Match Stats/Report - Alcaraz vs Djokovic, Wimbledon final, 2024

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Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(4) in the Wimbledon final, 2024 on grass

It was a repeat previous years final, which Alcaraz won in 5 sets. Alcaraz had recently won the French Open. Djokovic was playing his 10th final at the event and looking for a record equalling 8th title

Alcaraz won 109 points, Djokovic 87

Serve Stats
Alcaraz...
- 1st serve percentage (56/95) 59%
- 1st serve points won (47/56) 84%
- 2nd serve points won (20/39) 51%
- Aces 5, Service Winners 2 (1 second serve, bad bounce related)
- Double Faults 6
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (27/95) 28%

Djokovic...
- 1st serve percentage (71/101) 70%
- 1st serve points won (46/71) 65%
- 2nd serve points won (13/30) 43%
- Aces 8
- Double Faults 4
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (25/101) 25%

Serve Pattern
Alcaraz served...
- to FH 45%
- to BH 47%
- to Body 8%

Djokovic served...
- to FH 55%
- to BH 44%
- to Body 1%

Return Stats
Alcaraz made...
- 72 (38 FH, 34 BH), including 1 runaround BH
- 5 Winners (2 FH, 3 BH)
- 17 Errors, comprising...
- 6 Unforced (3 FH, 3 BH)
- 11 Forced (7 FH, 4 BH)
- Return Rate (72/97) 74%

Djokovic made...
- 62 (23 FH, 39 BH), including 1 return-approach
- 20 Errors, comprising...
- 5 Unforced (2 FH, 3 BH)
- 15 Forced (10 FH, 5 BH)
- Return Rate (62/89) 70%

Break Points
Alcaraz 5/14 (6 games)
Djokovic 1/3 (3 games)

Winners (including returns, excluding aces)
Alcaraz 36 (21 FH, 10 BH, 3 FHV, 1 BHV, 1 BH1/2V)
Djokovic 18 (6 FH, 3 BH, 5 FHV, 1 BHV, 3 OH)

Alcaraz' regular FHs - 3 cc (1 return), 5 dtl, 1 dtl/inside-out, 3 inside-out, 1 longline, 3 drop shots (1 at net)
- regular BHs - 2 dtl (1 return), 1 inside-out, 1 inside-in return 2 drop shots, 1 net chord drbbler return

- 9 passes (5 FH, 3 BH, 1 FHV)
- FHs - 2 cc, 2 dtl (1 return), 1 running-down-drop-shot dtl at net
- BHs - 1 cc, 2 dtl (1 at net, a net chord flicker)
- FHV - 1 non-net, swinging cc

- 2 from serve-volley points (1 FHV, 1 BHV), both first volleys

Djokovic's FHs - 2 cc, 1 dtl, 1 dtl/inside-out, 1 inside-out, 1 longline/inside-out at net
- BHs - 1 dtl, 1 inside-out pass, 1 inside-in/cc pass

- 2 from serve-volley points (2 FHV), both first volleys

- 1 from a return-approach point, an OH

- 1 other FHV was a swinging dtl

Errors (excluding returns and serves)
Alcaraz 38
- 20 Unforced (13 FH, 6 BH, 1 FHV)... with 1 FH pass attempt at net & 1 non-net FHV
- 18 Forced (10 FH, 8 BH)... with 3 FH running-down-drop-shot at net
Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 47.5

Djokovic 42
- 23 Unforced (10 FH, 9 BH, 1 FHV, 3 BHV)
- 19 Forced (7 FH, 7 BH, 1 Back-to-net, 1 FHV, 2 BHV, 1 Back-to-net volley)... with 1 FH running-down-drop-shot at net & 3 BH running-down-drop-shot (2 at net, 1 not)
Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 52.2

(Note 1: all half-volleys refer to such shots played at net. Half -volleys played from other parts of the court are included within relevant groundstroke counts)

(Note 2: the Unforced Error Forcefulness Index is an indicator of how aggressive the average UE was. The numbers presented are keyed on 4 categories - 20 defensive, 40 neutral, 50 attacking and 60 winner attempt)

Net Points & Serve-Volley
Alcaraz was...
- 15/21 (71%) at with, including...
- 3/5 (60%) serve-volleying, comprising...
- 3/4 (75%) off 1st serve and...
- 0/1 off 2nd serve

Djokovic was...
- 24/46 (52%) at with, including...
- 9/15 (60%) serve-volleying, comprising...
- 9/14 (64%) off 1st serve and...
- 0/1 off 2nd serve
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- 1/1 return-approaching
- 0/1 forced back

