"I see Sinner playing better and stronger than Alcaraz in 2024" - Eye of the coach

For many years now I’ve been sharing my point of view on international tennis for tennismajors.com. Now I’m happy to also share this analysis with you on my KZbin channel.
Today, I’m talking about why 2024 will likely see a continuation of Novak Djokovic's dominance, but also why Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz will continue to push Djokovic as his two nearest challengers.
I believe that, contrary to the past year-and-a-half, Sinner will have the edge over Alcaraz for the first time in their careers.
Sinner had a superb end to the 2023 season, winning two 500-level tournaments, beating all three of the top-ranked players - including Djokovic twice in eleven days - and leading Italy to their first Davis Cup title in 47 years.
I think that this Davis Cup triumph with Italy could be the catalyst for a hugely successful season for Sinner.
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THE COACH
Patrick

[@tangstan1]

Your insight and predictions are right on! 👍

[@vicbs8589]

Not in Roland Garros and Wimbledon

[@ymmotwoka3107]

You were right. The most importance thing is confident. After Sinner’s winning ATP1000, he improved incredibly. And now he is not afraid of anyone.

[@eddimondhay]

Sinner is the most dangerous player out there.

[@GuineaPig-ix2tr]

Blud isn’t predicting his former student to be as good as Alcaraz and Sinner

[@jaranis9273]

Who was his former student again? Sorry for being out of the loop lol

[@stefanof.3521]

@@jaranis9273 Rune.

[@Blorbifink]

@@jaranis9273 Rune, although there are several other players like Tsitsipas and Medvedev who have trained at the Mouratoglou Academy

[@Wishcraftian]

@@jaranis9273 Rune

[@lukajovanovic7310]

That means he is unbiased and completely realistic and honest with his opinion

[@Sigismondus]

So far, you're right

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Thanks for this great interview. 👍

[@martinperez571]

Carlos Alcaraz - 4 Grand Slams. and more to come. Sinner is an amazing player. I don't think we can compare both players. Different styles and strengths. They will both do great. Go Carlos and Sinner.

[@Michael-uk3pj]

We'll see I think again Alcaraz has had some health and fitness issues towards the end of the year Sinner defo has shown improvement I hope Carlos continues to do so as well

[@stefanof.3521]

Sinner also had physical problems in the first part of the season.

[@Michael-uk3pj]

@@stefanof.3521as did Carlos - missing the Australian open... Let's hope they're both healthy next year!

[@alfandosavant4639]

Agreed. Sinner's playstyle needs maturity, something he might not have at the moment. But when he has it, he'd be unstoppable. Alcaraz & sinner remind me of nadal & djokovic. How one of them is an explosive hard hitter, and one of them is more method in taking care of his opponent.

[@JrJVintage1956]

Carlos was #1 because Joker was kept out of tournaments and not given credit for winning Wimbledon when they locked out the Russians.... that isn't knocking Carlos but the truth. Sinner has more upside than any because he started late and is improving .. heck he only recently changed his serve from platform to pin point... he's still learning and Carlos is fully formed.

[@blackkitty9054]

But why Sinner wasn't number 1 if he is better? Or Zverev, or Medvedev or anybody else? Why people try to undermine Alcaraz accomplishments at an early age? If anything, Sinner is 2 years older and closer to his physical and mental peak than Alcaraz. Alcaraz is still a player in formation at 20.

[@superjarri]

Djokovic played more tournaments than Alcaraz so no, that's not the truth at all.

[@nikolakostic1310]

​@@blackkitty9054you cant look that way, somebody can start from 16, somebody from 19, somebody from 22, etc. But its clear on average you re mature somewhere from 20 ..that doesnt give any indication . Developement is different for everybody. There is no pattern or rule,how you peak what time. Federer was 22 as well starting make results. Novak was succes at 20,but with solving personal issues, got him in top into 24. Still doesnt mean, you can sudenly become great at 26. Its clear that you they ve been great from the start. Novak at 19 was very very capable of doing things wich he has done from 2011, the diference becomes when you are more consistent, and you solve sll blocks that you had. Soo the mental part becomes more clear. You know all your decisions. That express on the court as well. Its all put up together as a whole.

[@alancosta4760]

Sinner is really more ready than Alcaraz, mostly mentally, his problem is the consistency I mean Alcaraz can play at the same level for 6, 7 months Sinner oscillates very much, when he finds a balance then he'll be a real dangerous.

[@blackkitty9054]

Sinner is two years older, of course is more mature at that age.

[@federicotown8052]

We'll see about that !

[@rickyismyuncle4485]

All that praise and then end with "yes I believe Jannik can be the number 2 at the end of the season." Djokovic longevity is out of this world. The greatest athlete of all time.

[@ShadwoLG]

at least he got already a slam

[@rickyismyuncle4485]

@@ShadwoLG I think Jannik will be nr.1 this year. Djokovic cant play that many tournaments anymore (37y) and the motivation is lacking.

