{"id":17400,"date":"2025-06-26T22:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T22:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/17400\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T22:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T22:10:13","slug":"roger-federers-former-coach-tells-jannik-sinner-what-hell-need-to-do-to-beat-carlos-alcaraz-at-wimbledon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/17400\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Federer’s former coach tells Jannik Sinner what he’ll need to do to beat Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner wrote another chapter in their rivalry at the French Open as fans now look forward to their next clash.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contesting a Grand Slam final for the first time, Alcaraz and Sinner took to the court in search of Roland Garros<\/a> glory earlier this month.<\/p>\n

After five sets of thrilling action, Alcaraz defeated Sinner<\/a> 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6, saving match points en route to his second consecutive French Open title.<\/p>\n

\"JannikPhoto by Clive Brunskill\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Securing his fifth straight win over the world number one, Alcaraz<\/a> proved to have the upper hand over Sinner once more.<\/p>\n

As fans look ahead to a potential meeting between the pair at Wimbledon, Roger Federer\u2019s<\/a> former coach has told Sinner what he must do if he wants to beat Alcaraz on the grass.<\/p>\n

Ivan Ljubicic tells Jannik Sinner to put Carlos Alcaraz \u2018under pressure\u2019 if they play at Wimbledon<\/p>\n

During an interview with La Gazetta dello Sport<\/a>, Federer\u2019s former coach Ivan Ljubicic gave his verdict on a potential Sinner\/Alcaraz final at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe [Jannik Sinner<\/a>] has to make him defend, put him under pressure,\u201d said Ljubicic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no need to let [Carlos] Alcaraz get too excited because he\u2019s shown that, when he takes control of the game, he does what he wants. He can be unplayable.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn grass, on the one hand, it\u2019s a little easier because he doesn\u2019t control all the points, on the other hand, it\u2019s also a surface that brings out his creative qualities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ljubicic was keen, however, to note that it\u2019s far from a guarantee that we will see both players reach the final.<\/p>\n

\"IvanPhoto by Nicol\u00f2 Campo\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, I wouldn\u2019t reduce everything to the Sinner-Alcaraz dualism alone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Croat continued to share his thoughts on Sinner\u2019s struggles against Alcaraz, with the Italian trailing the head-to-head 4-8.<\/p>\n\nMatch<\/strong><\/td>\nWinner <\/strong><\/td>\nLoser<\/strong><\/td>\nScore<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 French Open \u2013 F<\/td>\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\n4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Italian Open \u2013 F<\/td>\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\n7-6, 6-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2024 China Open \u2013 F<\/td>\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\n6-7, 6-4, 7-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2024 French Open \u2013 SF<\/td>\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\n2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2024 Indian Wells \u2013 SF<\/td>\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\n1-6, 6-3, 6-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2023 China Open \u2013 SF<\/td>\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\n7-6, 6-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2023 Miami Open \u2013 SF<\/td>\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\n6-7, 6-4, 6-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2023 Indian Wells \u2013 SF<\/td>\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\n7-6, 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2022 US Open \u2013 QF<\/td>\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\n6-3, 6-7, 6-7, 7-5, 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2022 Croatia Open \u2013 F<\/td>\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\n6-7, 6-1, 6-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2022 Wimbledon \u2013 4R<\/td>\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\n6-1, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2021 Paris Masters \u2013 2R<\/td>\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\n7-6, 7-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner\u2019s head-to-head record<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you lose to just one player it is obvious that your mind stops there, that is the knot that Jannik must unravel at this moment,\u201d said Ljubicic.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe will certainly spend some time studying how to beat Carlos, but the Spaniard is not someone who gives you a hand from this point of view.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ljubicic then assessed Alcaraz and Sinner\u2019s grass-court capabilities, comparing the two-time defending Wimbledon champion to the man he once coached.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarlos has everything it takes to play well on grass,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe responds well, he moves well, he is very powerful. But it\u2019s not a surprise, because he found the right feeling right away: it\u2019s a particular surface, either you find your dimension right away, or you struggle.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had difficulties throughout my career; [Roger] Federer, like Carlos, immediately found the right feeling.<\/p>\n

\"CarlosPhoto by Shaun Brooks \u2013 CameraSport via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cOn paper, he [Sinner] should be comfortable, but I don\u2019t think he had the same feeling as Carlos.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, Sinner, starting with his serve, is also growing on grass. It\u2019s a surface on which, if you like to have everything under control, you are less comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of the two, Alcaraz has enjoyed far more success on grass throughout his career to date, collecting more titles and match wins than the world number one.<\/p>\n\nPlayer<\/strong><\/td>\nGrass titles<\/strong><\/td>\nGrass win\/loss record<\/strong><\/td>\nGrass win %<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\n4 (2023 Queen\u2019s, 2023 Wimbledon, 2024 Wimbledon, 2025 Queen\u2019s)<\/td>\n29-3<\/td>\n91%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\n1 (2024 Halle Open)<\/td>\n22-10<\/td>\n69%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Comparing Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz on grass<\/p>\n

Sinner will no doubt hope to improve his record in 2025, but didn\u2019t exactly get off to the best of starts on grass.<\/p>\n

Ivan Ljubicic gives his verdict on Jannik Sinner\u2019s shocking Halle Open defeat<\/p>\n

Travelling to Halle as the defending champion, Sinner won his opening match against Yannick Hanfmann<\/a>, setting up a second-round clash with Alexander Bublik.<\/p>\n

Suffering a shock defeat, Sinner was beaten by eventual champion Bublik<\/a> in three sets 6-3, 3-6, 4-6.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Many questioned Sinner\u2019s Wimbledon chances following the defeat, although Ljubicic doesn\u2019t seem to believe the result will hold much weight for the 23-year-old when he heads to the All England Club.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe courts of the German tournament are not those of Wimbledon. There, the surface is perfect, you never have a bad bounce,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHalle and the match with [Alexander] Bublik<\/a> are not a valid point of reference to understand how comfortable Sinner is on this surface.\u201d<\/p>\n

Only time will tell if Sinner can bounce back from his defeat to Bublik and make a deep run at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

The 2025 Wimbledon tournament is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 30.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner wrote another chapter in their rivalry at the French Open as fans now…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17401,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[1479,1466,16860,1824,13158,62,1464,67,132,68,2071],"class_list":{"0":"post-17400","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-atp","9":"tag-carlos-alcaraz","10":"tag-ivan-ljubicic","11":"tag-jannik-sinner","12":"tag-roger-federer","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-tennis","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-wimbledon"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114751958092806504","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}