Carlos Alcaraz
Djokovic Dominates Alcaraz in One of the Best Matches of the Year: Final Showdown with Sinner Ahead
2023-11-19 10:29:00
“One of the best matches of the year under these circumstances once morest probably my biggest rival this year,” said the 36-year-old Serb with satisfaction.
“I think everyone expected, probably both of us too, that we would have a long night, a big fight, a long match. I just managed to improve,” Djokovic stated soberly: “When I met him in the After taking serve in the first set when the score was 4:3, I played a really flawless match until the end of the match.”
Djokovic: “One of the best matches of the year”
His serve came when he needed it. He was also able to build up pressure with his returns. Djokovic said he “forced” Alcaraz to play. In the end, for him, it was “the best match of the week, one of the best matches of the year. The timing mightn’t be better for me, considering that I may not have played my best tennis in the first three games of the group stage. But Tonight I played close to my best.”
Now in the final on Sunday (6:00 p.m. in the live ticker) there will be a new edition of the duel with Sinner, who performed impressively in Turin and has been undefeated for ten games.
Great respect for Sinner
The fact that he lost 5:7, 7:6 (7:5), 6:7 (2:7) once morest the 22-year-old Italian a few days ago was not a disadvantage – on the contrary. For Djokovic it is “a motivation,” as he said. “I think it’s also good preparation to analyze the game from a few days ago and understand what I need to do better to win,” said the Serb.
He still has the greatest respect for Sinner. “He has been the best player of the tournament so far,” said Djokovic: “He has won four out of four matches and played great tennis. Obviously he is riding the big wave of support from his Italian audience here.”
But he himself might play easily. “I had an almost perfect season. I’m ending the year as number 1, I’ve really achieved all my goals, broken a lot of records, written sports history. Of course I’m very happy with the season. But there’s still one game left. Hopefully I can do it Crown with another victory.”
Pure dominance: Djokovic gives Alcaraz a lesson
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Zverev’s Decisive Matches: Alcaraz and Medvedev Showdown
2023-11-16 23:44:00
After his defeat once morest Medvedev, Zverev announced that he would be “the number one Medvedev fan on this planet” on Friday. Alcaraz and Medvedev start the decision day (2:30 p.m. in the live ticker). If Zverev still has a chance of progressing, he can make the semi-finals perfect once morest Rublev (9 p.m. in the live ticker).
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Carlos Alcaraz’s ATP Masters Debut Defeat: Olympic Champion Zverev Prevails in Turin
2023-11-13 21:49:29
Carlos Alcaraz (ATP 2) suffered defeat in his first match at an ATP Masters. The winner of the last Wimbledon lost 6-7 (3/7) 6-3 6-4 to Olympic champion Alexander Zverev (7) during the first day of the red group in Turin.
Forfeited due to injury last year when he brilliantly qualified for these ATP Finals, Carlos Alcaraz nevertheless started his seventh duel with the German in an ideal manner. Stronger and more enterprising in the money time of the first set, he got himself a break point at the start of the second set.
But Zverev avoided the danger, before taking advantage of a short drop in his opponent’s power to sign the break himself. Completely revived, the winner of the 2018 and 2021 Masters then dominated the debates, even if he scared himself by blocking his left ankle in the sixth game of the deciding set.
Alcaraz, who was playing his second match of the year indoors following being knocked out at Bercy, was too passive in the last round. He can still hope to reach the semi-finals, but will have to beat the loser of the Daniil Medvedev-Andrey Rublev duel on Wednesday to continue to believe in it.
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