Quote from: Marvell1 on Today at 10:09:56 AM

Quote from: casperBGD on July 17, 2023, 08:05:32 PM

Quote from: Marvell1 on July 17, 2023, 04:06:12 PM

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Regardless of who won the match, this match between Alcatraz and Djokovic was absolutely incredible. A test of temperament for both of the players.

agree, but what I saw today from highlights, didn't noticed yesterday during the match
Alcaraz had 66 winners, compared to 32 from Djokovic, and looking at that, one can conclude that match was pretty much one-sided, Alcaraz was on attack, and Djokovic just defended and waited for him to make a mistake
even in first set, which he lost 1:6, Alcaraz had more winners (7 to 5), so on that time, it was just him trying to put his shot in, not playing bad, as it was seemed during the match, highlights after are good to reflect on whole thing

I thought that Novak Djokovic is going to be on the defensive and Alcaraz is going to be under offence. Because if Novak Djokovic played aggressively from the start, he wouldn’t have had any stamina left by the end of the match. So I believe he did the right thing. Sad that it did not work out for him.

Quote from: casperBGD on July 17, 2023, 08:05:32 PM

and interesting enough, Djokovic is still favorite to win US Open, according to bookies, @2.2, Alcaraz on @2.5

Probably bookmaker are giving Djokovic a bigger chance to win the US Open because, after the loss at Wimbledon, he will be determined to prove himself. I wonder if that is going to work out properly. Because he is getting older day by day. And as time progresses, it will be harder for him to beat his opponents who are almost half age compared to him.

Djokovic is now at the brink of age that if he were to win this very US open it would have been his last but he was unfortunate to be stripped up by Alcaraz at this time. He doesn't stand the chance of winning it anymore as the chances are that his age would grant him the needed energy to stand out as before. The disappointment he expressed as a result of the loss by hitting the rack post of the net which has led to a fine of 6'117 pounds on him is enough to show how unsure he felt about the future for him with age by his side.