@@pawshands9706 I think it's impossible unless he changed his playstyle, he is way too injury-prone for a guy his age,like Rafa only started to sit out Wimbeldon after 2009,when he was 23 or something. And Rafa was the most injury-prone big 4 in that era,that says something about Alcaraz.Honestly if he would have to skip tournaments before he even turned 20,it's just gonna be worse as time goes by.He didn't have that smooth,soft flow as Roger or Novak,that's the main thing stopping them from injuries. If you remember correctly,both Roger & Nole almost never skip tournaments before 30,they can play full year without breaking anything.Unless Alcaraz can turn into a cyborg like Rafa who can basically repair himself and come back stronger, I can't feel too good about his future.Sure he is talented,but I always feel like he is too tense,maybe he was born that way.He gave me Thiem's vibe with his ball striking,both rip it so excesssive,run so hard without the "flow",and that's what cause Thiem his major injury imo. That's a saying, the best ability is avalibity,if he have to skip half the season every year,then it would have took him 10 years to reach 20 GS even if he won every tournament he participate.Staying as injury-free as possible is the main strength of most legendary athletes,besides Rafa who defy that logic.
Yes, the backhand return is aggressive though it's not new, but the new found spot serving is just as impressive. His game is more about controlled aggression and impressively tactical. I can't wait to see him at the peak of his powers. The mental focus is occasionally spotty but it's a process and when he locks in on a consistent basis, forget it.
His game is all rounded! But RF is still the cool operator for me!! With a game like CA’s he will have to be careful to stay injury free to come anywhere close to 22GS !!
@@Stampingerms Carlos will chart his own path. And that goes for whatever he achieves in the future. Personally I just want him to stay healthy, improve and watch him play. That's it.
His return was crazy good on grass. Everyone was saying Novak's serve was bad in the Wimbledon final (only 2 aces vs 9 from Alcaraz) when in reality Alcaraz was blocking and neutralizing his serve incredibly well. He might be the 2nd best returner after Novak already.
I see the essence of not just Nadal and Djokovic, but also Nalbandian, Safin, and Agassi. A backhand return winner is probably the most Chad shot in men's tennis. Just, wow.
Nice to see someone with the sense not to mention Fed. 👍 There's almost nothing about their games that are similar. Not the style, not the serve, not the approach, not the movement, and not even the FH.
Djokovic is watching this and reevaluating what he thought was a great return...... his own. 🤣 This kid is the ceiling buster. Just when you think you've already seen what a human body can physically do on a tennis court , he's coming in with a sledgehammer to the concrete!
I call hyperbole. Alcaraz is good but he's unlikely to be a gamechanger not simply because his game is primarily a power-game but also because, given his body type, he's unlikely to ever remain injury-free. (That said, I wouldn't mind him proving me wrong though. 😁)
The Djoker's return is in a league of its own. Hitting winners off second-serve kickserves with a double-handed BH is hardly new. I'd like to see Alcaraz handle somebody like Opelka (serving at a high percentage) the way Djoko and Fed handled Isner, Karlovic, etc. (Fed's refusal to yield an inch in his return position is one of the marvels of modern tennis that's isn't talked about enough. And that's because of his often-unreasonable cautiousness on second serve returns.)
@MKA only time will tell. Interestingly, if Rafa heard the chatter about how his shoulder would fail years ago , he wouldn't be where he is now. There's advancement in therapy and technology ( also drugs, illegal but everyone is doing it )to recover that's almost unreal and it will only get better . My guess is Moya will find the right balance for Carlos. He's only 19 and from what I can tell he's soaking it up like a sponge. Right now it's looking like Alcaraz and Sinner will not allow anyone else to grab too many of the big titles
@@allboutthemojo I think Rune can largely do it. Zverev also has the talent. Amongst the Gen Z player that would be my tip. Shelton could get there but it's hard to know because he is physically not yet strong enough and lacks consistency in his shots.
@@thesoccergod tall players are more injury prone acrually. I think his main problem is doing silly plunges a la Monfils. He needs to cut the dangerous play. His game is naturally suited for shorter exchanges and career longevity, he just needs to cut the bullshit.
its kinda funny. His backhand is a pretty flat shot most of the time. so on faster, lower bouncing courts, his backhand becomes more of a weapon, especially on return. but his forehand is a much heavier shot, so it benefits from slower, higher bouncing courts. The thing that makes alcaraz special imo, is that he can play differently depending on matchup and conditions. We see so much evidence too of his box giving him advice and him implementing it immediately. Idk how I feel about coaching during matches, but alcaraz is the most visibly coachable player on tour I feel like, because he's so complete, his coaches can think of any strategy and tell him to execute and he can do it.
