When 15 Y.O Carlos Alcaraz Met 17 Y.O Sinner (Insane Match)

[@davi.poiani]

They already played at a very high level of tennis, played like pros even though they were still so young. Amazing!

[@victorbicudo1374]

this was a pro tournament; so yes, you're supposed to play "like pros"

[@davi.poiani]

@@victorbicudo1374 Sure, technically you are right. Sometimes we use language in a figurative way. "Playing like pros" meant they played at a level above average for that age.

[@mawiex27]

@@victorbicudo1374 THANKS to tell him🤣

[@user-kr1vf6eq3i]

The id card says that Jannik is 2 years older but one important thing that many underestimate is that when they played that match the 15 year old Carlos had already practiced tennis for 8 years . Sinner only had started to play tennis seriously 4 years before because he had been a junior national champion of ski until the age of 13. This said, this two guys make me crazy everytime I see them playing one against the other.

[@machikokyokyosan8104]

Well, five years later Alcaraz has won 2 major titles and Sinner none. Stop whinning!

[@aldobonaso3481]

​@@machikokyokyosan8104 giving context is whining? You need to grow up.

[@lost_valley]

@@machikokyokyosan8104 I think that Sinner is more down to earth than Alcaraz, Sinner could be more successful than Alcaraz when both retire

[@art3mide644]

@@machikokyokyosan8104 It's not whinning, it's a fact! It's your annoyed response that sounds like whining.

[@radieschen79]

That's such a myth about Sinner which isn't even true. Here he is playing at a Nike junior tournament at the age of 11! kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3nPY2l6jr19hqc

[@cslloyd1]

At that age, losing to someone younger hurts. I know because, when I was 10yo , I lost to 8 yo Sammy Giammalva. Sammy went on to turn pro for a few years, so that made me feel better. In fact, he defeated Pete Sampras in Pete's professional debut, which makes me feel even better.

[@bl4ckang4l]

Wow

[@Edu2503]

1988 Philadelphia (Indoor Carpet). Straight sets, no less. 6-4, 6-3. He beat none other than Mark Woodforde in the next round 2-6, 6-3, 7-6. And then Peter Lindgren with a double 6-3 (not Lundgren, Federer's former coach who also played that tournament and lost in that very round to Marty Davis by 6-7, 7-5, 7-6). He lost to Christo Van Rensburg by 6-7 2-6 in the QFs

[@cslloyd1]

@@Edu2503 I taught Sammy everything he knew… LOL! Thanks for the stats. Who knew?

[@Edu2503]

@@cslloyd1 I got it from the ATP portal as soon as you said Sammy beat Pistol Pete in his first ever Pro Match. I had to look for it lol

[@titusstrom5727]

@@cslloyd1 thats awesome. I knew Sam. I played doubles with his son (also Sam) for a while in junior tennis. Super cool guys

[@pier70juve]

People does not understand that Sinner began to play seriously only at 12-13 years old, he was a ski champion until he was 11. So, of course it's amazing that a 15 years boy beats a 17 years old rival, but ti's even more astonishing that Jannik could compete with Carlos becoming a tennis player only 4 years before this match. Carlos is two years younger, but as a tennis player he is much older than Jannik. Both are very talented. Carlos may have more natural talent, but Jannik's natural talent is generally underrated.

[@vicbs8589]

Si pero la diferencia fisica es muy grande, aqui se nota que el pequeño Carlos tecnicamente es superior a Yanik, con 15 años ya voleaba de maravilla y buscaba angulos y vaiedad en los tiros. Yanik ya se veia que tenia mucha capacidad de hacer tiros. Carlos con la edad que aqui tenia Yanik ya habia ganado a un TOP 3 como Tsitsipas en USOPEN a 5 sets donde llego a cuartos.