Match Report
Top class showing from Alcaraz, who’s on song in all areas as he crushes an almost outmatched Djokovic, who is aggressive from both back and front of court, but is outplayed in both parts of the court

Alcaraz with 36 winners to just 38 total errors (20 UEs, 18 FEs) is top drawer. Almost same number of winners as total errors is very, very rare for baseline match. This isn’t a ‘baseline’ match per se, with Djoko serve-volleying and otherwise taking net regularly but bulk of match is

Statistically winners is only substantial difference between two players, though Alcs has better of just about everything and his having twice as many winners is product of many of those advantages (return, movement, power), not just shot-making though that’s one of the areas where he has biggest advantage (movement and return are 2 others)

Winners - Alcs 36, Djoko 18

Errors Forced - Alcs 19, Djoko 18
UEs - Alcs 20, Djoko 23
Unreturned serves - Alcs 28%, Djoko 25%
(Djoko has better of double faults 4-6)

Progression is just what 2,2 & 6 scoreline would suggest. Alcs crushes Djoko for two sets, with Djoko’s attempts at shot-making (that is, going for adventurous point ending shots from balls not obviously there for it) from back and volleying not too successful. Alcs is in full slight in all areas. Return is particularly important and renders the good serving Djoko to almost 2 ‘second serves’ situation, with anything shy of aces coming back and usually not softly. Djoko’s a little off in returning by contrast, missing makeably not-easy returns. It stands out next to both what Alcs does and what Djoko generally tends to, but Alcs serves particulary well too (more on that later)

Third set though is a wonderful set of tennis with both players at something like their best. Even than, Alcs is that little bit better - his first class movement in particular is important - and its only a choke that sees him not serve out the match before tiebreak. Tiebreak though is fitting end to the set, though for the match, Alcs serving out 6-4 (he blows a 40-0 lead serving at 5-4, having broken sensationally game before) would probably have been more appropriate

Alcs FH with match high 21 winners, and its particularly high. Djoko has 18 from all shots, Alcs 15 non-FH ones
Alcs BH with match low 6 UEs (other 3 groundies have 9, 10, and 13 respectively)

Just raw stats of match high FH winners and match low BH UEs would be a winning formula virtually all the time. When the winner count is particularly high and UE count is particulary low on on top of that, win becomes more assured still

Its not just the numbers either. Alcs’ BH, though outshone by the FH, is a star in its own right. Strong, powerful stock shots and considerable attacking shot-making coming from that wing too. It has 10 winners, which is more than any of Djoko’s shots (he has 9 volley winners and 6 FHs). Stock FH is a powerhouse too, but that’s obvious with 21 winners

And Djokovic? 18 winners, 23 UEs is good. Forcing 18 errors on top of that, more so. Those final figures are biased by very good third set and flattering to him (first 2 sets, he's a poor +1 points ended aggressively/UE differential, third set its very good +12)
Most telling stat from him is very high UEFI of 52.2. He’s got 11 winner attempt UEs, to go with 6 neutrals and attacking UEs apiece, from yield of 19 ground and 4 volley UEs

That accurately captures how he plays. No trying to grind Alcs down, but going for adventurous winning shots, effectively challenging him to a shot-making contest. 18 winners for 11 winner attempts UEs is poor (Alcs has 6 such errors as cost of his 36 winners). Its an interesting approach, surprising if not shocking. Its not his most common way of going about dealing with powerhouse, attacking players. Looking for winners from back and front - and having just 18 winners for 11 UEs trying is a losing a game (leaving aside entirely Alcs having a very, very winning one)

46 trips to net for Djoko, including 15 serve-volleys (Alcs has 21 net points, many of them to deal with drop shots). He serve-volleys off 22% of his first serves. Not too unusual for the way he was playing during this period. Doesn’t work too well here and he wins just 52% of those net points - with the lot he wins concentrated after he’s already down 2 sets

Djoko’s problems start before all that though with the first two shots themselves

Serve & Return
Alcs’ return is the standout shot, though he serves well too. Djoko serves well, but not as well as Alcs returns, while his returning is a bit off

Movement is big (probably biggest) part of what contributes to how well each player returns. Alcs' is outstanding, Djoko's not upto what its tasked with

In counts - Djoko with impressive 70%, Alcs a normal 59% would seem to favour Djoko. It doesn’t for 2 reasons; Alcs’ going a long way in neutralizing first serves (credit his return) and Alcs’ first serve quality being excellent

First serve points won - Alcs 84%, Djoko 65%
First serve ace/service winner rate - both 11%

Ace/SW rates indicator of first serve quality being about the same. This is largely, but not entirely outside Alcs’ better movement to deny aces. Djoko’s generally kind of server who serves aces and otherwise good, wide-ish serve that aren’t likely to go for aces - and that’s true here
 
