"Alcaraz and Sinner are not among the top 10 best tennis players in history"

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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are making history in the world of tennis, breaking records at a dizzying pace and putting their names in the conversation to potentially become the GOAT of the royal sport of the racket. However, a legendary coach like Brad Gilbert has surprised the world by confessing that he currently does not believe they are in the top 10.

"As long as Alcaraz and Sinner stay healthy and perform even better, they will be at the top of the list. But for now, they are not among the top 10. The number one, obviously, is Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal is number two, Roger Federer is number three, Pete Sampras is fourth, Bjorn Borg is fifth, and Rod Laver is sixth," said the coach of legends such as Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, or Andy Murray in an interview with 'Tennis Channel'.

However, from number 7 onwards, he admitted there is room for debate, while the first 6 positions were clear to him. "From seven to ten is a tough call, but many people will change it. I have Andre Agassi at seven, John McEnroe at eight for his incredible doubles record, Jimmy Connors at nine, and Ivan Lendl at ten," he stated. In other words, according to him, Alcaraz and Sinner have not yet done enough to be included in this esteemed list.

Gilbert excludes Alcaraz and Sinner from the historic top 15

It didn't stop there, as according to Gilbert, it would be debatable even if they were in the historical top 15 at this juncture. "And if you think they should be right there with them, you still have from 11 to 14-15: Mats Wilander, Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker, Ken Rosewall, John Newcombe... many guys in those first 15 for me."

Although all those names are true legends, many argue that Sinner (5 Grand Slams) and Alcaraz (7 Grand Slams) have already done enough to surpass some of those chosen by Gilbert, who has given the key for them to be included in his list. "Once both reach eight or ten Grand Slam titles and have a lasting career, they will move up in the rankings. But if they don't, if neither of them achieves anything more, I can't include them on the list," he concluded.

The most curious thing about Brad's statements is that he asks for eight or ten Grand Slam titles from Sinner and Alcaraz but includes some names in his list that don't have them, so his theory dismantles itself. For now, both are young and have everything necessary to surpass a large part of those legends, so if nothing goes wrong, they will enter in the future on any list that highlights the best tennis players in history.

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