[@pier70juve]

@@vicbs8589 of course, but you have to understand that Jannik until 13 years old played tennis twice a week and ski was is first sport: this is simply extraordinary. At 17 years old he was tennistically younger than Carlos at 15. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5qyloCgorNkkKssi=MboCH7amUcKaFHzB

[@patrikmarflak6559]

Great footage, amazing players, even at that age. What is very interesting are the patterns that were already there and are associated with both players even today. Alcaraz losing focus and intensity a bit when he is leading comfortably (5:1 first set), even making a couple of those characteristic errors - overhitting forehands when under pressure and down the line backhand in the net cord, seen it so many times in his matches even this year. But when he is losing, he plays his best, fighting for every ball and is not afraid of being aggressive and creative in the pressure moments. Sinner’s typical treat used to be physical weakness and losing a lot of his energy in longer matches, but he made a lot of progress over the last year and he is becoming scary strong. Also mentally he sometimes have those strange dips of concentration, but it’s getting better. What surprised me was Sinner going to the net a couple of times. In his early days on the ATP tour he rarely ran forward and used to play almost exclusively from the baseline.

[@ionjz]

The fact that Alvarez was playing challengers at 15 is crazy

[@uhntery5214]

i love alvarez

[@ROYAL_REBEL]

Yes Carlos Alvarez is crazy talented

[@user-yz6cm7up7n]

This was in spain and im pretty sure he got a few wild cards there. But yeah, pretty insane😂

[@arthurbelyaev7371]

Alvarez is so great, always enjoy him playing

[@randomhunter8593]

yeahh just like Sooner

[@Ultimate.Tennis]

Thank you for this video. Seeing the younger version of these two go against one another is something else. It's amazing just how competitive and driven they are even at such a young age. I hope their rivalry delivers many more incredible matches in the future.

[@carlosenaf]

Gracias por compartir esta joya

[@davebudge4526]

To think alot of junior tennis matches are notorious for their endless moonball matches... just look at these two barely out of their mid teens, Alcaraz is a double Slam Champ and already a year end number 1 and Sinner almost single handedly won this years Davis Cup, which Djokovic wanted very badly and will surely win a bunch of the big titles over the next few years. Their absolute quality was showing already all those years ago.

[@BIBECHYOUTUification]

Power and movements are so crazy at teen age. Wish both stay healthy and go far.

[@mauriziogiacoppo3463]

Thanks for posting this , wow wow wow yes of course, a new champion's was born. BORN TO BE CHAMPION 🏆😁

[@bzo218]

I bet Jannik never thought he'd have carota boys following him around to this matches

[@gigieinaudi24]

Karotte boys :)

[@nonviolento]

Carlos Alcaraz è senza dubbio un fenomeno naturale. Tuttavia Jannik Sinner sta dimostrando miglioramenti sotto tutti gli aspetti e tutti gli appassionati ed i tennisti professionisti glielo riconoscono. In fondo la carriera di qualsiasi sportivo si sviluppa in anni di allenamento e se ancora Jannik non ha vinto molto è solo questione di tempo.

[@edoardo7570]

E' vero. Pazzesco

[@estebansanchezsevilla1930]

crazy how I'd rather watch this than most tournament matches at the atp level

[@robk5745]

Carlos was standing on a tree in that third set, amazing!

[@clifed1]

I have a loss to Michael Russell in the boys 16 and under Sectionals qualifying round for Nationals but he was a year younger and 4 inches shorter. But he was built like a powerlifter 🏋️‍♂️ and put so much topspin on the ball it was hard to hold onto my racquet through🎾 contact😂. He only played 1 year at university of Florida and put up incredible stats on the ITF but injuries curtailed his ascent...his best match was the most painful loss, up 2 sets and a break he lost in 5 sets to Gustavo Kuertan at the French Open. He's been Taylor Fritz's head coach for many years now and helped many other players on tour over the years...no shame here anymore.

[@jungl3ist]

that backhand was smooth even 5 years ago

[@MaxDangVu]

The shotmaking at that age and level is mental

[@keinguye]

These two are brilliant! They need the mental capacity to beat Joker consistently.

