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Ivanisevic returns to coaching, joins Arthur Fils and compares Alcaraz and Sinner

Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic has joined Arthur Fils’s coaching team and in a new interview contrasted Jannik Sinner’s power-driven game with Carlos Alcaraz’s versatility, while reviewing recent results and the Grand Slam landscape.

Mar 30th 2026 · Croatia

Insights

  • Goran Ivanisevic, 54, has accepted a coaching role with 21-year-old French player Arthur Fils and joins a team that includes Ivan Cinkus.
  • In a SportKlub interview Ivanisevic said he follows Jannik Sinner since junior level and compared Sinner to Novak Djokovic in style and temperament.
  • He described Sinner as prodigiously powerful who "bites like a shark" and Alcaraz as more versatile who can win through many different shots.
  • Ivanisevic noted Sinner completed the Sunshine Double at Indian Wells and Miami while Alcaraz won the Australian Open and Doha, underlining their current dominance.
  • He said Novak Djokovic remains the primary Grand Slam threat to both players, and that matches between Sinner and Alcaraz produce high-intensity tennis that excites fans.

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