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Those ‘good, wide-ish serves’ generally tend to draw return errors. FEs and errors skirting line between UE and FE. They don’t draw too many because of Alcs’ quickness

Return UEs - Alcs 6, Djoko 5
Return FEs - Alcs 11, Djoko 15
(with Alcs facing 97 serves to return, Djoko 89)

A great strength of Alcs’ game. He did the same thing previous year too, though Djoko served less strongly

Djoko by contrast, is a little slow in moving for wide and wide-ish serves that are testing or teasingly out of reach. And Alcs serves very big. He’s in the 130s at times and his average first serve is probably bigger than Djoko’s, with the faster ones certainly so. Even serves close to Djoko require good shot tolerance to handle. Djoko sometimes giving up soft returns to these

Some surprising big second serves from Alcs too that catch Djoko out or draw soft returns too. Djoko is almost forced to look for good serves because the normal ones (normal, not weak) take a pounding

About the only thing Djoko does better than Alcs all match is not double fault as much. He double faults 13% of second serves, Alcs 15%

Alcs returns far better. For starters, he’s got 5 winners (Djoko has 0). Only 1 is a pass (another is a net chord dribbler). Rare to have that many against baseline standing opponent, but that’s not all

He gets damaging returns off regularly, occasionally even against first serves. Mix of width, power and depth making them so. If anything, he returns even more powerfully off the BH and Djoko turns to serving more to the FH in a good move (he serves 55% there and draws 10/17 errors from that side)

Power of Alcs’ returns is enough to make serve-volleying a tough ask. Djoko ends up winning 9/14 or 64% such points. He’d look to win more. Fair lot of the points he does win are from serves that probably wouldn’t have come back anyway.

Only in third set does Djoko return with authority. Cut back on UEs, cut out the misses to make-ably hard or not easy returns and gets returns back deep and firm. Down the middle, as is his way, unlike Alcs whose liable to hit wide while hitting more powerfully. Otherwise, misses good few make-ably hard or not easy returns while returning with average force and depth

Gist - unreturned serves Alcs 28%, Djoko 25%
With Alcs serving bigger first serves, but Djoko getting more in and getting them in at potentially winning rate

But Alcs returning better in all ways. Moves over in a flash to reach and make returns to tough serves, hitting them well enough to not leave easy third ball at least. And hammering second returns or anything not strong, off both wings. Hammering them wide, hammering down the middle, hammering them from normal position or choice moving-up to take them early

Djokovic giving up soft returns, and missing slightly tough ones most of match. He’s reaches his own high norm in third set where he gives up nothing and returns deep

Djokovic’s Strategy & Play - Baseline & Net
Its Djokovic who sets the tone of the match by attacking from the get-go; serve-volleys, approaching net and going for chancey point ending shots from the back off both wings. A big difference from his primary game of power-neutral baselining, giving opponent little chance to attack, resisting power without trouble and remaining miserly with the ground errors

Serve-volleying and net play isn’t too unusual for him in this period; He’d done plenty of both in beating Alcs in previous years Cincy final. The looking for point ending shots from baseline thing though is unusual. Possibly justified as he’s not quick enough to handle testingly wide, powerful shots when on the move

The serve-volleying is met with blisteringly powerful returns and Djoko’s also off in his net-high volleying. He tends to approach behind strong FH cc’s - not optimal, but usually, getting to net behind strong shot in any direction and to any wing is likely to lead to winning bulk of points. Doesn’t here, with Alcs particularly good on the FH pass and quick enough to reach tough balls. Not that BH isn’t good too, but one imagines approaching FH inside-out would be better from Djoko’s point of view

As for the back-court shot-making, Djoko tends to miss his attempts at winners

And he’s handicapped to begin with so many serves coming back firmly and being unable to return with authority so that Alcs starts his service point rallies from commanding position, and good lot of return ones starting neutrally or Alcs in lead position

Would Djoko do better trying to grind Alcs down? Stock BH is most important shot in that dynamic, and Alc’s BH is the strongest rallying shot on show - about as powerful as his FH (and more than Djoko’s BH) and secure. He even changes directions with it effectively, against not weak balls without ever overdoing it. Djoko’s movement isn’t upto rallying so with Alcs either and he tends to make errors on the run more readily than Alcs, who reaches balls more comfortably

Alcs is powerful off both wings in neutral rallies. His slightly attacking, wider shots or longline change-ups from there cause Djoko problems or ends points (when shoe is on other foot, Djoko is less powerful of shot and Alcs more able to hunt down wide balls and put them back in play either neutralizingly or counter-attackingly)