[@elio-7911]

At the moment both of them are better than Nole, i don’t believe that Nole will beat anyone of them from now

[@ramtinrahimi1187]

nole legit beat both of them 3 months ago@@elio-7911

[@lambycus]

the two best player of decade

[@inigoaguilera3178]

These 2 are the future

[@eduardobardinia.felippe6070]

The present

[@travisbro]

got a good feeling about these dudes

[@JuanAntonioF]

A pity for Sinner to lose with a double fault even when he was 3-0 winning in the decider set.

[@annamariaisland1960]

The bizarre thing to consider is that Boris Becker won Queens, then WImbledon at Sinner's age here. Still, it's great to have this video record of what has become the premiere rivalry of contemporary tennis. I always alert tennis friends when there is a Sinner v Alcaraz match occuring.

[@RoyTheSoccerFR3AK]

More bizarre thing is he would not win it in this day n age,

[@disdiq7910]

@@RoyTheSoccerFR3AK he absolutely would, given how weak the current field is, especially on grass.

[@shanewall9092]

⁠@@disdiq7910lol he would not. It amazes me that people always make these ridiculous comments 😅 It is a COMPLETELY different game to what it was when Becker won in the mid 80’s. Diving around the net isn’t enough to win now. Back in the 80’s the grass courts suited serve and volleyers, that has changed to a large degree. The return game is MUCH bigger now, they’d smash those returns past him coming to the net. And no, the current field isn’t weak at all. Again, stupid comment that just parrots what others with no clue say.

[@veganpork7601]

​@@disdiq7910 Are you stupid? You've got to be seriously delusional to think the top players of the pre-open era would hold a candle to today's players. Players like becker wouldn't even be in the conversation for winning a slam in 2023. For one, serve and volley doesn't work anymore. Cressy is maybe the only player that seriously employs that tactic and how often do you see him making it far in tournaments? Serve speed of players has gotten much faster, the speed difference in surfaces has become more pronounced, variability in racket and even shoe technology just makes the old playstyle obsolete. Even from a biological standpoint- more recent generations are taller, stronger, and faster on average than older generations. That's how selection works. In fifty years, the top tennis players will be miles ahead of today's top tennis players and the cycle of constant improvement will continue. No single generation is special, species have a natural tendency to improve- that's how we survive.

[@wallacegrommet9343]

Becker doesn’t get any appreciation for his achievement at Wimbledon. He was physically stronger and more developed than Sinner or Alcaraz at 17. Big serve, great anticipation and grass court instincts. Wimbledon grass seemed faster playing back then.

[@BeautyInAPlasticBag]

Bravo, Jannik.

[@jiritichy7967]

Amazing. These guys looked better than Lendl and McEnroe in the French Open final.

[@MrTomsimoes]

esses dois garotos iriam aplicar duas das maiores derrotas do jogador quase imbatível no futuro.

[@MassimoTodaro74]

I remember watching this live

[@Dctosd]

I counted only 1 drop shot. Now both use it regularly.

[@ileanasantamaria2364]

"Porque fallo tanto?!" jajajaja

[@giannifois418]

Sinner sino ai 13-14 anni aveva come primo sport lo sci e poi veniva il calcio. Solo a quell'età ha deciso di puntare sul tennis. Ho vista una foto di Alcaraz a 7-8 anni in un campo da tennis con la racchetta in mano. Credo che per questo motivo Sinner non avrà mai la delicatezza del polso di Alcaraz. L'età...... Sinner ha recentemente rilasciata un'intervista in cui ha detto che la sua crescita in altezza si è fermata solo nel 2023 e, finalmente, può fare dei seri allenamenti per potenziare la muscolatura (l'impressione è che Sinner abbia superato il m 1,90). Alcaraz a 18 anni aveva già un gran fisico. Credo che, nonostante l'età, Sinner abbia maggiori margini di miglioramento tennistico.

[@albertoj1992]

Non è vero, Jannik ha iniziato a giocare a tennis a 8 anni, quando era un baby fenomeno degli sci. Verso i 10 ha puntato sul tennis ed ha fatto agonistica (non corsi saltuari). A 14 anni aveva già abbandonato da tempo il calcio ed anche lo sci. Sia lui che Alcaraz sono fenomeni, ma per me lo spagnolo ha più margini di miglioramento. Sinner è tatticamente già perfetto, mentre Alcaraz non ha ancora la stessa capacità di leggere le partite in corso.

