Novak Djokovic’s ex-coach Goran Ivanisevic explains why Jannik Sinner is a ‘better’ player than Carlos Alcaraz
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has won seven ATP titles this season, and Goran Ivanisevic lauded him for his consistency.
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Carlos Alcaraz, Goran Ivanisevi, Jannik Sinner (Images via X)
Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner? Who is the better player? Although the answer is often subjective, Novak Djokovic‘s former coach Goran Ivanisevic explained why he thinks Sinner plays better than the Spaniard.
Sinner, in fact, is the most successful men’s player this season. He bagged seven ATP titles, including the two Grand Slam trophies he lifted at the Australian Open and the US Open.
Alcaraz, on the other hand, has won the silver medal at the Paris Olympics and has claimed four ATP titles, which also include the French Open and Wimbledon. Ivanisevic explained that the World No.1’s consistent performance makes him a better player.
They’re different players, but when they are both at their best, I feel that Sinner is better. He is more consistent throughout the match, whether Alcaraz can go from hitting amazing shots to some easy errors. This year, Carlos had a few losses I can’t explain… If we move Novak out of the equation, they will dominate, they are way above anyone else on the Tour.
Goran Ivanisevic told Tennis Majors
Sinner recently withdrew from the Paris Masters, while Alcaraz suffered a shock defeat in the third round in three sets to eventual finalist Ugo Humbert. Both the players are now gearing up for next week’s ATP Finals in Turin, where Sinner will be the top seed for the first time.
Goran Ivanisevic explains why he chose to work with Elena Rybakina
Under Goran Ivanisevic, Novak Djokovic won nine out of his 24 majors. Earlier this year, Djokovic parted ways with the Croatian coach, and just a few days ahead of the WTA Finals, Elena Rybakina confirmed that she hired Ivanisevic after splitting from longtime coach Stefano Vukov.
Ivanisevic wanted to do something different after splitting from Djokovic. Although there were multiple offers, Ivanisevic wanted a job that was ‘challenging’ and chose to coach Rybakina because of her playing ‘style and potential, but also because of her personality‘.
When you’re the coach of the greatest player of all time, you just need something new. So the choice was some young player or something completely different, and this ’completely different’ was the WTA Tour.
Goran Ivanisevic told Tennis Majors
Rybakina is out of contention for the WTA Finals title as she lost both of her group-stage matches against Jasmine Paolini and Qinwen Zheng. She is set to lock horns with Aryna Sabalenka in her last match in the tournament. The WTA Finals was also her first tournament since her US Open exit.
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