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Of course, we know that under normal circumstances, Federer at his peak would utterly demolish a 20-year-old Alcaraz on grass on any day of the week. Between 2003-2006, Federer was unbeatable on grass, displaying arguably the highest peak level ever seen on grass (maybe surpassing even prime Pete Sampras).
Alcaraz has just won first Wimbledon title this year, but he barely got through a 36-year-old Djokovic in a very close 5-setter - Djokovic who has not been playing anywhere near his prime level (except for maybe at the semis and finals of the Nitto ATP Finals) this year.
Hence, it would be very unfair to compare this year's Alcaraz to Federer at the peak of his powers.
But would things be different if, in this hypothetical match, only Alcaraz was allowed to serve the entire time?
Or would the gap in level between peak Federer and 20-year-old Alcaraz be too considerable for the latter to overcome, even with the serve advantage?
Alcaraz has just won first Wimbledon title this year, but he barely got through a 36-year-old Djokovic in a very close 5-setter - Djokovic who has not been playing anywhere near his prime level (except for maybe at the semis and finals of the Nitto ATP Finals) this year.
Hence, it would be very unfair to compare this year's Alcaraz to Federer at the peak of his powers.
But would things be different if, in this hypothetical match, only Alcaraz was allowed to serve the entire time?
Or would the gap in level between peak Federer and 20-year-old Alcaraz be too considerable for the latter to overcome, even with the serve advantage?
