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G.O.A.T.
AO: del Potro lost QF routinely to Fedr; Alcaraz lost 3R to Berrettini in deciding TB
RG: del Potro lost QF to Fedr from two sets up after hurting his leg a bit; Alcaraz lost QF to Zverev in 4
WB: del Potro lost 4R routinely to peak Ferrer; Alcaraz lost in fairly routine 4 sets to Sinner
USO: del Potro lost QF in straight to zoning Djokovic (pre-wind); Alcaraz won after saving MP in QF vs Sinner
Olympics (grass): del Potro lost an epic SF to Fedr then beat Joe for the bronze; no olympix in 2022
Masters:
del Potro lost in QF/SF to Federer, Djokovic, Ferrer, Berdych, Tsonga, and twice in 2R to Stepanek and Llodra. All losses in straights; the Berdych loss in Madrid was a razor tight 7-6 7-6, rest were fairly one-sided
Alcaraz won Miami over Tsitsipas, Hurkacz and Ruud & Madrid over Oldal and Oldovic (and DFrev); lost IW semi to Oldal, Cincy QF to Norrie, MC and Canada first matches lost to Korda and Paul, Paris TBD
Lesser events:
del Potro played 3 500s, losing Rotterdam and Dubai to Federer but beating him in the Basel final; and 4 250s, 3 of which he won beating Tsonga, Gasquet, Wawrinka (one loss in his first event of the year at Sydney (AO prep) to Baghs)
Alcaraz played 4 500s and 1 250 so far, winning Rio (Berrettini, Schwartzman) and Barcelona (Tsitsipas, de Minaur where he saved MPs, PCB) while losing two finals to Musetti & Sinner, and now failing to Astana 1R to Goffin
YEC:
del Potro made SF beating Fred and Tipsy, which he then lost in 3 to Djok; Alcaraz TBD
Tells us?
RG: del Potro lost QF to Fedr from two sets up after hurting his leg a bit; Alcaraz lost QF to Zverev in 4
WB: del Potro lost 4R routinely to peak Ferrer; Alcaraz lost in fairly routine 4 sets to Sinner
USO: del Potro lost QF in straight to zoning Djokovic (pre-wind); Alcaraz won after saving MP in QF vs Sinner
Olympics (grass): del Potro lost an epic SF to Fedr then beat Joe for the bronze; no olympix in 2022
Masters:
del Potro lost in QF/SF to Federer, Djokovic, Ferrer, Berdych, Tsonga, and twice in 2R to Stepanek and Llodra. All losses in straights; the Berdych loss in Madrid was a razor tight 7-6 7-6, rest were fairly one-sided
Alcaraz won Miami over Tsitsipas, Hurkacz and Ruud & Madrid over Oldal and Oldovic (and DFrev); lost IW semi to Oldal, Cincy QF to Norrie, MC and Canada first matches lost to Korda and Paul, Paris TBD
Lesser events:
del Potro played 3 500s, losing Rotterdam and Dubai to Federer but beating him in the Basel final; and 4 250s, 3 of which he won beating Tsonga, Gasquet, Wawrinka (one loss in his first event of the year at Sydney (AO prep) to Baghs)
Alcaraz played 4 500s and 1 250 so far, winning Rio (Berrettini, Schwartzman) and Barcelona (Tsitsipas, de Minaur where he saved MPs, PCB) while losing two finals to Musetti & Sinner, and now failing to Astana 1R to Goffin
YEC:
del Potro made SF beating Fred and Tipsy, which he then lost in 3 to Djok; Alcaraz TBD
Tells us?