Alcaraz To Be Less Successful Than Sinner 'Because He Likes Girls' Says Kyrgios

Monday, 07 July 2025 at 11:36

byErik Virostko

Carlos Alcaraz might be the most successful tennis player of this generation, but Nick Kyrgios thinks the Spaniard won't be more successful than his rival Jannik Sinner because of one very specific reason.

Alcaraz is a five-time Grand Slam champion. He has a chance to expand his collection of major titles to six at this year's Wimbledon, and if he reaches the final, he could take on his rival, Jannik Sinner.

The two recently met in the French Open final, with the Italian controlling the proceedings until Alcaraz staged an insane comeback, winning the match in five sets. That means Sinner currently has "only" three Grand Slam titles to his name.

Early in their 20s, both are still extremely young, and if they continue like this, they might win many more majors, easily surpassing the double-digit mark. However, former Wimbledon finalist, Nick Kyrgios, thinks that there might be a point when Sinner starts winning more than his rival.

The Australian player recently spoke to famous coach Patrick Mouratoglou, who has previously worked with the likes of Serena Williams, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Holger Rune, and Coco Gauff, and currently coaches Naomi Osaka.

Kyrgios asked the French coach whether he thinks Alcaraz or Sinner will have a more successful career. Before hearing Mouratoglou's response, the 2022 Wimbledon finalist said that, in his opinion, the Spaniard won't be able to remain focused on tennis because "he likes girls."

"Who do you think is gonna have a better career, Alcaraz or Sinner? I'll tell you mine first, I'll say Sinner, because Alcaraz loves girls. He might get distracted, he might party too much. That's my only thing, where Sinner will stay more locked in I think."

Mouratoglou was amused by Kyrgios' analysis, but at the same time, he was able to draw the parallel to what we're currently seeing on the tennis courts from these two players.

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The 55-year-old explained that even now, Sinner is the more consistent player on the court, while Alcaraz has more ups and downs.

"Sinner is more consistent, in general. It's more his mentality. I mean, if you look at the season, Alcaraz is losing many more matches than Sinner. So many more. And you think that he should not, why? But because he's not always there. Even during a match, he has ups, downs."

"So, for that reason. Yes. But, at the end, it's going to be all about their head-to-heads. Because they are going to face each other in the finals a lot. So, who's gonna win most of the time is the one who is gonna have the most titles at the end. I say Alcaraz."

Because of Alcaraz's recent dominance against Sinner, Mouratoglou is convinced that the Spaniard will end up being more successful, while Kyrgios maintained his previous take, saying that he still thinks Sinner will end up being more successful.

The 2025 Wimbledon Championships might get the fans closer to an answer to this question. If Sinner wins the title, he will once again be within one major title of Alcaraz. However, if the Spaniard wins, he will have twice as many Grand Slams as Sinner.