By Richard Pagliaro | Monday, September 22, 2025
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John Mine has spent a life in this sport.
Famer MCineroe Hall declares Carlos Alcaraz The most complete player he has seen-and a champion changing the game as well.
Talking to talk Steve Weissman of Tenis Channel In Laver Cup in San Francisco, McCoe, who grew up in Rod Laver’s idolization and formed the famous “Fire and Ice” rivalry with Tennis Prodigy Bjorni BorgHe says no champion he has been seen has a 22-year-old champion group.
“I’ve looked at tennis for 50 years – longer in a way – and we definitely spent a period, I mean I have idolized Rod (Laver), I just said this,” Mcenroe said. “I have to play against Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl. My three biggest rivals.
“Together came these nobles – what are their names Becker, Edberg, Agassi, Sampras. You are like: Oh my Lord this is amazing. And then to achieve it you get Roger, Rafa and Novak. And you’re like: I’m looking at the three biggest players who have ever lived.
“And suddenly, somehow, this other guy comes from Spain. I remember I saw him, he was probably 17 years old. Hey this guy has a talent, that guy is very fast there.
“I’ve never seen a player this good. That full.”
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The six -time Grand Slam Alcaraz champion not only possesses the destructive skills of all judges, says MCineroe, he has a positive disarming presence in court.
The devout and Voleer Mcenroe service claims Alcaraz, now one of the best volumers in the game, will change the sport by revitalizing the game of the front court that Sampras himself declared dead after his retirement.
“And with that cursed smile you have, I’m very jealous of that,” Mcenroe said. “Thank God for Carlos Alcaraz and what you are bringing to the table …
“You don’t see so much Volat (in today’s game). But I think this will change because of it. You talk about a spirit of fresh air, when we need desperate. When we thought: Oh my Lord, what will we do? These three boys are over. Two go away and Novak looks all -sudden.
“So enter (Alcaraz) and Jannik and now other boys have chases and try to reach, it’s really wonderful.”