[@DVDKC]

As soon as Alcaraz will improve his serve, i think the match up will be really even.

[@rabisml1234]

He will never have his serve due to his short height...... He may improve consistency of his serve by working on it more but it will only make it less of a weakness in his game.....serve will never be his weapon.... It is easy for big servers to get out of trouble by hitting a big serve at a crucial point..... All big servers do it..... Sinner worked on his serve and developed a big serve due to his long height and he is using it to get out of trouble more often...... Sinner has so many advantages over alcaraz...... Big serve,,, big forehand, big backhand, big returns..... Singer has improved his net game and drop shots too......alcaraz is only better in variety and defence,,, in every other aspect sinner beats him..... So sinner will win most of their matchups except on clay.... Even their clay matches will be close as sinner is a good clay player.....

[@DVDKC]

@@rabisml1234 1m83 isnt short, and Diego Schwartzman is the proof that a shorter player can be a great server.

[@inars3578]

no one big athletes have a big serve, anatomicaly his muscle masses don't allow perform acceleration of the joints. When years go up, Sinner increases stamina for 5 setters, Carlos go down or increases risk for injury. years 22-23 shows Alcaraz stronger first half of year, weaker -second part. For Sinner: it is place to improve next year

[@rabisml1234]

@@DVDKC i didn't know swarzman was a great server..... Anyway, i don't think as alcaraz will have big serve,,, the best he can hope for is a good consistent serve which will require lots of practice.....

[@DVDKC]

@@rabisml1234 yeah i exaggerated a bit lol. I mean Diego was pretty decent as a server, especially first serve. But Alcaraz is far taller than him, im sure there are great server as tall as Alcaraz. He is young he may improve a lot next years.

[@KorvanAleric]

As Italian I really hope Yannik will achieve some top result in 2024 like winning a grand slam. He's from north of Italy and this make him a little more focused on training. Kindly guy that has worked hard to achive his goal. He started play tennis a bit late that is a good example for teenagers willing to start play tennis even if they are not started when child (much more common in the top players list) and have great results anyway by focusing on hard work with an open mind to improve his technique.

[@plelist2281]

As an Italia, "He's from north of Italy and this make him a little more focused on training" is some shitty racist sentence. What a shame to be part of the same country with you.

[@thisoverpcworld]

Problem with prediction at this stage is the age of these players. Like Djokovic and Murray in 2009/2010. While Murray was winning big titles Djokovic was losing time and again. I can't predict accurately and neither can Patrick. But Alcaraz has shown the ATG level when he won Wimbledon and was decimating the field from March to May. He is also getting stronger being just 20 years old while Sinner is 22 and had 2 more years to develop. I think next year Alcaraz will have less of those physical issues than this year. He will end up ahead of Sinner

[@Serii07_05]

The first 🥇🏆

[@litongjie]

he made it

[@natlanier8376]

Agreed completely. He will outdo Alcatraz in every aspects. One or more grand slam titles this year for sure.

[@Aneeshtheraveyank]

Sinner won AO but Alcaraz won the next 2 grand slams buddy.

[@tamaragruden-nc7zo]

both won 2

[@wearelostagain]

Difficult to predict who will be the best next year… even for someone like you sir. But let’s play 😊. I would say that Carlos is more talented, more complete and more constant. In addition I would never compare Novak to Janick because Novak at 22 had one GS, several semi final in GS and several M1000 titles. According to me Alcaraz will finish number 1 in 2024. (but not sure 😅)

[@marnix6801]

Your prediction was wrong. Cahill made Sinner into a much better player as from Toronto 2023. Improved serve and especially mentallity. RIght now SInner is the more consistent of the two. Will probably finish as no. 1

[@federicotown8052]

Interesting !

[@jackd.]

"And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate..."

[@marnix6801]

Hate who? In 2024 Sinner seems to have improved (as from Aug 2023) meaning that he is the more consistent of the two in 2024. There is no hate but truth in that. Alcaraz still has a little better done in his career: 4-2 slams, 4-3 in Masters and 0-1 in mastersfinals. But Sinner has improved a lot. Alcaraz has a big challenge to become no. 1 again.

[@NN-fw9il]

Sinner's ready 💪 💪for no1.

[@soulking6868]

I hope…

[@oooodaxteroooo]

shame, i didnt see this 5 months ago. i wrote to a tennis partner in december that sinner will become nr. 1 in 2024. hell beat novak, im sure. i said it again specifically before the french open. strangely enough, almost no one talks about novak having to win the french to stay nr. 1. alcaraz is a strange character. its impressive he plays with fun, but hes nr. 1 not realiably good and nr. 2 lost a lot of looseness after the initial strong phase end of 2022. hes not the same anymore, maybe it was the media interest, maybe it was the injuries. to me he proves that the nadal playstyle, i.e. wall is very hard on the body in this generation. basically i noticed that all players struggle with what the current evolution of tennis asks of players. yannick is cool as a cucumber, doesnt mind beating novak and BOY, HE CAN and he will!

