from BOTH, specially from CARLOS, it looked to me like a WTA match, probably Iga could defeat either of 2 today...
Luckily, Sasha will restore normality on Sunday and win in straights, like he did in 2022, before getting injured in a match he was about to win vs CLAYDAL.
Alles klar, Manfred .
Osaka vs iga was a way better match than this !
100%.
A nervy match. But I can't expect these guys to be at a level as high as Big 3 as consistently as they did.
It wasn’t bad just not at the level that these two normally perform at. There was flashes of brilliance but so many dips in level unfortunately.
They were both nervous and cramping. Can’t expect them to play extraordinarly all the time
LOL @ “…in a match he was about to win vs CLAYDAL.” Zverev was down a set and they were heading into a second set tie-break. Sure, he was playing well and THEORETICALLY could have come back and won the match IF his level stayed that high and Rafa didn’t raise his own level…but you people who swear that Zverev would have won that match are SO delusional. Rafa won this tournament 14 times and had only even been taken to 5 sets twice. To assume that he was going to lose this match that he was winning on HIS court is so disrespectful.
You was spot on with Zverev. I know you didnt give a prediction but the way your were talking and body language about Ruud was yelling take Zverev Money line
Didn't see the Alcaraz interview afterwards so didn't see his comments about cramping. I see everyone letting me know now. I did notice him flexing his hand briefly, but it was quickly overshadowed by Sinner's issues. Anyways, that makes sense given the serve and forehand trouble he was having in the 3rd.
Eurosport shows the full post-match interviews. TC has too many commercials & commentator vamping. Surprised TC didn't find an excuse to shoehorn in & cut mid-match to a random WTA match (it happens). Carlitear's cramping was minor compared to Janhip who continues to have body issues regardless of his Slam status. IW, Money-Carload, Maydread, & now Drench Open (stole the last pun). Semi-Sinnker has got to get his spastic, gamine, lean rabbit meat muscles together or else Crampitos will continue to best him.
@@got2bjoshcrampitos won. the end. cope
@@z1az285 And? You clearly did a cursory scan of my comment in an overly eager desire to engage in selective outrage utterly devoid of any true comprehension. Stay pressed, lemming.
@@z1az285 And? Read my comment again you dunce.
@got2bejosh why so mad
In the third set I thought Carlos had forearm issues again. Completely lost the plot with his forehand.
The level Sinner displayed in the first set was scary. Shame he couldn't keep it up. He was blasting Carlos off the court.
He couldn't keep up that level because alcaraz took off his Santa clause mask and started playing tennis
The same thing happened in iw, Sinner can handle the pressure better at the start of the match.
@@Fraudkovicthank you. Funny no one mentioning Alcaraz spraying his FH all over the court
Sinner has spagetti fittness on clay. I kept saying it but people just don't listen
His 1st serve lost 30kph too. Ferrero was dead silent. There was something physical going on, definitely. Same with Sinner, btw. His serve was inexplicably off for most of the match.
Gil, you're a funking champ for not putting a spoiler in the video title!
He learned that from me nagging him about things to do to make his show better. Tell him to grow some balls and play me so you guys can see me GOATdal him 😂 it would be a fun match to watch for you guys and for me to show him who’s tennis boss 😂
Couldn’t have said better!
@@goldwolf0606dude, i hate to break this to you, but genuinely no one cares abt u, ur suggestions, or ur tennis
Carlitos what a match! Such a display of mental strength. I’ll be honest I thought he was a goner when he started cramping. But like a true champion Carlos fought until the end. What a battle between Carlos and Jannik today! Congratulations Carlitos on your first RG Final! Let’s go for more on Sunday. Vamos! 🇪🇸
That took mental and physical strength. Gill is blind if he can't see that Carlos has both.
@@brendajohnson5525 Carlos is brilliant! He’s the only reason I watch tennis! So excited for the final today!
Carlitos brought out the 10% of magic Gill mentioned in the SF preview!
