Carlos Alcaraz ‘most dominant Grand Slam’ prediction issued by former world No 1

Ewan West 06 Jun 2025 12:04 PM

Carlos Alcaraz reacts during a match

Tennis great Mats Wilander has revealed why be believes the French Open could be Carlos Alcaraz’s “most dominant” Grand Slam tournament.

Alcaraz came from two sets to one down to beat Alexander Zverev in the 2024 French Open final to secure his maiden title at the clay-court major.

The four-time major champion is currently battling to defend his crown at Roland Garros at the 2025 edition of the tournament. He will face world No 7 Lorenzo Musetti in the semi-finals.

Victory at the French Open this year would see Alcaraz match his tally at Wimbledon, where he has secured the last two titles.

The 22-year-old Spanish star won his first Grand Slam title at the US Open in 2022, while he is yet to triumph at the Australian Open.

Speaking to rolandgarros.com, Wilander gave his thoughts on Alcaraz’s suitability to each of the four major events.

“It (the French Open) could very well be his most dominant Slam, yes, because I think he likes when he has a little bit more time,” assessed the seven-time Grand Slam champion.

“The fact he has won Wimbledon twice is pretty amazing, US Open is kind of perfect because it’s not as fast, and Australia is a nightmare because it’s too quick for him.

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“I think Indian Wells is perfect for him, Miami is not, even though he won in Miami once. I think this is perfect for him.”

In an interview with Tennis365 at Roland Garros, TNT Sports analyst Wilander revealed he expects Alcaraz to win more Grand Slam titles than his rival Jannik Sinner.

“My prediction is that Sinner will spend more time as world No 1 than Carlos Alcaraz and Carlos will win more majors. That’s my prediction,” said the Swede.

“I say that because Carlos is a little more up and down and when he is at his best, he has proved he can beat Jannik and anyone else.

“This could change because Carlos has only just turned 22 and we can see that he is already adding more consistency to his game.

“We saw last year that he was down two sets to one to Sinner and the same against Sascha Zverev in the final and he locked in and found a way to win.

“He’s got it in him, but when he takes on lesser players, he goes walkabout for five or ten minutes mentally and suddenly he is playing a close match against someone he shouldn’t play a close match with.

“Sinner doesn’t do that. Is that going to hurt Carlos in a Grand Slam? Possibly.”