[@giannifois418]

E non è vero quello che dici tu per cui Sinner ha deciso che il suo sport sarebbe stato il tennis a 10 anni, a meno che tu non ne sai più di Sinner stesso, perché nell'estate del 2023, durante un'intervista (se ricordo bene dopo il torneo di Toronto??) dichiarò di aver deciso di lasciare lo sci e puntare sul tennis all'età di 13-14 anni. Voglio aggiungere, a quanto avevo scritto nel mio primo commento, di aver letta (nel frattempo) un'intervista di Sinner del 2022 in cui disse che ancora stava crescendo in statura e che in quel momento era alto 1.91 m; siccome Vagnozzi, nel dicembre del 2023 ha detto che Sinner aveva conclusa la sua crescita solo da qualche mese (e quindi ora potevano puntare con decisione al suo sviluppo muscolare), dunque, è alto quantomeno 1.92 m. Per quanto riguarda i margini di miglioramento credo che certamente li abbiano entrambi, ma secondo me ne ha di più Sinner; naturalamente è una mia opinione. Sarà il futuro a rivelare chia ha ragione.

[@liquidchair]

What exactly makes 'em legends? Young, talented players, but legends? 😂 😂 😂

[@eagerlyg.1982]

I agree

[@MicroCheese64]

They are already some of the few players who have won grand slams. Legends in the making if they win more.

[@Helstar74]

Not now, but let's talk again when 15 years later they will have a dozen Slams each one...

[@dumimawoneke]

The future of tennis is in good hands

[@wanzacharywanisa5762]

That last set was painful

[@edwardgarner1299]

Why?

[@thebooknanny]

Omg Carlos plays the same now!

[@nikhilguleria4836]

semi of IW-2024 on the doors ❤❤

[@karinanas7420]

Супер игра ! Мои любимчики. но Карлос красавчик как в игре ,так и в жизни, только его улыбка😅

[@paulkramer4176]

great playing at such an age. Too bad the clarity of the picture is so bad....

[@ROYAL_REBEL]

I mean, this video is only 5 years old, but it looks like it was taken 15-20 years ago lol. The quality is horrible lol

[@Rahulsingh12319]

😂

[@Mystic-H]

I believe this was intentionally recorded in low quality as this is what is done during all non major events. It’s basically a single portable camera placed on the fence for viewing on gambling sites. So it’s not a reflection of age. The same quality persists today.

[@c.m.l.184]

15 años? Fenómeno Alcaraz.

[@obutethestoryteller]

These guys look like they'd go far in tennis

[@federicotown8052]

Yeah baby !

[@janelarn]

15 años Carlitos, 17 Sinner

[@mattiabertelli1737]

the difference is that Sinner started playing tennis when he was 13.. don't forget it

[@Harcorwrestler]

You lost me when you said two future legends. If they hung up their career now, they wouldn’t be considered legends, not even close. Bold statement.

[@geemy9675]

1st set 2nd serve win sinner 20% alcaraz 75% 😮

[@ThetennisDr]

I saw sinner at 15 or so in mexick dojng the futures he would actuslly win rounds his coach was pedro rebolledo. Sinner was young yet contained humble... Im sure he would know who i am. I was one of the real weekend warriors. Sleepinh in the car just to play. Yes no money and no supprt but i never gve up.

[@Schummy68]

Back then, particularly when taking into account Carlos's superior skills due to his age, it suggests that Jannick has made greater progress over the years.

[@aldobonaso3481]

It makes sense if you know that Sinner only started tennis at 13, so he had been playing seriously only for 4 years, which is quite impressive.

[@wildflower2016]

@@aldobonaso3481if you want to believe that.. because I saw a video of him playing a tournament at 11.

[@edoardo7570]

Riassunto del video: BRAVO JANNIIIIIK

[@vickramsharma6898]

Advantage alcarez because of power

[@psychologyfacts5745]

I was excited to watch the video, then I heard two future legends? Like cmon bro they only played one good season so far.

