Connors on Alcaraz's attitude in the Wimbledon final: "It is not acceptable"

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While all the spotlight is on the success of Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon 2025, some are focusing on the defeat of Carlos Alcaraz, who couldn't defend the title for the third time. Considering that the Italian was vastly superior for most of the match, the Spanish player seemed somewhat blocked and lacking ideas during the third and fourth sets. With each step forward taken by the world number one, the expressions of the number two showed very little conviction in the comeback.

At the end of the third set, Alcaraz turned to his team with a clear statement: "At the baseline, he's being much better than me, much better". These surprising words came as a shock since the player from Murcia usually shows positivity and tends to cling to hope until the very last point, as he did a month earlier in the Roland Garros final, saving three championship points.

This desperate expression to his team revealed Alcaraz's inferiority in the match against Sinner, but for some former tennis players, it was a sign of weakness that he shouldn't have displayed. This is the opinion of Jimmy Connors, former world number one and two-time Wimbledon champion (1974, 1982), expressed on his podcast 'Advantage Connors' and reported by Tennis365.

"I also got beaten badly a couple of times at Wimbledon"

"It's not acceptable. I don't know if I would have ever admitted it. Whatever happens, you have to step in, mix up your game a bit, or try something a bit different," said the winner of eight Grand Slam titles between 1974 and 1983.

One thing the American also criticizes is the absence of an alternative in Alcaraz's game to counter Sinner's dominance in the last two sets. "I know I say it a lot, but if plan A isn't working, you have to think of something else. I also got beaten badly a couple of times at Wimbledon. It happens to everyone," admits the three-time finalist in London.

However, the Illinois native emphasized his point: "If you want to defeat me, you have to defeat me. I'll try to play three different games, so if you beat me in the first and second, in the third I'll try something different. You might not see it from the stands, but it's hard to admit," reflects Connors, who has always praised Alcaraz but this time criticized his attitude in the Wimbledon final.
 

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