Good points, And that is exactly why he will be very dangerous at Wimbledon this year, coupled with his improved serving. He can flatten out his forehand but it's usually inside out though he has a good mix both DTL and IO. His footwork on grass is pretty good but can definitely improve. All in all, I see his best surfaces as hard and grass though he is elite level on clay already (believe it or not, Juan Carlos said it's his worst surface, maybe because points are not always quick).
Coaching has fundamentally changed the sport. Tennis is no longer a solo game. It's a team game now in the same way that Formula 1 is. This is good for spectators who've grown used to massive talents like Fed, Djok and Nadal, but it raises the bar for entry, which means it's now (even more so) a rich-man's sport.
@@z1az285 true his worst surface is clay , because he is always over aggressive and will struggle in slow clay outside madrid, in grass serve will be a problem, he has improved his serve but for his height in a era of strong servers, its very difficult to be good at grass, his favorite surface is outdoor hc
@@raghumanda2tanush496 No, grass won't be a problem for him. Wait and watch. The results will come shortly. Also, clay won't be a challenge for him once he improves his focus and paces himself. He is more than capable of winning the French game wise. The only question mark is sustained focus which is developing. It's a process and takes time. As far as grass goes, yes lapses in concentration can prove fatal but he is improving that and his footwork too
Djoker and Nadal perhaps. Not the Fed. He doesn't resemble him in any manner; not in style, not in his approach to the game, not in the serve, not in movement, and not even in the forehand.
@@thesoccergod Have you even watched tennis? He takes the ball very early like fed, his volley game and one handed slice is like fed. He sometimes even SABRs.
He really makes a mockery out of the opponent's kick serve especially on the ad court where there is more space wide open. This man could change the tennis game in more ways than one.
Alcaraz applies the Jimmy Connors approach on his backhand. He takes the ball early, often on the rise. This has two benefits - he is able to steer the ball before his opponent has time to react and get his racquet on the ball; and it gives him the ability to guide the ball rather than just hitting it with brute force all the time, which aids control.
Where Agassi and Courier were the improvement of Jimbo, Carlito is the improvement of those two. With so much more offensive weapons in his arsenal to play with. He’s the next best!
This backhand return is reminiscent of Nalbandian's backhand return. If Alcaraz manage to copy Nalbandian's whole backhand set, that's it, he would be unstoppable
I think his backhand is already great, better than Nadals and comparable to that of Djokovic. To me the final element missing in his game is a powerful serve. If he could hit harder flat serves, it would be really difficult to not see him being the world number 1 for a very long time
@@gungeternal4119 He can serve at 138-140 mph on his first. Hitting his spots was a work in progress last year. However it's improved a lot this year and he doesn't have to serve at that speed. He is hitting corners and the T at 130 mph which is more than enough
@@z1az285 He gained 15kmh since last year, now he serves almost as hard as Rune even on second balls. He had some matches with a second serve average of 165kmh! And he hits his spots much better.
he was emotional because they f*cked him good the year before. he was granted the visa before the tournament and then they cancelled it at the airport and made the whole circus
Tennis newbie here: can someone explain what is so special or hard to achieve about this shot? I does look effective, but why hasn't it been used frequently before by other players? What does Carlos do better to make this shot possible?
It hasn't been used as frequently because for most people it's a very high risk shot, which means they'll miss loads. He's taking the ball on the rise (which is harder than waiting until it goes back down) and he's putting the ball in positions where he has little margin for error. It's not like Alcaraz is the first to do it, but he's very consistent with them.
¿Cómo carajo cambia la dirección de una pelota que le va a más de 200km/h.? La inercia te obliga a devolverla al lugar de donde partió. Es que convierte la devolución de un saque, que es un golpe defensivo, en un ataque brutal. No lo entiendo.
Alcaraz new weapon is tossing the racquet and whining to his coaches, the crowd cheering his opponents double faults and not a single person would talk about it. Very good weapon indeed!
great player but will be injury prone like delpotro, his team is aware about this but as he is having success in short run , they wont think about long run
His grunt is so annoying and he does it after he hit the shot like how sonego does it.. Not sure if these players are using their grunts as tactics when they grow as a tennis player... When u give extra effort for a forehand and u grunt that's understandable.. Atleast these players are not doing it while hitting a volley😂
What do you guys make of Alcaraz’s chances during the clay court season?
