"They should be able to get past ten Majors" - Martina Navratilova sets bar for Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz
ATPWednesday, 11 September 2024 at 07:30
With the Big Three era rapidly coming to an end, tennis legend Martina Navratilova believes Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz will lead the next tennis generation, even going as far as to predict the minimum number of Grand Slam titles to be won by the rising tennis stars.
Sinner won his second Grand Slam title on Sunday, when he defeated Taylor Fritz to lift the US Open trophy in New York. The Italian has had a spectacular year on hard courts, winning the Australian Open title earlier this season. With two Grand Slam titles under his belt, the World No.1 trails rival Alcaraz by two, as the Spaniard has won four Grand Slam titles in his young career.
Navratilova believes both should each surpass ten career Majors
Despite being only 23 and 21 years old respectively, Sinner and Alcaraz have already won six Majors between them. This number puts them among the elite in active players, with Novak Djokovic still leading the pact at an almost insurmountable 24 Grand Slam singles titles.
When asked how far the young tennis stars could go, Navratilova did not mince words as she spoke on their potential.
"I think Sinner should aim to win at least 10 Grand Slam titles," postulated Navratilova in an interview with Sky Sport. "And I would say the same for Alcaraz, the only thing that can stop them are injuries, otherwise they should be able to get past ten Majors."
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AceOfBase17-09-2024 - FYI: The term 'snub' is a much overused verb by writers of sensationalist rags. [SNUB: rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully]. That is not the definition of what is going on with frequent withdrawals from tournaments.
mandoist16-09-2024 - No offence, Mr. Lloyd, but where have you been the past two years?? How long have you been a tennis fan? This 'article' may be informative for newbies or fair-weather tennis observers but the majority of fans know the root of the multiple issues within WTA. The #1 issue being the subject of health & well-being which has been (or has attempted to be) addressed with the WTA Elitist council members last season. WTA was extremely dismissive of players' concerns and opposed to such a meeting. Eventually giving-in due to publicity and allowed selective players only -- no rep's, no medical personnel, and no team members. The meeting was a farce as WTA soon after that released an even more hectic schedule... with mandatory tourneys! Guess they weren't taking notes?? BTW: There is a lot missing from this piece concerning "withdrawals". No writer has yet taken the jump to get behind the scenes and dig at the problems -- obvious organizational problems. IMO, the top two issues are WTA's lack of proper attention to health & well-being of its Money-Makers; and Financial Greed. Tip to Mr. Lloyd: there is no "snubbing" when these players withdraw. These women have to take such measures as withdrawing from a tourney, and occasional time-off from the circuit, to protect themselves -- because WTA refuses to take any measures at all (although not allowing matches until sunrise is a start). Surely you can do better than point fingers at players. The finger-pointing should be directed entirely at WTA (and ATP). Be a true journalist, Mr. Lloyd, and research them!!mandoist16-09-2024
- Uh-oh.... Now Raducanu is being forced to compete! Let's see who withdraws next... I wonder??mandoist15-09-2024
- And this is such a shock to WTA?? How many times are they (WTA & ATP) going to keep stepping in their own s*** ???mandoist15-09-2024