[@user-nc2mr3dw5p]

Mirror of Indian Wells 2024

[@antonichirullo1567]

Sebbene in tale partita Alcaraz avesse quasi 16 anni non ancora compiuti,mi sembrava gia' strutturato fisicamente,molto vicino all'odierno Alcaraz e soprattutto che avesse un bagaglio tecnico cui i 4 anni che sono trascorsi ,da allora, hanno pochissimo aggiunto se non in termini di esperienza..In altre parole se diciamo uguale a 10 il potenziale tecnico di Alcaraz gia' allora in quella partita di 4 anni fa' lo spagnolo rivelava un bagaglio tecnico effettivo vicino a 9..in altre parole in questo intervallo di tempo e' migliorato pochissimo dal punto di vista tecnico.se poi penso che la struttura fisica di ALCARAZ di 4 anni fa' fosse molto piu'compatta di quella di Sinner visto in quella partita,,se ne deve dedurre che per SINNER strappare un set allo spagnolo,costituisse gia' un gran risultato. L'attuale Sinner in questi 4 anni ha arricchito il suo bagaglio tecnico in modo quasi decisivo e comunque assai vicino a quello che caratterizza lo standard tecnico attuale dello Spagnolo,In piu'è ancora in una fase di costruzione e potenziamento del suo fisico,per cui se non nel 2024 ma quasi sicuramente nel 2025 ,dovremmo assistere ,almeno cosi mi auguro da Italiano,al sorpasso di SINNER su ALCARAZ..

[@art3mide644]

se si tiene poi conto che il quasi sedicenne Alcaraz aveva alle spalle otto anni di pratica di tennis mentre il diciasettenne Sinner ne aveva quattro e che il fisico di Sinner ha finito di crescere solo l'anno scorso e adesso può lavorarci su, ci si può aspettare che tra i due quello che ha più ampi margini di miglioramento sia Sinner.

[@antonichirullo1567]

@@art3mide644 Sottoscrivo totalmente quelle che sono le tue considerazioni tennistiche su SINNER....

[@davidmoralessanchez2659]

El que no se consuela es por que no quiere😂😂

[@verybrd]

Destined to be rivals? It's a good match, but not better then other talented junior matchups. Most interesting, Jannik bypassing most of junior tour... Both taking atp junior finals

[@aca1121]

sinner got no drip💀

[@aaronquach4714]

anyone else see the cursor on the right side of the screen

[@Jannick999]

Number 1 and 2 in the world now

[@user-iy8tp7vw3x]

I don't see Djokovic anywhere? Cause he is no1 still

[@Jannick999]

​@@user-iy8tp7vw3xDjokovic is at the end of his story, we all know about this, with Roger already out and Nadal that is spending more time at hospitals than on the court the 3 big are gone, the future is now Jannik and Carlos

[@user-iy8tp7vw3x]

@@Jannick999 Not quiet yet. Nadal RG, Djokovic Wimbledon. US Open Medvedev might surprise

[@Jannick999]

​@@user-iy8tp7vw3xnaaa, Nadal cannot play two consecutive matches without an injury, and Djokovic does not win a competition from 6 months.. and Medvedev after the last match lost, is horrified about meeting against Jannik

[@user-iy8tp7vw3x]

@@Jannick999 1. Nadal is avoiding real injury and he will be ready for RG. 2. Djokovic losing one sf on a gs while having temperature means nothing 3. Medvedev was also losing to Alcaraz and he destroyed him at US Open 4. You are just a Sinner blind fan

[@kingoftennis94]

didnt sinner win the micky mouse finals that year (as a 17 yo)?

[@geoffroymb]

Shout out to those 10 people on the stands. You were there. If you reply and tell me you were there, i will believe you.

[@nikolaramic]

I was there

[@thefridgeman]

0:13 Behind Carlson, his real/true trainer, the one who made it what he is today. Nope, not Ferrero.

[@robert111k]

Don't be ridiculous. It was Navarro (under his dad's supervision) who teached Alcaraz.

