2026 Men's Wimbledon Championships

[kskate2]

I think being No 1 is very important to him. Seems to have a different mentality about all that to Carlito. He seems like he would sacrifice the ranking for a slam without hesitation

That’s where the thinking is off. Chase the slams and the ranking will take care of itself.


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[the AntiPusher]

I love Marat as a player I would have turned Blonde for him in my younger days, though he was a Head Case

Marat would had you chasing him around the world.. There not a Single lady that could hold that dude down.. Heck.. he almost stole Johnny Mac wife when the had the returning champions ceremony at the US Open about 10 years ago..

Well I can see both sides of that story, he was on a roll at that time and he became the youngest at 24 to complete the Golden Masters
Though at what cost? he was the fav to win RG and it cost him quite frankly

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

Sinner is young and strong as a Ox.. He just caught in the heat in Paris .. playing those MS titles I dont think hurt his body..

How about the Australian Open? Was it the heat? Or the pressure of matching Djokovic's 3 consecutive titles?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Safin is excellent off the court. Can you imagine having a wing man like Marat.. His leftover ladies has got to be 8s and 9s..

I love Marat as a player I would have turned Blonde for him in my younger days, though he was a Head Case

We all said it at the time. No need to chase all those masters titles when the priority should be the slams

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We all said it at the time. No need to chase all those masters titles when the priority should be the slams


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Well I can see both sides of that story, he was on a roll at that time and he became the youngest at 24 to complete the Golden Masters
Though at what cost? he was the fav to win RG and it cost him quite frankly

That’s where the thinking is off. Chase the slams and the ranking will take care of itself.


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Jannik has always said he 'plays for himself' and not for records BTW He just wants to get the best out of himself as a player

 

[the AntiPusher]

How about the Australian Open? Was it the heat? Or the pressure of matching Djokovic's 3 consecutive titles?

MM send @PhiEaglesfan712 over to the NBA thread.. I will tune him up like a sparring partner training with Big George Foreman..

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Phil is on a roll I know he cant stand Sinner
Phil has become Troll Like and cant wait to put Sinner down at any given chance, this smart 30 yo, just makes me laugh!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

MM send @PhiEaglesfan712 over to the NBA thread.. I will tune him up like a sparring partner training with Big George Foreman..

Phil is a Tennis Troll maybe he is on the wrong tennis forum for starters, 30 yo smart alec who thinks he knows tennis God Help Me

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

Congrats to Jannik Sinner on winning his first 5-setter since the 2024 Australian Open. I knew you could do it!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

There you go Sinner wins in 5 sets ? gee Phil and Co will be upset?
Jannik Forza!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Congrats to Jannik Sinner on winning his first 5-setter since the 2024 Australian Open. I knew you could do it!+

Get over yourself Phil you were wanting Jannik out.and another chance to show your Troll Like Antics at TF

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

Phil is a Tennis Troll maybe he is on the wrong tennis forum for starters, 30 yo smart alec who thinks he knows tennis God Help Me

I'm going to be 38 on the final. Unless you want to roll back Novak's age to 31 or 32. Then, he'll truly be the favorite.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I'm going to be 38 on the final. Unless you want to roll back Novak's age to 31 or 32. Then, he'll truly be the favorite.

LOL! your a 38 yo smart alec that dosent really know tennis, carry on Phil there is always Dr Google to help you

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I would like to shout out to Kecmanovic who played great tennis in the first 3 sets against Jannik
Well done
BTW Sinner did have 31 aces a career high for him, went the final four sets without being broken, wobbly at times from the back of the court, but that to me is rust.and the UFE were far too high by his standards, a lot of the UFE were on his fhand, something he needs to work on in his next match
The blood in his shoe was a nail? how did that happen, anyway glad the 1st match is over lol!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

AP,

Your man Tits won in 3 easy sets over Gaston maybe a miracle will happen

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Shapo retired in his match down 2 sets to love over Carreno Busta 63 76(7)
Not sure why, maybe his knee giving him grief again?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Darderi (14) loses to Quinn 76(7) 75 62 I am not surprised Darderi on grass is a No No to me

 

[El Dude]

You know it could be that without Carlos, Sinner is feeling a different kind of heat. Carlos is the greater player and we’re not surprised if he wins anywhere in the world. He’s won a career slam at barely a couple of months younger than Jannik was when he won his first slam. He’s special - and Jannik was positioned well as a guy chasing him, the underdog. But now the underdog is expected to win everything in Carlos absence, and maybe without the shadow of Carlos to protect him from certain scrutinies, he’s facing much greater heat?