If he can stay injury free, i'd dare say he has an excellent chance of dominating.
It ll gonna be lethal
@@pawshands9706 I think it's impossible unless he changed his playstyle,
he is way too injury-prone for a guy his age,like Rafa only started to
sit out Wimbeldon after 2009,when he was 23 or something.
And Rafa was the most injury-prone big 4 in that era,that says something about
Alcaraz.Honestly if he would have to skip tournaments before he even turned 20,it's just gonna be worse as time goes by.He didn't have that smooth,soft
flow as Roger or Novak,that's the main thing stopping them from injuries.
If you remember correctly,both Roger & Nole almost never skip tournaments
before 30,they can play full year without breaking anything.Unless Alcaraz can turn into a cyborg like Rafa who can basically repair himself and come back stronger,
I can't feel too good about his future.Sure he is talented,but I always feel like he is
too tense,maybe he was born that way.He gave me Thiem's vibe with his ball striking,both rip it so excesssive,run so hard without the "flow",and that's what cause Thiem his major injury imo.
That's a saying, the best ability is avalibity,if he have to skip half the season every year,then it would have took him 10 years to reach 20 GS even if he won every tournament he participate.Staying as injury-free as possible is the main strength of most legendary athletes,besides Rafa who defy that logic.
If Alcaraz stays injury-free he wins the French open
If he doesn't get injured he can win the French Open!!!! I hope he does, he is my favorite player!
Yes, the backhand return is aggressive though it's not new, but the new found spot serving is just as impressive. His game is more about controlled aggression and impressively tactical. I can't wait to see him at the peak of his powers. The mental focus is occasionally spotty but it's a process and when he locks in on a consistent basis, forget it.
Spot on!
The passing shots and shot selection have improved a lot. And his down the lines!
His game is all rounded! But RF is still the cool operator for me!! With a game like CA’s he will have to be careful to stay injury free to come anywhere close to 22GS !!
@@Stampingerms Carlos will chart his own path. And that goes for whatever he achieves in the future. Personally I just want him to stay healthy, improve and watch him play. That's it.
¿Que el enfoque mental es ocasionalmente irregular?. .Esto es mentira.
His return was crazy good on grass. Everyone was saying Novak's serve was bad in the Wimbledon final (only 2 aces vs 9 from Alcaraz) when in reality Alcaraz was blocking and neutralizing his serve incredibly well. He might be the 2nd best returner after Novak already.
It's almost terrifying how Carlos makes tennis playing look so easy at his age
I see the essence of not just Nadal and Djokovic, but also Nalbandian, Safin, and Agassi.
A backhand return winner is probably the most Chad shot in men's tennis. Just, wow.
not quite at the chad level of a drop shot return winner
but still cool
I want to see more of the Sneak Attack by Roger as well
Es gracioso que digas Chad. ¿Eso que significa exactamente? ¿Su significado se refiere a que posee una estética viril y masculina?
Nice to see someone with the sense not to mention Fed. 👍 There's almost nothing about their games that are similar. Not the style, not the serve, not the approach, not the movement, and not even the FH.
Djokovic is watching this and reevaluating what he thought was a great return...... his own. 🤣
This kid is the ceiling buster. Just when you think you've already seen what a human body can physically do on a tennis court , he's coming in with a sledgehammer to the concrete!
I call hyperbole. Alcaraz is good but he's unlikely to be a gamechanger not simply because his game is primarily a power-game but also because, given his body type, he's unlikely to ever remain injury-free. (That said, I wouldn't mind him proving me wrong though. 😁)
The Djoker's return is in a league of its own. Hitting winners off second-serve kickserves with a double-handed BH is hardly new. I'd like to see Alcaraz handle somebody like Opelka (serving at a high percentage) the way Djoko and Fed handled Isner, Karlovic, etc. (Fed's refusal to yield an inch in his return position is one of the marvels of modern tennis that's isn't talked about enough. And that's because of his often-unreasonable cautiousness on second serve returns.)
