Andy Roddick discussed the men’s Wimbledon final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
The two players won their respective semifinals at the All-England Club to set up a second successive championship match at a Grand Slam.
After Alcaraz and Sinner produced a classic battle during their French Open final, fans around the world are hoping for another titanic contest, this time with Wimbledon’s Centre Court as the backdrop.
One player who is very used to those surroundings is three-time runner-up at SW19 Andy Roddick, who predicted his winner of Sunday’s final.
Andy Roddick thinks Carlos Alcaraz is the ‘clear favourite’ to win Wimbledon
Carlos Alcaraz reached his third successive Wimbledon final after beating Taylor Fritz in four sets.
The Spaniard’s first two finals at the grass court Grand Slam came against Novak Djokovic, who he defeated on both occasions.
But this year Jannik Sinner is standing between Alcaraz and a third successive title at Wimbledon, and this will be the toughest test of the second seed’s campaign as he aims to make history.
This is set to be an exciting match between the world’s two best players and Roddick thinks Alcaraz is the ‘clear favourite’ to take the title once again.
“I am so excited for this final. I think Alcaraz is the favourite. He is the clear favourite. I don’t think that has changed since the beginning,” Roddick said via his ‘Served’ podcast.
“Alcaraz looks a fluent mover on grass in the vein of Roger, Novak, prime Rafa. His feet understand what they are supposed to do with him actually having to send the conscious thoughts down to them.
“It just feels like he is in full flow. I think Sinner, it’s weird, when he has to take those big cuts against a player.
“When he feels like the entire court is open I think he kind of misses them early in tournaments sometimes, he still smothers people.”
Andy Roddick explains how the movement will be a key factor in the Wimbledon final
There is very little to separate Alcaraz and Sinner with how they match up against each other on court.
They both hit solid consistent groundstrokes, impressive serves and are two of the quickest and most athletic players on the tour.
But Roddick looked at certain aspects of their movement and explained how it could be a key factor of the Wimbledon final.
“The movement is the biggest piece here. The variety that Alcaraz has that you can’t trip Sinner up on a hard court. If you hit a drop shot and he reads it, he is off the edge of his shoe and he is bursting,” Roddick explained.
“We have seen him on the mat numerous times. We saw Dimitrov working that slice in and out. We saw the corners, he is sliding into balls but then that recovery is not as easy after he slides into his shots.”
Receive exclusive tennis news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
