By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, November 15, 2024
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Rarely will we see Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz toss a racquet in rage.
Yet the reigning Grand Slam champions are tennis demolition experts, says Alexander Zverev.
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World No. 2 Zverev says Sinner and Alcaraz shatter a shared myth.
While both are exceptional movers widely praised for extending points, Zverev says Sinner and Alcaraz are at their best using explosiveness to exterminate points.
While both can be awesome defenders, neither has a defensive mind-set, Zverev said after defeating Alcaraz 7-6(5), 6-4 at the ATP Finals today.
“I think everybody talks about how great they are defensively. I don’t think they play defense a lot anymore,” Zverev said. “Tennis is not about defense anymore. It used to be a few years back when tennis was quite different, a little bit slower still.
“I think now those guys,…
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