Andre Agassi expressed his views on Carlos Alcaraz at the recently concluded TiE Global Summit in Bangalore, India. The eight-time major winner believes that although the young Spaniard's game has the attributes that the famous 'Big Three' boasted, he still has a long way to go in terms of matching their legacy.
Djokovic, Nadal and Federer – known colloquially as tennis' Big Three – have dominated the sport for much of the past two decades, winning 66 major titles. With Nadal and Federer hanging up their rackets and Djokovic also approaching the end of his career, one of the best players currently in the spotlight is Carlos Alcaraz.
In this context, Andre Agassi He was asked to give his thoughts on the Spaniard during his appearance at the TiE Global Summit in Bangalore this week. The American heaped high praise on the four-time major winner, before simultaneously conceding that he needs to improve his decision-making and fitness to match the levels of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer.
“Alcaraz defends like Novak (Djokovic), has power and spin like (Rafael) Nadal, and has hands and finesse like (Roger) Federer,” Andre Agassi said during the 2024 TiE World Summit (via Sportsstar). “But just because he has the best of the three doesn't mean he can do what they did. Decision making, injuries, luck… it's a lot of things.”
Alcarazwho finished the 2024 season ranked third despite two major victories, struggled with consistency this year. While the 21-year-old has won 54 of his 67 matches at tour level, he has exited early several times in major tournaments – including poor form during his swing on hard courts in North America.
“It will be fun, but let's not compare Carlos Alcaraz to the big three”: former Roger Federer coach Paul Anacon
Paul Annacone, who coached Roger Federer to the 2012 Wimbledon title, recently said on Tennis Channel's Inside-In podcast that Carlos Alcaraz, and his main rival Jannik Sinner, It wasn't as good as the big three At this point in their career.
“Yes, it helps, when you see two great champions take the stage like Alcaraz and Sinner, with the humility and integrity that they have,” Annacone told the Tennis Channel Inside-In podcast (27:36) “It will be fun but let’s not compare them to the big three yet.”
Carlos Alcaraz and Yannick Siner They have dominated the men's tour this year, each with two Grand Slam victories. Moreover, they also met in three high-quality encounters this year (Indian Wells semi-final, Roland Garros semi-final and Beijing Open final), all of which the Spaniard won.
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Edited by Chirch
