Same, also if 19 year old Nadal couldnt get past the third round, Alcaraz won't
So Otte can't play on grass?
You’re high.
No joke I literally burst out laughing reading that loool
He is a serial Djokovic underestimator. He thinks Novak is a pusher.
Novak has little chance against Alcaraz. The match is totally on young Carlos's racquet. He has more firepower off both wings, much better offensive footwork and volleys, and better drop shots.
LOL the irony of this post from you. You are a serial Djokovic overestimator. Djokovic has not won anything significant for a long long time and I dont think he is as invincible as you make it sound
You overestimate Novak and @Kralingen underestimates him
You're out of your mind, but Alcaraz ain’t even getting that far. Book it.
Agree mostly.. Though only think Novak does better is make less UEs and has a better shot selection.
2R. Beaten by nemesis Muller, the answer to a Wimby trivia question (Name the third player after Fedovic to have multiple Wimbledon victories vs Nadal). Alcaraz has already advanced further than 19 year old Nadal and has as many cumulative Wimby wins as teenage Nadal.
I think Otte has a better chance against Novak than Alcaraz does
, no disrespect to the boy, but between the quality of his serve, particularly the slicer out wide, and his flat hitting, the dude has more of the basics to help him do the deed.
No good the match being 'on your racquet' if you can't keep the ball in play consistently, otherwise Dustin Brown would be the favourite to win Wimbledon every single year. Alcaraz imploded on the big stage against the first good opponent he played at RG this year and has virtually no experience on grass. How likely is it that he's able to overwhelm Djokovic (the first elite guy he'll have ever faced on the surface) from the baseline consistently over the course of five sets at this point in his career in conditions which are brand new to him? So far I haven't seen Alcaraz play a match against a high level retriever without spraying like a hose at various junctures in the contest even in territory which is familiar to him (i.e. clay and HC, conditions in which he's had plenty of time to adapt to the nuances and specifics that are posed by those respective surfaces over the course of both his fledgling pro and junior career). Even if Djokovic's aggression from the baseline is down from prime levels, he has the experience and nous on the surface to put Alcaraz in a lot of awkward spots and put an extra ball in play and still has a clear advantage in the serve-return complex to boot. His game is also more compact and his offense is higher margin on grass atm, even if Alcaraz hits a bigger ball. Alcaraz probably won't get enough free points on serve either and won't have that lethal kicker that he had at altitude in Madrid (which was the difference maker in the contest) even if his flat serve looks pretty monstrous on the slicker outside courts rn. I don't think conditions on centre will favour him in the match-up.
I think Kralingen just enjoys getting a rise out of Djokovic fans tbh lol
This is so so wrong.
I agree that Alcaraz may not make it to the QF and even if he does and Novak does too, Novak will of course be the favorite. The advantages you speak that Novak has over him though mostly accurate is a lil exaggerated IMO.
The "small" big difference is that Nadal came from winning Roland Garros and Federer in the process, while Alcaraz arrives at Wimbledon after clearly losing to Zverev, who is not exactly a titan on clay.
Who was trying to draw any conclusions? I just cleared up a factual error.The "small" big difference is that Nadal came from winning Roland Garros and Federer in the process, while Alcaraz arrives at Wimbledon after clearly losing to Zverev, who is not exactly a titan on clay.
If you ignore the details, we cannot draw a great conclusion and make the comparisons between them.
Tick tock, tick tock.
sorry, i think you had a typo with better net play, as for the kicker, dont worry, he does just as well the slice serve as seen in couple last matches, if djoko doesnt have his best serving day of the tournament, he has very little chances , he knows how to move good on grass and has flexibility, but no way he is faster than carlos reaching the net, 1-2 punch from carlos is quite superior, in fact, the more i think about it, the more i feel djoko must have a totally perfect serve and return day if he wants to have ANY chance, outside from that he hasnt many things that are gonna hurt carlos, not even his backhand
lol
Dont you go all @Jokervich on us ROFL
I remember similar things were being said before Med-Nole final at AO 2021. The brutality that ensued should have been enough to not doubt legends against upstarts. But, I guess not.
It's probably going to be under the roof, so that's going to help his case.
Exactly, conditions were much faster in his first match, they really want this kid to lose
Well, it was raining, and if they play under the roof now it'll only be because of the same
better to play than to wait for the sun, it's not like the conditions HURT him, they just help his opponents.It makes the serve more effective, but yeah i also think is not bad for him, just good for opponents, but conditions were definetly very different, even he said so at press conferenceWell, it was raining, and if they play under the roof now it'll only be because of the same
Things were probably faster too because Struff can hammer the ball in a way Griekspoor cannot
Can we wait for Carlitos to actually win one slam before proclaiming him an ATG?
