Thread: Carlos Alcaraz
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Old 08-22-2023, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth View Post
After beating Djokovic at Wimbeldon, he lost to him today in Cincinnati in an absolute epic (for a three set match anyhow). He fought off four match points and came back from 5-3 down in the final set to force a tiebreaker, but finally succumbed. At age 20, he is no worse than the second best player in the world, and while there are some very good younger players out there, it seems none of them are close. Once Novak finally slows down, Carlos may win constantly.
Totally agree. And he's fun to watch as well. Reminds of a young Rafa in terms of watchability. As an aside, I find Novak to be the opposite. He is obviously awesome, but I find that he measures really low in terms of likeability.
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