BBC reporting that Jannik has lost something like 9 out of his last ten five setters..

I'm still not sure if I agree with this, or at least as a kind of definitive characterization. Carlos has shown brilliance beyond Jannik, but Jannik has been more consistently great over the last two and a half years, aka "The Sincaraz Era." Carlos goes on runs, then peters out for awhile, while Jannik has only very short spells of struggling, then ends up playing in every final for most of a year.

The simplified version being: Carlos = higher peak level, Jannik = higher consistent plateau.

Now their history tells an interesting story. Carlos exploded in 2022, maintained in 2023, then Jannik leap-frogged him in 2024. While Carlos did win the Channel Slam, he was actually more consistent in 2023, and I think the question going into 2025 was whether he could maintain his best form to equal or surpass Jannik again.

Carlos did win the year-end #1 in 2025, and had a winning record against Jannik, but Jannik was still more consistently great and if it were not for the ban, he would have been YE1 (assuming he kept his actual results and added a bit more out of the four Masters he missed). The point being, they were basically equally good in 2025.

Carlos seemed to answer that at the AO this year, finally winning it (though not having to beat Jannik), but then started going a bit AWOL...still good results, but Jannik took over and went on that crazy Masters run, while Alcaraz fizzled and got hurt.

Anyhow, I do agree that in terms of brilliance on court, Carlos surpasses Jannik. But in terms of day in, day out play, I think Jannik is more consistently great. How that will play out over the rest of their careers remains to be seen. Carlos has a sizable edge in Slams (7 to 4), but Jannik a slight edge in Masters (10 to 8), despite getting started winning them a year and a half later, and has the two Tour Finals.

If we look at just 2024-present, we get:

JANNIK: 4 Slams, 2 Tour Finals, 9 Masters, 19 titles
CARLOS: 5 Slams, 0 Tour Finals, 4 Masters, 14 titles

Meaning, I'd say that Jannik has the slight edge. That +1 in Slams for Carlos is more than made up for by 2 Tour Finals and 5 Masters.

Carlos is almost two years younger, but we don't know how they'll age. Either way, I'm rather curious to see how it all unfolds, and especially if one or two players can sneak into the mix and "Djokovic" them.

 

[the AntiPusher]

AP,

Your man Tits won in 3 easy sets over Gaston maybe a miracle will happen

3 more to go to make it to the 2nd week

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I'm still not sure if I agree with this, or at least as a kind of definitive characterization. Carlos has shown brilliance beyond Jannik, but Jannik has been more consistently great over the last two and a half years, aka "The Sincaraz Era." Carlos goes on runs, then peters out for awhile, while Jannik has only very short spells of struggling, then ends up playing in every final for most of a year.

The simplified version being: Carlos = higher peak level, Jannik = higher consistent plateau.

Now their history tells an interesting story. Carlos exploded in 2022, maintained in 2023, then Jannik leap-frogged him in 2024. While Carlos did win the Channel Slam, he was actually more consistent in 2023, and I think the question going into 2025 was whether he could maintain his best form to equal or surpass Jannik again.

Carlos did win the year-end #1 in 2025, and had a winning record against Jannik, but Jannik was still more consistently great and if it were not for the ban, he would have been YE1 (assuming he kept his actual results and added a bit more out of the four Masters he missed). The point being, they were basically equally good in 2025.

Carlos seemed to answer that at the AO this year, finally winning it (though not having to beat Jannik), but then started going a bit AWOL...still good results, but Jannik took over and went on that crazy Masters run, while Alcaraz fizzled and got hurt.

Anyhow, I do agree that in terms of brilliance on court, Carlos surpasses Jannik. But in terms of day in, day out play, I think Jannik is more consistently great. How that will play out over the rest of their careers remains to be seen. Carlos has a sizable edge in Slams (7 to 4), but Jannik a slight edge in Masters (10 to 8), despite getting started winning them a year and a half later, and has the two Tour Finals.

If we look at just 2024-present, we get:

JANNIK: 4 Slams, 2 Tour Finals, 9 Masters, 19 titles
CARLOS: 5 Slams, 0 Tour Finals, 4 Masters, 14 titles

Meaning, I'd say that Jannik has the slight edge. That +1 in Slams for Carlos is more than made up for by 2 Tour Finals and 5 Masters.

Carlos is almost two years younger, but we don't know how they'll age. Either way, I'm rather curious to see how it all unfolds, and especially if one or two players can sneak into the mix and "Djokovic" them.

Thanks El Dude for being subjective and objective regarding the 2 players in Alcaraz and Sinner

 

[the AntiPusher]

Now to top the day/night is for Novax to play 5 long sets..