Andy Roddick admits what he finds ‘kind of weird’ about Carlos Alcaraz’s season as he points out what everyone seems to have forgotten

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Carlos Alcaraz is currently hard at work ahead of the Australian Open, having enjoyed a superb 2024 season.

Alcaraz has really impressed Nick Kyrgios, with the Spaniard having won the 2024 French Open and Wimbledon.

Casper Ruud felt outmatched by Alcaraz last season, one in which the latter clinched his fourth Grand Slam title aged just 21.

Alcaraz did, however, slip to third in the ATP Tour rankings, now finding himself behind Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev.

A total of four titles went the Spaniard’s way in 2024, with Sinner clinching eight and Zverev securing two.

What Andy Roddick thinks is ‘kind of weird’ about Carlos Alcaraz’s season

Andy Roddick has now offered his thoughts on an intriguing year for the youngster, who failed to make it out of the group stages of the season-ending ATP Finals.

“It’s kind of weird because he is this all world talent who won two majors to bring his tally to four by the time he is 21, along with 1000’s and all this other stuff,” Roddick said on the Served with Andy Roddick podcast.

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“But we forget that he didn’t win a tournament between Wimbledon and Indian Wells, and then he missed the entire clay court season and then he lost to Botic van de Zandschulp at the US Open. He then beat Sinner over in Asia and then loses a couple of weird ones at the end of the world.

“What went right in 2024? I won majors! I won my second Wimbledon title and what’s the areas of improvement?

“Being healthy and doing it all the time and winning 70 plus matches like Sinner did this year. It’s become pretty clear cut the battle lines, where Sinner is on hard, and anything that is not hard is kind of Alcaraz territory right now and they are the best in their given spaces.

“He is a joy to watch. Expectations couldn’t be more outsized. He is one of the biggest global superstars, not just in tennis, but in anything. Everyone wants to be around him.”

Andy Roddick makes Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner comparison

There is every chance that the 2025 Grand Slam season serves up a repeat of the dominance enjoyed by Alcaraz and Sinner last time out.

Italian world number one Sinner took the Australian Open and US Open crowns either side of the Spaniard’s titles.

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The duo are very much forming the next exciting ATP Tour rivalry, a battle that Alcaraz is currently winning.

They have met 10 times so far, with Alcaraz on six wins compared to Sinner’s four, with all three 2024 meetings won by the Spaniard.

But Roddick still thinks he falls short of the world number one, with the American continuing: “Three in the world. I don’t know. Just be on court more often. Is that it?

“He improved his serve. He adjusted his motion a little bit. He kind of went up and down in a v, now it’s rounded at the bottom a bit more.

“The backhand got better. He’s using the slice more often. It’s just that he needs the time and the space it seems mentally – I don’t think he’s a machine like Sinner.”