[@marcellosavarino3869]

Sinner started play tennis at 15

[@wildflower2016]

😅just saw a tournament he played at 11… and yea he did ski also

[@femarlom]

Da MIEDO ver a un crío de quince años jugar así. Buffff.....

[@anavillalba1745]

IW Carlitos; Miami 🥕....se invierte atp: 🐺, 🥕 y 🦈

[@milanfanas]

In the third Alcaraz passed from 3-0 to 3-6. For a tired 15 y.o. guy is a not common mind solidity.

[@luigitempini7789]

At that time, Sinner had been playing tennis for 4 years

[@disdiq7910]

Not true, there's footage of him playing at age 11, by which he'd obviously been playing for several years.

[@chiarag7633]

Sinner ha iniziato seriamente a giocare a 13 anni! Prima si allenava sporadicamente...

[@paolozamparutti1972]

Before the age of 13, it was his second sport; skiing was his first, where he won national youth titles. He started training seriously in tennis at the age of 13, after definitively choosing tennis as his sport.@@disdiq7910

[@devikuSoul]

just because he wasn't playing tennis exclusively, it doesn't mean he only picked up a racket at 13, be serious pls

[@aldobonaso3481]

​@@devikuSoulhe wasn't being trained at all. Of course he had played tennis before, but there is a difference between being coached and just playing for fun. He only started training tennis seriously at 13 because before that he was a national level skier for his age group, which took up most of his time. Then at 13 he switched to tennis.

[@Joseph.Ghobrial]

If its four years ago how is Carlos 15 and Sinner 17?

[@josep9599]

This was held in the first week of April 2019, so one month before Alcaraz turned 16. We know he is 20 years old now.

[@SassanMedia]

It’s called time. You’ve never seen someone grow up?

[@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten]

@@SassanMedia20-4=16 not 15 which is why the OP was confused.

[@jeffai7139]

Wow

[@diodoruscronus]

Alcatraz losing his cool here and there. And that moans annoying😊

[@liamcannon9617]

So this is where sinner learned to chokr ?

[@riccardomulazzani7436]

No no, this is where Carlos learned to make his first "girl" cscreams....

[@rg2613]

2 future legends? come on man. Maybe 2 future stars. None of them are even close to legendary status. Novak, Federer, Nadal are legends.

[@pap4yisus132]

jo, ¡¡como jugaban ya!! Y pensar que hoy ver ese partido vale MILES DE DOLARES?😜😜

[@juandjo707]

The result could have been different if they had played on a hard surface. Carlos prefers clay.

[@vicbs8589]

Carlos has more variety of shots, drops, net game, he can play with hihgt balls or plane. Sinner is a robot. I think they will dominate tennis in the coming years after the departure of Nole and Rafa.

[@keyos1955]

Sinner is more talented@@vicbs8589

[@c.m.l.184]

​@@keyos1955not. Carlos is the youngest num 1 in history with 2 GS and 5 Masters 1000 at 20. Not easy. Both are talented but till now, carlitos won more.

[@wildflower2016]

He didn’t even know he liked grass.. he is just good all around. No excuses

[@lszujo73]

it's insanely high level for a 15 years old....I just hope they not shoot them up with PED's....to be honest ,I don't really believe it's possible without it....I might be wrong though

[@antonioavvantaggiato2156]

Sinner e più forte

[@marienoellemeunier7423]

Carlos 15 ans yannick 17 😂😂

[@user-xq3tn5xw2o]

PICCOLO ..GRANDE ....IMMENSO ...JANNIK SINNER ...PROSSIMO NR 1 AL MONDO !! OGGI PFV SCONFIGGI MEDVEDEV E ..BATTI IN FINALE IL BRAVISSIMO DIMITROV !!!! FORZA !!!

[@user-xq3tn5xw2o]

Fate caso alla eccessiva "musculatura del quindicenne Alkaraz !!! Non penso che sia una cosa positiva per lo sviluppo e la ....crescita del ragazzo !!! Bravo Sinner , genitori e allenatori ad aver aspettato ....una piu' ponderata crescita fisica e strutturata dopo i 20 anni !!!!