Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios predicted how many Grand Slams Carlos Alcaraz will win after he defeated Novak Djokovic to defend his Wimbledon title at the Centre Court on Sunday.
Alcaraz, 21, has now four Grand Slams — two Wimbledon, one French Open and one US Open — and has been unstoppable ever since making his professional debut at the age of 16.
Seeing his unstoppable rise, the debate has now sparked about how many Grand Slams will the Spaniard win. Kyrgios believes that Alcaraz will be the face of tennis alongside Jannik Sinner for a long time.
“Alcaraz will carry our sport a long way. He will be the face of this sport alongside [Jannik] Sinner,” said Kyrgios. “The biggest enemy he’ll have is his body. How healthy can he stay? I think he’ll have upwards of 15 slams for sure. He could look to get to Novak’s record. It’s possible, but it depends on his fitness.”
Kyrgios also stated that Djokovic suffered a defeat in a one-sided contest at the Centre Court on Sunday as Alcaraz was at the top of his game.
“I think last year Alcaraz started really slow but this year was a totally different story, he came out with a lot of energy and there was a 15-minute first game and he got the break and that really set the tone,” stated the big-serving Australian.
“I think Novak started panicking a little bit with the game plan, started serving and volleying, he went to the net probably more times today than he had previously in any other match [in the tournament].
“Djokovic has beaten every great of the game – Federer, Nadal, playing his game style, so coming out today with something completely different was definitely odd.
“Whether it was him not being able to go physically the way he wanted – maybe he wanted to keep points short. But as I said, Alcaraz was feeling it a little too much.”
Lastly, Kyrgios shed light on whether Djokovic will win another Grand Slam or not saying that he now has tough competition in Sinner and Alcaraz.
“We don’t know if there is another Slam there for Novak now. He will have a big mountain to climb with Alcaraz and Sinner around. And I also think I can come back and challenge for a Slam if I can get fit,” the Aussie added.
