Kyrgios Says Alcaraz Will Be Less Successful Than Sinner Because He Likes Girls

Carlos Alcaraz might be the most successful tennis player of this generation, but Nick Kyrgios has a pretty wild theory about why the Spaniard won’t stay ahead of his rival Jannik Sinner for much longer.

It all comes down to one thing: girls.

Alcaraz is already a five-time Grand Slam champion at just 21 years old. He’s got a shot at expanding that collection to six at this year’s Wimbledon. And if he reaches the final, he could face off against Sinner once again.

The two just battled it out at the French Open final a few weeks ago. Sinner was cruising until Alcaraz pulled off an absolutely insane comeback, winning the match in five sets.

That means Sinner currently has "only" three Grand Slam titles to his name.

Both players are still in their early 20s. If they keep playing like this, they could easily hit double-digit major wins. But Kyrgios thinks there’s a turning point coming where Sinner starts racking up more titles than his Spanish rival.

The Australian recently sat down with famous coach Patrick Mouratoglou – the guy who’s worked with Serena Williams, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Holger Rune, and Coco Gauff. He’s currently coaching Naomi Osaka.

Kyrgios asked the French coach who he thinks will have the better career between Alcaraz and Sinner.

Before letting Mouratoglou answer, the 2022 Wimbledon finalist dropped his hot take.

"Who do you think is gonna have a better career, Alcaraz or Sinner? I’ll tell you mine first, I’ll say Sinner, because Alcaraz loves girls. He might get distracted, he might party too much. That’s my only thing, where Sinner will stay more locked in I think."

Mouratoglou laughed at the analysis, but he actually saw some truth in it when you look at how these guys play on court.

The 55-year-old coach pointed out that Sinner is already the more consistent player. Alcaraz has way more ups and downs during matches.

"Sinner is more consistent, in general. It’s more his mentality. I mean, if you look at the season, Alcaraz is losing many more matches than Sinner. So many more. And you think that he should not, why? But because he’s not always there. Even during a match, he has ups, downs."

That’s actually pretty spot-on if you’ve watched both players this year.

Sinner has been rock-solid consistent. Alcaraz can look unstoppable one set and completely lost the next.

But Mouratoglou still thinks Alcaraz will come out ahead in the long run:

"So, for that reason. Yes. But, at the end, it’s going to be all about their head-to-heads. Because they are going to face each other in the finals a lot. So, who’s gonna win most of the time is the one who is gonna have the most titles at the end. I say Alcaraz."

His reasoning? Alcaraz has been getting the better of Sinner lately when it really matters.

Kyrgios wasn’t having it though. He’s sticking with his prediction that Sinner’s laser focus will eventually pay off.

What Wimbledon Could Tell Us

This year’s Wimbledon Championships might give us a clearer picture of where this rivalry is heading.

If Sinner wins the title, he’ll be just one major behind Alcaraz again. The pressure would be right back on the Spaniard.

But if Alcaraz takes home another Wimbledon trophy, he’d have twice as many Grand Slams as Sinner. That’s a pretty big gap to close, even for someone as talented as the Italian.

The whole debate is pretty fascinating when you think about it. We’re watching two generational talents who could dominate tennis for the next decade. Whether Kyrgios is right about the distraction factor remains to be seen.

One thing’s for sure – tennis fans are in for some incredible matches between these two for years to come.