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Alright here we go, its the rematch of their historic final from last year in 2023, when Alcaraz became the first man since Andy Murray in 2013 to have beaten the Serbian superstar in the Wimbledon final; claiming the title at the end of a tight five setter, 1-6 7-6 (6) 6-1 3-6 6-4. However...

Here we go folks, this will be the 5th meeting between these two; first ever outside of the North American Hard courts. H2H is 2-2, with Paul having won both of their Canadian open clashes in 2022 (Alcaraz had a match point here) & 2023 in 3-set matches; whereas Alcaraz won their Miami 2023...

Alright here we go. A second successive tricky match in a row for the defending champion. This'll be the first time that these two will play each other. What's your prediction about this?

So, here we go folks. The defending champ plays his first grass match of 2024 against the dangerous Argentine. Who wins? How many sets? Vote & discuss.

Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest male player to win both a slam on all surfaces and the number one in ATP history. Especially impressive his is record in five setters, winning 10 out of 11. Watching quite a few of those matches I have reached the following conclusions: 1) He is obviously...

Carlos Alcaraz beat Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the Madrid final, 2023 on clay Alcaraz was the defending champion. Stuff had entered the draw as a ‘lucky loser’ and is to date, the only such player to reach the final of a masters event Alcaraz won 99 points, Struff 96 Struff...

Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final, 2023 on grass It was Alcaraz’ first title at the event and he had won Queen’s Club title in the lead in. Djokovic had won the previous 4 editions, as well as Australian Open and French Open earlier in the...

This will be the 5th meeting between these two, with Alcaraz leading the H2H by 3-1. Although, their last meeting in Shanghai last year went the way of the Bulgarian as he beat the Spanish youngster 6-4 in the 3rd set to claim his first top-3 victory in over 4 years. Alcaraz dispatched Lorenzo...

Jannik had a great run in the last months and is according to Elo the best player on the tour. Carlos won his first title in many months after looking a bit shaky in some matches. However both are winning points at an extraordinary clip and their stats seem only to go up, up and up. Struggling...

Carlos Alcaraz beat Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-4 in the Miami final, 2022 on hard court It was both players first Masters final, and they would meet again at the US Open final later in the year, with Alcaraz again winning. Alcaraz was 18 years old and became the youngest winner in tournament history...

Nadal fans have Alcaraz. Djokovic fans have Sinner. Federer fans have Fonseca. Everyone is happy.

Jeff Sackmann has looked at how sensitive ATP players are to surface speed. Checking it against common sense, aka as well-known players, it seems very plausible. The article is highly recommended. Player Sensitivity Novak Djokovic 8.7...

Carlos Alcaraz beat Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-2 in the Indian Wells final, 2023 on hard court It was both players first final at the event. Medvedev would win the title in Miami shortly after Alcaraz won 59 points, Medvedev 38 Serve Stats Alcaraz... - 1st serve percentage (37/49) 76% - 1st serve...

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Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic 6-7(5), 7-5, 7-6(5) in the Madrid semi-final, 2022 on clay Alcaraz would go onto win the title for the first time, beating Alexander Zverev in the final. He’d beaten Rafael Nadal in the previous round and became the first player to beat both Nadal and Djokovic...

I've been watching highlights of their rivalry and there seems to be a rare synergy between their respective games. It's like a dance. They get into this flow state where they amplify each other's qualities and barely miss. It even happens during practice. Since they both seem to have very high...

Carlos Alcaraz beat Rafael Nadal 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 in the Madrid quarter-final 2022 on clay Alcaraz would go onto win the title for the first time, beating defending champion Alexander Zverev in the final. Nadal would win the French Open shortly after Alcaraz won 73 points, Nadal 71 Serve Stats...

A deep dive on the Top Spin blog into some aspects of Djokovic's troubles during Aussie summer - in which was able to get into the semis! Djokovic has masterfully transformed his game to prolong his career and his success. He has become on of the greatest serve plus players of the modern game...

I have analysed over the last years a lot of matches and players with a focus on the very best. When I was shifting through the data something strange happened time and time again. The top 50 player closest to Novak seems to be right now Sinner. First tactics, here I have sorted after...

One thing people ignore is that Alcaraz has now reached the Quarters or better at all the slams and he's only 20. A lot of the hate towards Alcaraz is because he's seen to be the player who puts the nails into the Djokovic coffin, ultimately Djokovic doesn't have that long left on tour. He's a...

After more than half a year since his Wimbledon win, with the loss today we can safely say he is still slumping heavy time. To me he will clearly be back, especially since the IW-Wimbledon stretch is his best part of the season. But the more he losses the more predictable his game is made to...

Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 in the Madrid final, 2022 on clay It was Alcaraz’s first Masters title on clay and he became the first player to beat Rafael Nadal (quarter-final) and Novak Djokovic (semi-final) in the same event on the surface. He would go onto defend the title...

As you know, 1st serve is the biggest liability in Alcaraz's game, and here we're providing him with the 1st serve of one of the best servers @ ≤1.8m. Otoh, Rune's biggest liability, his forehand is replaced by one of the most lethal ones out there. Who do you think would develop a better...

Alcaraz now wearing custom shoes from Nike https://www.thetennisinsider.com/post/carlos-alcaraz-s-new-2024-nike-shoes-custom-nike-zoom-vapor-11

If you can read the full article here, I will just post the general thrust and one graphic: The late Elo rise by Jannik pushes him a bit too high for my taste while Nole feels obviously too low. Alcaraz seems kinda right. We will see how things shake out, but it is a good reference to...

Jannik Sinner's brilliant final run of 2023 has cemented his status as one of the very best (indoor) hardcourt players. In fact according to Elo only Djokovic is, slightly, ahead of him. Big success on clay has eluded him despite the perception of him was quite different in 2021 when Jeff...

Jannik Sinner's brilliant final run of 2023 has cemented his status as one of the very best (indoor) hardcourt players. In fact according to Elo only Djokovic is, slightly, ahead of him. Big success on clay has eluded him despite the perception of him was quite different in 2021 when Jeff...

While Carlitos is not as incredible as 2005-2007 Rafa, he is still the greatest youngster to have broken through since Djokovic's breakthrough in 2006. But man I'd not worry about him losing 3&2 to a well playing Djokovic, the second greatest fast hardcourt player of this modern era after...

On serve it's probably between Zverev and Medvedev. On forehand it might be between Sinner Alcaraz Rublev and Tsitsipas. On backhand its between Sinner and Zverev. On speed it's hands down Carlos but on hard court with sliding it's probably between Carlos Nole and Medvedev. So who is the...

Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz 5-7, 7-6(7), 7-6(4) in the Cincinnati final, 2023 on hard court It was Djokovic’s 3rd title at the event and he would shortly after go onto win the US Open. The two had recently played the Wimbledon final, with Alcaraz winning in 5 sets Djokovic won 133...