Jannik Sinner was at his brilliant best to beat Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev back-to-back to retain his Wimbledon title.<\/p>\n
But there is a gaping chasm left in men\u2019s tennis courtesy of the injured Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard has not played on the ATP Tour since suffering a wrist injury in mid-April at the Barcelona Open.<\/p>\n
The seven-time major winner shocked fans when he pulled out of the French Open and Wimbledon<\/a>, and rumours are mounting that he may miss the US Open, too.<\/p>\n Not only does the 23-year-old arguably have the most exciting game on tour, but he is also a very likeable character, with a healthy dose of charisma.<\/p>\n And according to the co-host of The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast, Caitlin Thompson, the sport is much worse off without the injured Alcaraz on our screens.<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz receives \u2018positive\u2019 news as he edges closer to return<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Wimbledon: The Carlos Alcaraz weapon Jannik Sinner has quietly made his own<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as\u00a0<\/span>a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n Thompson, who is the founder of \u2018Racquet Magazine\u2019, feels that French Open<\/a> winner and Wimbledon runner-up Zverev<\/a> is a \u201cmajor step down\u201d from the former world No 1 and men\u2019s tennis needs Alcaraz back and fast.<\/p>\n She said on the latest episode of the podcast<\/a>, \u201cI do think we have a major charisma problem on the men\u2019s tour when Carlos Alcaraz is not playing tennis. Maybe it\u2019s because I talk with more casual fans who are a little disappointed to see somebody like Alex Zverev, who\u2019s a major step down.<\/p>\n \u201cAlthough to your point, he played a great tournament, and he\u2019s certainly improved. He\u2019s hitting harder serves. He\u2019s hitting more accurate serves. \u201cBut yeah, I mean, it\u2019s not close, certainly in the charisma, but also in the skill set. So, you know, Alex Zverev getting through nobody seeded in the top 10 to get to the final was sort of like, ugh, this guy again?\u201d<\/p>\n Stubbs, who is currently part of Serena Williams\u2019 coaching team, was quick to sing the praises of Sinner<\/a>, who now has five Grand Slams to his name.<\/p>\n The four-time doubles major winner believes the 24-year-old is an \u201cincredible\u201d player to watch and his shot making skills are \u201cunbelievable\u201d. But once again, Thompson was less enthusiastic.<\/p>\n Stubbs said on Sinner,\u00a0\u201cI mean, the guy is just phenomenal when he gets that first serve in the court. When he\u2019s at his best, he\u2019s just incredible to watch as a tennis player.<\/p>\n \u201cThe accuracy, I was sitting in the Last 8 Club members, so I was sitting with other tennis players, and we just marvel. We just go, \u2018This is just ridiculous\u2019. The shot making that he can produce is unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n Thompson replied, \u201cIt\u2019s optimised. It\u2019s hard to get excited about it for me, but I\u2019m glad he won. I was rooting for him. I\u2019m glad that he repeated. But yeah, his style of play is optimised, is what I would say. I miss Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n Stubbs conceded that point, before talking up the Italian again. For all of Sinner\u2019s accomplishments, they would, arguably, be even more impressive if Alcaraz was on the other side of the net, or at least back fit again. However, his return date is far from certain.<\/p>\n READ MORE: \u2018Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s injury is hell for tennis \u2013 we\u2019ve lost some of our magic\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The post \u2018I\u2019m glad Jannik Sinner won Wimbledon but men\u2019s tennis has a major charisma problem without Carlos Alcaraz\u2019<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jannik Sinner was at his brilliant best to beat Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev back-to-back to retain his Wimbledon title. But there is a gaping chasm left in men\u2019s tennis courtesy of the injured Carlos Alcaraz. 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\nHe\u2019s hitting harder forehands. He\u2019s not as passive on point construction.<\/p>\n