Gill I was right regarding Carlos winning both guys play great 👍 congratulations to both of them 👏👏👏👏👏
Gill Gross's curse continues... poor Sinner :(
Well Gill did say that if it went to 5 Alcaraz would win it.
I believe we are going to enter a much more evenly distributed top-10 era relative to what we’ve been used to. The Big Three Era was marked with the other three shadowing them (DelPo, Murray and Stan), and Marin Cilic caught lightning in a bottle. Then there was the core of a dozen or so other players that either clawed their ways to finals or offered consistent challenges in the second weeks of majors to the above champs. Now, we have a top 6-8 who can contend or stay healthy anywhere depending on conditions.
Really? Who? Alcaraz, sinner are one league above zverev and Medvedev who are a league above tsitsipas ruud who are a league above de mineur and hurckaz?
Still seems we’ll see a big 2 develop
Sinner and alcaraz stand a level above the rest
Carlos said he was cramping
sinner said the same thing
Zverev will win
@@raghumanda2tanush496 If Zverev can drag this one out, he's the clear favorite.
@@slXD100 Depends on how quickly Carlos can finish points to save energy. however if he gets dragged into linger rallies? advantage zverev
Carlos is the best all-court player since the BIG 4. Sinner looks like a close second.
Who are the big 4?? There is only GOAT + 2 …who is the 4th?
@@ItWasReallyNothing1408Andy Murray. Finals of all 4 slams and Wawrinka was terrible on grass
Alcaraz manages to neutralise a lot of janniks big returns deep in the middle with his incredible pick up's on the forehand and backhand side.
Both cramping, one had experience with how to deal with it better.
exactly
This should be finals, tennis is cruel, at the end there’s only one winner. I was happy either of them this match, most importantly next match, Zverev is more hungry to win his first grand slam
Holy crap those eyebrows are something
😊😅- magnificent!
I thought Sinner was the better player by far in the early goings. Due to his cramping, and his execution in big moments this year -I have to conclude Sinner was simply not as resilient physically - he had strength and fitness issues - and that was the difference! It may have been as simple as diet/ hydration. I mean there was no comparison in the quality of the Tennis in the early goings, Sinner was playing like prime Djokovic in caliber. Sometimes being a little shorter helps with muscular resilience through the course of a grueling tournament. But I do think Sinner is going to put it all together and keep having major success at tournaments, including beating Alcaraz next time they meet in a final; I also think clay is Sinner's worst surface against Alcaraz right now! (and he still looked better other than health setbacks in my estimation). I'm not saying Alcaraz isn't a phenomenal player or didn't deserve it, but I do think a non-cramping Sinner would have taken it in 4 sets. Sinner needs to think about borrowing from Djokovic's diet and stretching.
We might see these two as top seeds at Wimbledon with Djokovic not playing there or is he?
@Celestian TBD
Sinner lost last year in first or second round on clay, so that is a big improvement for him already. Also it was clear he was not in best shape, he lost a lot of weight (muscle mass). In second set he was out of breath already.
The Djokovic 5 setters were higher quality overall. Final should be good though
Yes. I think Carlos wanted to say nice things about jannick but to me the much closer matches were against Novak.
I backed Carlos at the start of the I tournament and against sinner. I said sinner doesn’t move as well on clay, not as athletic, 👊
Sinner talked about that in press how the body used different muscles
@@Jalleur14325 oh wow. I didn’t watch this, but I think he needs to really work on his leg muscles, you can already see the spine is curved ( scoliosis) if you don’t have strong legs, your back is kind of stuffed
Like i said..
Sinner is not mentally stronger than Alcaraz..
Also i said..
Alcaraz in 5..
Hmmm, very correct.🎾🎾🎾
Sinner gassed out. He is more of a player than Alcaraz. Zverev will expose JCF's big mouth fist pumper lol
must be weird for Sinner to get to the n1 the same week while current n1 and RG contender resigns from tournament while the other n1 and RG beats you.
otherwise the match was weird. a huge drop in quality after the 1st set, physical issues. i was thinking that even Medvedev (considering his weakness on clay) and Djokovic would have their chances against both of Sinner/Carlos in this match.
anyway, Carlos gifted a lot of spectacular shots for the audience and was not so restrained emotionally, fair pass to the finals for him.
