Legendary coach breaks down how Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner are \u2018changing the game\u2019 <\/a><\/p>\n\u201cI think that is how he can go to another level. Because even though he has a gun, you know he can hit it hard\u2026 A few too many double faults, which is okay. He has good courage. But the percentage, in my opinion, is too low.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd it has nothing to do with his size, because he\u2019s not gonna grow any taller, so it is what it is. I would love just to say, \u2018Hey, take the temperature. Try this. And here\u2019s all these corrective techniques and see what you like.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cThe best players in any sport, especially tennis because it\u2019s so technical-based, they all tweak. And the serve is one of the easier things to modify if you understand the science part of it because there\u2019s no movement involved. \u201d<\/p>\n
Macci also addressed whether Alcaraz\u2019s serve improving further would give him the edge in his rivalry with Sinner.<\/p>\n
\u201c100%, and that will be the edge. I know he changed his takeback, I think that helped him maybe a little bit,\u201d Macci assessed.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut listen, it is what it is. It will be interesting to see. Forget me, if they just get a biomechanist involved, a lot of this could be enhanced.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe problem is, a lot of coaches or travel coaches or whatever, it\u2019s their player, and I get that, but it should be about the player and not about them. And everybody should want a helping hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd a lot of coaches help people based on their experience, how they were taught, what they think, what they hear, what they see. But unless you have a deep understanding of the kinetic chain and how certain things can be done \u2013 the human eye can\u2019t even see this, a lot of these things.\u201d<\/p>\n
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