[@rabisml1234]

He is saying exactly the same thing I believe in.....sinner will beat alcaraz everywhere except on clay where alcaraz will have an edge.....

[@gianboncompagni4910]

funny thing is Sinner has beaten Carlos on all surfaces, even a final in clay. Carlos has only beaten Sinner in outdoor hard court.

[@kianmath71]

And indoor he beat him in paris masters 2021

[@stevetettey-adade2385]

I'll stake against you, Patrick.

[@bokangmatlou5036]

Patrick I can't surve😔 I'm always watching tutorial but they don't help maybe you will please 🙏🙏

[@DrElK79]

Take some private lessons mate

[@bokangmatlou5036]

@@DrElK79 I go to school and our school takes 7hours and there are no coaches were I live

[@Adriana-x8b]

Now,Jannik is stronger than Carlos

[@JoannaPawlowicz-n7m]

Mouratoglou n' a jamais soutenu Jannik, arrêtez vos bla bla. Ce mec prend 7 milles euros par cours de tennis.. S'intéresse à ceux qui payent. Son avis ne m'intéresse pas. Il pense (quel prétentieux) que Jannik est près d'affronter Alcaraz ? C'est à Jannik de décider et il a toujours été près de jouer et même gagné.

[@MatheusVilar-h6p]

Alcarz is much more complete than sinner! in his peak, he is the best tennis player in the world

[@marnix6801]

Very inconsistent with high peaks in 2024 as we know now (9 matches lost so far). Sinner won 6 titles (Alcaraz "only" 3) and is still behind in their total score, but has improved a lot. SInner of course has a better technique too. Alcaraz is like an improved Nadal and Sinner more like an improved Djokovic.

[@Sasha402]

Sinner is better indoorplayer than Carlos. People make always same mistake judging from the indoor results.

[@petergruber2503]

Recency bias. Whole season Alcaraz was much better and in the end it switched and now everyone preditcs Sinner better for 2024😂

[@senzanome6702]

That's true and I also think Alcaraz at the beginning of the year will be very dangerous, but Sinner at the end of this season had played really well, maybe is the one who played the best tennis in this part of the year. So I think he will be really dangerous also for Alcaraz all the season, because this last victories can give him a lot of confidence and the confidence help to improve during a training or a match. But we will see it is too early to judge

[@messithegoat9636]

Alcaraz is gonna eat Sinner alive lol 😂.Sinner is just another Andy Murray.

[@tommasopatrini1657]

Well until now he’s got it right. We’ll see if carlos can turn things around in the next slams but atm he’s not in a good form

[@DarthVader19763]

First

[@temetominepe]

Jajajajaja Patrick predicting 2011 Djokovic is like LeBron predicting Kobe's 81 point game, so cap🧢🧢🧢

[@ippolit4262]

Your take aged like homeless piss 🤡

[@raffypeyre]

🦊🔥

[@giannismourat]

results of the last period of the year, after the US open, are never indicative of their performance in the next year.. Patric should know better

[@lewisallen5849]

Yeah, he does know better, he literally gave a great example of 2011 Novak starting with great results at the end of 2010 to support his point, in addition to Sinner's consistent improvement.

[@giannismourat]

hahah... comparing Novak or Rafa with anyone is wrong by default @@lewisallen5849

[@tommasopatrini1657]

He definitely knows better.

[@Nat-oj2uc]

Lol everyone can see this captain obvious

[@aboy5456]

You talk so much that sometimes is better to say less.

[@stevemcqueen1136]

Sinner has still room for improvement as he started playing Tennis seriously at 14, Carlos started at 6 so the margin of improvement is minimal. Sinner only problem is his physical stamina, AKA the 5 Sets Tournament could be a challenge for him if he doesn' t improve. Carlos is a energy powerhouse which makes him more suited it to win Grand Slams...so far. Anyway those two are the next Federer/Nadal. Question is, who is gonna be the next Djoko?

[@christiannovak-zemplinski9749]

In terms of playing style and personality, Rune is the most logical option. Especially now with Becker as coach.

[@JoannaPawlowicz-n7m]

D'après Christian Novak numéro 1 ce sera Rune.... Rien que ça...😂😂😂

[@suchitaamin7929]

Carlos has significantly improved his serves from last year. Much more smooth, with more speed, placement and power. He has improved in every aspect of the game. His court coverage is amazing, and his shots on the run are right on. He has every shot making in the book. Carlos will be number one before the end of the year. Lets see what happens at Olympics and Wimbledon.

[@vicbs8589]

Wimbledom ya lo vimos, otro para Carlos

[@greendg7]

Drugs kicking in

[@atrem7942]

As a close follower of players coaches. Mr mouratoglou has couple of players he clearly favours above others. Those never get criticised to a point i feel he crawl into their but so deep he can see light again on the other end. Carlos clearly not one of those players.

[@ippolit4262]

Based