Andy Roddick has sought to dispel one rumour he’s seen emerge regarding the comparison between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
As the top two players in the men’s game, by a considerable margin, pitting the two against one another was only natural.
What is so refreshing and unique about their rivalry is the contrast in their respective play styles, meaning there really is something for every tennis fan to enjoy.
For Carlos Alcaraz, he brings joy and unpredictability, whilst Jannik Sinner’s ruthless, crisp power must be seen to be believed. He never misses, and that is a skill that every other player craves.
Despite all this, there is one lazy myth about the Spaniard which Andy Roddick has heard and has sought to dispel.
Andy Roddick speaks about Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner comparisons
Speaking on his live version of the Served with Andy Roddick podcast, he previewed the US Open semi-finals in front of an audience at the grounds.
Honing in on the more enthralling clash of the two men’s offerings, the former world number one spoke about how Alcaraz is nowhere near as inconsistent as some might argue.
He claimed: “Novak’s only gotten better as his term has gone along.
“Carlos is in full flight, right? He is once he gets that thing where he has, you know, wins Cincy, I think he’s been in the finals of like eight tournaments in a row or something crazy like that.
“We talk about how he’s more inconsistent than Jannik sometimes. And I read a good article yesterday. It was actually in the Athletic. And it was like, Okay, is he inconsistent?
“Like, he’s made eight straight finals. Like, the guy hasn’t lost in a semi since, like, the spring in Miami. I don’t think he’s that inconsistent.
“It’s just that, like, Sinner’s an algorithm at this point.”
Carlos Alcaraz has disproven lazy myth in 2025
Whilst there might have been credence to this claim in years gone by, the 22-year-old has been as close as humanly possible to perfect from March onwards.
After suffering a first-round exit in Miami, he then went on to win Monte-Carlo, lose in the final of Barcelona, win the title in Rome before beating Sinner in the Roland Garros final.
Alcaraz then regained his Queen’s Club Championships crown, but would lose in the final of Wimbledon to the world number one.
He got his revenge over his Italian rival though, beating him in yet another final, this time in Cincinnati.
Since Miami, he has entered seven events, reaching at least the final of all of them.
Inconsistency is the furthest thing from Alcaraz’s problem.