@MKA only time will tell. Interestingly, if Rafa heard the chatter about how his shoulder would fail years ago , he wouldn't be where he is now. There's advancement in therapy and technology ( also drugs, illegal but everyone is doing it )to recover that's almost unreal and it will only get better . My guess is Moya will find the right balance for Carlos. He's only 19 and from what I can tell he's soaking it up like a sponge. Right now it's looking like Alcaraz and Sinner will not allow anyone else to grab too many of the big titles
@@allboutthemojo I think Rune can largely do it. Zverev also has the talent. Amongst the Gen Z player that would be my tip. Shelton could get there but it's hard to know because he is physically not yet strong enough and lacks consistency in his shots.
@@thesoccergod tall players are more injury prone acrually. I think his main problem is doing silly plunges a la Monfils. He needs to cut the dangerous play. His game is naturally suited for shorter exchanges and career longevity, he just needs to cut the bullshit.
its kinda funny. His backhand is a pretty flat shot most of the time. so on faster, lower bouncing courts, his backhand becomes more of a weapon, especially on return. but his forehand is a much heavier shot, so it benefits from slower, higher bouncing courts. The thing that makes alcaraz special imo, is that he can play differently depending on matchup and conditions. We see so much evidence too of his box giving him advice and him implementing it immediately. Idk how I feel about coaching during matches, but alcaraz is the most visibly coachable player on tour I feel like, because he's so complete, his coaches can think of any strategy and tell him to execute and he can do it.
Good points, And that is exactly why he will be very dangerous at Wimbledon this year, coupled with his improved serving. He can flatten out his forehand but it's usually inside out though he has a good mix both DTL and IO. His footwork on grass is pretty good but can definitely improve. All in all, I see his best surfaces as hard and grass though he is elite level on clay already (believe it or not, Juan Carlos said it's his worst surface, maybe because points are not always quick).
Coaching has fundamentally changed the sport. Tennis is no longer a solo game. It's a team game now in the same way that Formula 1 is. This is good for spectators who've grown used to massive talents like Fed, Djok and Nadal, but it raises the bar for entry, which means it's now (even more so) a rich-man's sport.
@@z1az285 true his worst surface is clay , because he is always over aggressive and will struggle in slow clay outside madrid, in grass serve will be a problem, he has improved his serve but for his height in a era of strong servers, its very difficult to be good at grass, his favorite surface is outdoor hc
@@raghumanda2tanush496 No, grass won't be a problem for him. Wait and watch. The results will come shortly. Also, clay won't be a challenge for him once he improves his focus and paces himself. He is more than capable of winning the French game wise. The only question mark is sustained focus which is developing. It's a process and takes time. As far as grass goes, yes lapses in concentration can prove fatal but he is improving that and his footwork too
@@noeldacosta7621 money will come if you have talent and determination, just like before; everybody still has to climb his way to the top
I also realized that his BH started to win even more than the FH
Alcaraz is the evolution of Fed, Rafa, and Djoker. Raz making videos of him is proof.
Djoker and Nadal perhaps. Not the Fed. He doesn't resemble him in any manner; not in style, not in his approach to the game, not in the serve, not in movement, and not even in the forehand.
@@thesoccergod his game is based on roger an many coache has said he plays like roger espeially forehand , net and aggression. Do research
@@deepakmahajan4978 Thank you for responding to the clueless claim above
@@thesoccergod volleys
@@thesoccergod Have you even watched tennis? He takes the ball very early like fed, his volley game and one handed slice is like fed. He sometimes even SABRs.
The next big thing tennis has to offer
He really makes a mockery out of the opponent's kick serve especially on the ad court where there is more space wide open. This man could change the tennis game in more ways than one.
Not new, just refined😊 I've seen his return get better and better. That backhand is no weakness.
interesting that Alcaraz actually struggled in most of these matches
God, imagine what he will be like 5 years from now
he'll be 24
If he stays healthy and not injured, ask Juan Martin Delpotro...
You can't count on 5 years from now. Look at the roster of players who have fallen short of our predictions. 😑
No way he didn't learn that from Djokovic's BH... it's actually very effective...
Dude... Alcaraz is absolutely insane. I am a huge tennis player, and the backhand kickserve return is a really hard shot.
Backhand return makes Alcaraz taking control of the game, no matter he serves or the opponent serves.
I think i hurt MY back just watching that last one.
Razzy boy loves a bit of alcy
Who doesn’t?! 😜
@@RazOls true! He’s so sick
Alcaraz applies the Jimmy Connors approach on his backhand. He takes the ball early, often on the rise. This has two benefits - he is able to steer the ball before his opponent has time to react and get his racquet on the ball; and it gives him the ability to guide the ball rather than just hitting it with brute force all the time, which aids control.
