Recently, Italian tennis legend Panata commented on the performance of several players at this year's Monte Carlo Masters in an interview, in which he praised Alcaraz and Musetti, and he also gave his opinion on Tsitsipas, who fell out of the top 10 in the world.
The Italian legend praised Alcaraz for the victory, believing that the Spaniard is now becoming more and more kingly, his style of hitting is very much like Federer, the ball quotient is very high, and even quipped, "He is sometimes like Einstein on the court"!
The 1976 French Open champion admits that after witnessing Alcaraz's triumph in Monte Carlo, he was convinced that no one in the world knows how to play tennis better than Alcaraz. In response, he said, "He's just like Federer, he can do things that should be impossible. When he plays, he not only performs well, but also hits shots that ordinary people can't even imagine. He was also an Einstein, only occasionally becoming a little Einstein due to the ups and downs of form. ”
In addition to Alcaraz, the Italian legend also praised the runner-up Musetti, who believes that in today's men's tennis, there are really not many players who can play with their brains like Musetti, and he also uses "talent" to describe himself as an Italian junior. However, he also criticized Tsitsipas, who fell out of the top 10 after losing the Monte Carlo Masters, arguing that the Greek's style of play is too dependent on strength, resulting in his lack of systematic tactics and making people feel like he is "brainless"!
Italian legend Panata admits that there are players as smart as Albert Einstein in tennis, but there are also players who don't belong to this type at all. Tsitsipas, for example, falls into the latter category, the type to hit the ball hard without thinking. Musetti, on the other hand, is a player who thinks first, and although he sometimes messes up with too many options, he essentially plays a strategic tennis.
The Italian legend bluntly said, "Musetti is a talented defensive player with the ability to strike like an attacking player, and this quality should be used often. If Musetti is Einstein, Tsitsipas is definitely not. But the youngster has a flaw that needs to be overcome: his footwork is too static when it comes to crunch moments. In my opinion, it's irritating that he's overly steady. After all, he has excellent mobility. He definitely has the quality to be in the top 10 because of his incredible talent and varied hitting skills. ”
In this regard, some fans expressed their very much agreement with this statement, "Sissy gives people the feeling that this is the case, once he can't take the initiative in the game, his game will immediately fall apart, for him, he must use his strength to suppress the opponent in all aspects to win the game." After all, in today's era of winning with serve and strength, Musetti still adheres to this style of play of seeking change in the holding and finding opportunities in the change, which is indeed very pleasing to the eye! ”
However, there are also fans who disagree with this opinion, "Obviously, Alcaraz is not a god!" In today's men's tennis, I think it's not the so-called ball intelligence that Alcaraz is all about, it's his amazing physicality and explosiveness, which allows him to still play in many incredible situations. For Tsitsipas, there is nothing wrong with relying on strength, this is the general trend of the whole era, and for him, perhaps the biggest problem comes from some problems at the psychological level, which should not be entirely blamed on the so-called technical style of play. ”(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)