"The other players are light-years away from Sinner and Alcaraz," Ivanisevic clear-eyed about the current level of the tour
Goran Ivanisevic is the new coach of Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Croatian, who worked for several years with Novak Djokovic, is a keen observer of the tour.
Since his new collaboration with the Greek, things have not gone as planned, as Tsitsipas, still struggling with a back injury, threw in the towel in the first round at Wimbledon against French player Valentin Royer.
Currently ranked 26th in the world, Tsitsipas is going through a tough period results-wise and hasn’t reached the second week of a Grand Slam since last year’s Roland Garros.
Moreover, if he wants to become a serious contender in Majors again, Tsitsipas knows he’ll need to perform at an extremely high level across seven matches. His coach is well aware that, at the moment, two players dominate the tour more than the others.
"If you want to win a tournament like Wimbledon, or even a Grand Slam in general, you have to work eight or nine hours a day. There’s no magic formula, no secrets.
You can’t play well if your mind isn’t 100% focused on tennis. You have to think about the ball, not about things that have nothing to do with the sport. What I’m about to say is harsh, but many players train every day knowing they’ll never win a Grand Slam.
Right now, two players are on another planet—they’re playing tennis at a different level. You only need to watch the Roland Garros final to understand that. The other players are light-years away from Sinner and Alcaraz.
If you look at the Australian Open final, you’ll see that Zverev, who is world No. 3, was nowhere near the level Sinner displayed. For me, the only player who can stop Sinner or Alcaraz from winning Wimbledon or another Grand Slam is Novak (Djokovic)," Ivanisevic told Punto De Break.