Where Agassi and Courier were the improvement of Jimbo, Carlito is the improvement of those two. With so much more offensive weapons in his arsenal to play with. He’s the next best!
Can we tell how often he make it? How many did he hit out?
Yes it's Ruthless
❤❤❤ Power returns 🎉
This backhand return is reminiscent of Nalbandian's backhand return. If Alcaraz manage to copy Nalbandian's whole backhand set, that's it, he would be unstoppable
I think his backhand is already great, better than Nadals and comparable to that of Djokovic. To me the final element missing in his game is a powerful serve. If he could hit harder flat serves, it would be really difficult to not see him being the world number 1 for a very long time
@@gungeternal4119 He can serve at 138-140 mph on his first. Hitting his spots was a work in progress last year. However it's improved a lot this year and he doesn't have to serve at that speed. He is hitting corners and the T at 130 mph which is more than enough
@@z1az285 He gained 15kmh since last year, now he serves almost as hard as Rune even on second balls. He had some matches with a second serve average of 165kmh! And he hits his spots much better.
Djokovich was so emotional at the AO because he knew he was about to fade away
he was emotional because they f*cked him good the year before. he was granted the visa before the tournament and then they cancelled it at the airport and made the whole circus
kid's got a good backhand for sure
Tennis newbie here: can someone explain what is so special or hard to achieve about this shot?
I does look effective, but why hasn't it been used frequently before by other players? What does Carlos do better to make this shot possible?
It hasn't been used as frequently because for most people it's a very high risk shot, which means they'll miss loads. He's taking the ball on the rise (which is harder than waiting until it goes back down) and he's putting the ball in positions where he has little margin for error. It's not like Alcaraz is the first to do it, but he's very consistent with them.
Spot on. You understand the game
With the help of being double handed, Alcaraz can hit back hand returns very high.
What's up with Alcaraz grunting after hitting the backhand?
lol guy to grunt after the ball has hit the other side of the court
El pobre Norrie debe estar en tratamiento psiquiátrico después de esto.
Bro is literally Maruo Eiichirou with that jump
his "new" techniques come across so natural that other players look like dinosaurs
Great. But I will say one thing. Notice how short in the court many of those serves are
Increíble
The next level
This isn't even his final form. Next he'll be charging the net to return serve.
The best backhand return in the game today
Seems like he's watching Dustin Brown videos
Almost unplayable with that kind of return. You’re barely landing after serving and back comes to ball 3 metres from you.
Clearly it’s the pink shirt
He's been watching 2012 - 2016 Andy Murray Lol
What can't this guy do?
if im opponent im hitting 2 1st serves now lol
Interesting that 99% of them seem to be going down the line. I'm sure that'll be picked up on by other players at some point.
I see that there are 4 players who have a better backhand than Alcaraz, and they are:
Medvedev, Zverev, Sinner, Rune
¿Cómo carajo cambia la dirección de una pelota que le va a más de 200km/h.? La inercia te obliga a devolverla al lugar de donde partió. Es que convierte la devolución de un saque, que es un golpe defensivo, en un ataque brutal.
No lo entiendo.
Video pouco abonatório à qualidade de Alcaraz.! "Apenas" esquerda a duas mãos...?!
Many players did it before Alcaraz!, so isn’t new. Even Federer did it against Djokovic…..and Marcelo Rios as well….
Alcaraz new weapon is tossing the racquet and whining to his coaches, the crowd cheering his opponents double faults and not a single person would talk about it. Very good weapon indeed!
great player but will be injury prone like delpotro, his team is aware about this but as he is having success in short run , they wont think about long run
More like Nadal.... because if his entertaining and energetic tennis... period
So offensive Alcaraz is
Disgusting grunt
Y si no fuesen los gruñidos, sería su peinado, verdad?
His grunt is so annoying and he does it after he hit the shot like how sonego does it.. Not sure if these players are using their grunts as tactics when they grow as a tennis player... When u give extra effort for a forehand and u grunt that's understandable.. Atleast these players are not doing it while hitting a volley😂
I watched the young croatian player against Gasquet a few days ago. The most annoying grunt i ever heard😅
@@John-lr4hp vavassori worst
I'm a Baby Rune fan, I can't root for Carlitos because of the delayed grunt, which I can't stand. But he's a future ATG, no doubt!
krygios is way better
Kyrgios speaks better english. That’s it.
Once a year, yes.