Alcaraz's 40-15

[Mark-Touch]

At 2-0, 5-4, 40-0 when The Sleeve ™ lost that service game
did anybody think back to Fed's '40-15' break of serve against Djoker,
at Wimbledon?

 

[tennis3]

did anybody think back to Fed's '40-15' break of serve against Djoker at Wimbledon?

I don't remember that. When did that happen?

 

[MeatTornado]

Everyone did. But the situations were barely comparable.

Novak would still have to win a tiebreak plus 2 more sets in a match where he was getting bullied physically by a man 16 years younger. That's a longgg road back. Whereas when he broke Federer it was as the younger player, and getting back on serve meant he was once again just a couple games away from the title.

 

[JasonZ]

At 2-0, 5-4, 40-0 when The Sleeve ™ lost that service game
did anybody think back to Fed's '40-15' break of serve against Djoker,
at Wimbledon?

absolutely not, total different situations.

 

[ND-13]

It was not in doubt, at the worst it would have taken another set,

For anyone with a pair of good eyes, they could see that Djoko's best chance was serve or serve and first shot. The moment it went past 3 shots, Alcaraz controlled the rally.

 

[Lleytonstation]

If he was 5 years younger Djoker wins that match.

 

[inflation_era]

No exactly the same since Raz was up 2 sets at the time, but yeah there were hints of 40-15 there.

 

[GabeT]

At most I was hoping he’d turn it around to win one set. But Carlos was too dominant, he wasn’t going to lose

 

[FeroBango]

I don't remember that. When did that happen?

Reddit moment.

 

[FeroBango]

If he was 5 years younger Djoker wins that match.

If Alcaraz was 5 years older, he still wins this match.

 

[Lleytonstation]

If Alcaraz was 5 years older, he still wins this match.

Tiafoe much better on USO HC than grass. That would have let Tiafoe win. Without doubt.

 

[FeroBango]

Tiafoe much better on USO HC than grass. That would have let Tiafoe win. Without doubt.

Tiafoe the prince that was promised. Will deliver.

 

[duaneeo]

Not for a second.

 

[Sentinel]

Yes of course. People in the match thread were mentioning it.

 

[ChaelAZ]

No. Alcz ws in total control with a small lapse in focus, not anything he didn't immediately correct. The yell on the one shot screwed him there, and he did dwell on it a bit, but yeah...he absolutely was owning Djo and not shade of 40-15.

 

[duaneeo]

No. Alcz ws in total control with a small lapse in focus, not anything he didn't immediately correct. The yell on the one shot screwed him there, and he did dwell on it a bit, but yeah...he absolutely was owning Djo and not shade of 40-15.

Exactly. He was still up 2 sets to love.

 

[ghostofMecir]

Tiafoe the prince that was promised. Will deliver.

I still can’t believe he outplayed Alcaraz for four sets before imploding in that tiebreaker.

 

[slice bh compliment]

I must admit to having that thought (2019 40-15)
then dismissing it because of the obvious big picture.
Enjoying the new ebb+flow, and brief periods of uncertainty, I hoped the third set would continue to a battle of 18-16 if only for the 1980 fourth set reference.
As Djokovic was fighting, and at times stabilizing, a part of me wanted a dramatic fourth and even a fifth.

¡Muy bien, Charly!

 

[FeroBango]

I still can’t believe he outplayed Alcaraz for four sets before imploding in that tiebreaker.

He has always been a classic case of pretty high ceiling but extremely low floor.

Also I said somewhere else that Ugo truly produced the best level that Alcaraz would face this tournament. He was sensational!

 

[ghostofMecir]

He has always been a classic case of pretty high ceiling but extremely low floor.

Also I said somewhere else that Ugo truly produced the best level that Alcaraz would face this tournament. He was sensational!

He really did play a beautiful game out there, I think there’s a lot of room for him to improve that lefty serve of his which could be an even bigger than on this grass. On that note, Carlos has some of the best return instinct I have ever seen from any player ever it’s difficult to hit aces off of, service, winners, off of, or even easy serve +1st for opportunities.

 

[Jonas78]

Yeah I was thinking about it. Probably because Djokovic has won a billion matches vs LostGen/NextGen from 0-2, so im kind of disillusioned. Alcaraz is different breed than his peer chokers though.

 

[Rosstour]

At 2-0, 5-4, 40-0 when The Sleeve ™ lost that service game
did anybody think back to Fed's '40-15' break of serve against Djoker,
at Wimbledon?

I said it here at the time. I was pooping my pants

Against almost any other player, Djoko could have crawled back into that match. Stolen that set and then it's basically even

 

[legcramp]

At 2-0, 5-4, 40-0 when The Sleeve ™ lost that service game
did anybody think back to Fed's '40-15' break of serve against Djoker,
at Wimbledon?

No we were all thinking this is about to be over in three unless you're still coping with the actual 40-15 which it seems like you still are.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Novak only got to let out one roar today lol

 

[roysid]

At 2-0, 5-4, 40-0 when The Sleeve ™ lost that service game
did anybody think back to Fed's '40-15' break of serve against Djoker,
at Wimbledon?

I thought for sure. Now if Novak gets on a roll, the chance is gone forever

 

[Mainad]

At 2-0, 5-4, 40-0 when The Sleeve ™ lost that service game
did anybody think back to Fed's '40-15' break of serve against Djoker,
at Wimbledon?

I actually thought about Murray being in exactly the same position when serving for the title against Djokovic back in 2013. Got pinned back from 40-0 to deuce but, in his case, came through eventually. No breakers needed for him (at least not until he played Raonic 3 years later)!

 

[Pheasant]

Alcaraz has the memory of a goldfish, when it comes to throwing away a game. I wasn’t worried at all. The guy can reset himself and find complete calmness after playing his worst service game of the year.

Look at that Tiafoe match. He was down 2 sets to one and serving 0-30 deadlocked at 4-4 in the 4th set. He served his way out of it, then went on to win the tiebreaker to extend that match.

Last year, Djoker bread-sticked Alcaraz in the first set, then they played a tiebreaker. That tiebreaker was do or die for the grass court rookie(ok, not quite a rookie, but that was maybe his 4th grass court tourney of his career). But Carlitos came up clutch vs Mr. Tiebreaker and Mr, Clutch.

Don’t count on Djoker Djunior choking. It won’t happen. Sure, he’ll have the occasional throw-away match where he loses to a lesser player. But he’s deadly in tight situations. He’s a closer.

Alcaraz reminds me a lot of Djoker. He gets better during the latter stages of a slam tourney. And he’s insanely clutch as well.