Two-time Wimbledon champion has improved serve and become the most complete 21-year-old the game has seen
s Carlos Alcaraz pulled up at the Wimbledon champions’ dinner, an annual event to celebrate the tournament victors, his mind could not have been further from thinking about everything he had achieved throughout that day.in straight sets to defend his Wimbledon title and working through his obligatory post-match duties, from press to anti-doping, Alcaraz prepared for the evening with an eye on Berlin, watching between a TV and a tablet.
Over the past 19 years, Novak Djokovic has won so many matches under unlikely circumstances; matches snatched from the brink of defeat, injuries dramatically overcome or bad form eradicated in the decisive moments. His aura is immense. After his past month, with the Serb returning rapidly from meniscus knee surgery, this match was a litmus test for Alcaraz.
A year earlier, Alcaraz badly missed a drop shot on the opening point of his service game as he attempted to serve out his firstwin against Djokovic. He responded by immediately attempting another drop shot, this one a winner, before blazing through the match. At 5-4 in the third set tie-break on Sunday, Alcaraz called back to that moment. Two service points away from the match, Alcaraz was bold enough to slice the tension and set up championship point with another outrageous drop shot winner.
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