The next gen Fraudovic 😂 got whooped by the next gen GOATdal 😂
Sinner became no 1 because Novak was attacked in Rome.
Carlos became no 1 because Novak was banned from USA and stolen points from Wimbledon.
ATP Nike boys....
@@ja-kl8rg sinner became no.1 because he's been the clear best player in the world the past 6 months, not because of a rogue bottle. How bout a little credit to these players who work incredibly hard to achieve what they have rather than dismiss it because you view it somehow as a discredit to novak otherwise?
For me the moment that turned it was Sinner serving at 4-5 30-15, 2 sets to 1 up easy smash lets the ball bounce aprox 10ft from the net and missed 30-30 all instead of 40-15 then loses that game and the set! At 5-5 all Alcaraz was under more pressure!. Also got to say Sinners 1st serve was at 55% and didn't really hit a first serve when he needed it! As for cramping fitness etc. Didn't play for 3 weeks was suffering with a bad virus! I also believe the new coaching rules benefit Carlos more! He was getting very upset & frustrated at 6-2 2-0 down he was constantly being given instructions by his coach!
All in all, it was great win for Alcaraz as he is able to reach 3rd Slam Final (3 different surfaces) and was able to ride the ship especially in the 4th and 5th sets.
As for Sinner, I think it was a "good" loss despite not serving well in the match (as Gill mentioned). Like I have mentioned before, Clay allows Alcaraz to be aggressive, use his shotmaking abilities and spectacular defense to beat Sinner in 5 sets. And despite all of that, Sinner was able to take it to 5 sets and make Alcaraz earn the win.
In addition, I think this match bodes really well for Sinner's chances at Wimbledon and the NA HC season (particularly US Open). He knows what he needs to be done in order to maximize his chances to win his 2nd Slam title at Wimbledon.
As long as he has no hip issues
I agree. I think Sinner was the underdog here despite the world no 1 ranking. I think Wimbledon Sinner could have the edge.
@@Jalleur14325 Possibly, but people are forgetting that Carlos' backhand slice on grass grew by leaps and bounds last year in that Queen's - Wimbledon double, and it could be the X-factor shot (along with a consistent serve and his drop shot working well) that let's him stay in points vs. Jannik and redirect play before pouncing on a short/poor ball.
@@Alboravin I don’t think anyone is forgetting about Alcaraz’s chances at Wimbledon. He is the defending champion after all, so he should be co-favorite for Wimbledon, at the very least.
But just like Clay amplifies Alcaraz’s game, Grass should also amplifies Sinner’s game too. Sinner reach QF and SF in back to back years without having a reliable serve and mental toughness. Now that he has a reliable serve and has the belief/confidence to win any big tournaments, there’s no reason for him not to win Wimbledon.
@@karlcalaguas4054 The thing is, grass also amplifies aspects of Carlos' game too - or better said, his quick learning abilities during that Queen's-Wimbledon run last year where he pretty much learned how to successfully contend on grass in just a matter of weeks, improved his repertoire of shots with the BH slice in particular proving to be a revelation. He has a better net game and shot variety than Sinner, something that can close out points on grass better than on other surfaces, and in terms of serve: if both are bombing in high 1st serve %s and maintaining good spot serving then it's a moot point there, no huge advantage for one or the other in that department. I honestly think Carlos' BH slice could be the deciding factor if the stars align for everything else and they're both 100%, in top form.
Jannik winning a Wimbledon or five at some point in his prime is highly likely. The only player I see as currently more complete than him on grass (injuries and form aside) is Carlos, and that's with all due respect to Djokovic, who may still be a threat for obvious reasons but Father Time is knocking on the door for him now. Sinner is already a contender for Wimbledon so why anyone would think that he can't win at least one in his career is beyond me.
but what happens to Alcaraz in the 3 set? it is injured in some way? Zverev will raise the title if Alcaraz it,s not 100 % the sunday.I hope both will be fine and we got a good battle.