From lead position - that he gains with serve, with return and from rallies, Alcs hammers home his advantage with style. Drop shots and power shot-making are both excellent. Looks more to FH for it, but doesn’t get carried away with it. And he cant’ seem to miss. He has 0 winner attempt UEs after 2 sets

Third set is different and near even, starting with Djoko both serving and returning better and matching Alcs power for power from the back. Still trails in movement, and Alcs’ ability to counter-attack on the run (including in handling drop shots) is something he can’t match

How does it looks in numbers?
Winners - Alcs 36, Djoko 18
Errors Forced - Alcs 19, Djoko 18
UEs - Alcs 20, Djoko 23

It’s an attacking and shot-makers match, not a rallying one, but lets start with neutral UEs

Neutral UEs - Alcs 11, Djoko 6

So, would Djoko have been better off looking to throttle Alcs predictable offensive game? Contrary to what above stat suggests, probably not. In minority rallies that stay neutral, Alcs has hitting advantage from which he can and does seize control of points to attack, as Djoko’s the one getting pushed back, from where Alcs can hit wider. Or Alcs nailing winner from slighlty softer ball his hitting’s drawn. Other such rallies end with Djoko going for a chancey winner and missing. To confidently look to grind Alcs down, Djoko would need to hit harder or/and deeper, be better at handling Alcs force of shot and be better on the run - none of which he seems capable of

Nominally, Djoko looks very consistent with his 6 neutral UEs. Practically, its that way because he bails on neutral rallies with approaches or attacking shots which he’s not too successful with, or Alcs seizing lead and attacking. Its just not a neutral rallying match

Neutral action is minority and other things are closer to frontline

Errors forced - Alcs 19, Djoko 18
Attacking UEs - Alcs 3, Djoko 6

Along with net points - Alcs 14/20, Djoko 24/46
And volley/OH winners - Alcs 5, Djoko 9

Djoko forcing most of his errors from net. He does hit dtl and wide shots at times, but Alcs is quick enough to get them back in play. Similar types of shots from Alcs forces errors from Djoko. Simply, Djoko easier to force an error out of than Alcs is in baseline rallies because Alcs is quicker - and Alcs is exceptionally quick

Baseline-to-baseline winners - Alcs 16, Djoko 6
Winner attempt UEs - Alcs 6, Djoko 11
Net UEs - Alcs 1, Djoko 4

Djoko missing going for winners more often than not from the back. His are adventurous shots - they have to be as he can’t set them up by outmanuvering or overpowering Alcs - so not as bad as it could be. Sentence like “not as bad as it could be” tells you what you need to know about how well he’s doing - not well at all. Alcs meanwhile blasting winners regularly. Off the FH, he has 6 dtl, 3 inside-out and 2 cc alone (sans returns). He’s got 6 winners from the BH alone - same as Djoko’s total. He hits them adventurously, he hits them from slighlty softer shots, he hits them after outmanuvering or overpowering Djoko, he even hits them from both sides, with FH in lead role - the shot-making contest is a mismatch, Alcs very good, Djoko not in the contest. FH dtl is the most brutal of all. And his brute power has Djoko on his toes, leaving openings for drop shots (5 winners - 1 of them at net) that he likes so much. As with all his shot-making, does it off both wings (FH has 3 drop shot winners, BH 2)

What does that leave Djoko with? He won’t try to outgrind (and would have a hard executing if he did), his decent attacks are thwarted while he can’t do the same to Alcs’, and he’s no match for Alcs at striking baseline winners

Rallying to net - Alcs 12/16, Djoko 14/30

Alcs not coming to net much because he doesn’t need to, with all the aggressively ended baseline points. And virtually flawless when he does. 4 net points he loses comprise 3 running-down-drop-shot at net FEs and a running pass UE. His only volley miss is a non-net shot

On the volley, Djoko has 9 winners (3 of them from serve-volley or return-approach points), 4 UEs, 4 FEs (+3 running-down-drop-shot FEs)
On the pass, Alcs has 9 winners, 7 FEs, 1 UE (+3 running-down-drop-shot FEs)

For starters, not good volleying from Djoko. 4 UEs are simple shots, most are well-set up (on upside, not an OH error in sight and 3 winners)
 

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Second, he tends to approach behind power FH cc’s. Good to be coming in behind, but to Alcs’ stronger side and Alcs’ FHs on fire (not that BH’s far behind). Probably better to have come in FH dtl/inside-out to Alcs’ BH

Some success with drop volleys, but anything short of perfect volley is likely to be reached and smacked by Alcs. Both movement and power hitting on run are allowed to shine for him - and shine they do. More passing winners than errors for Alcs (against good strong approach shots), more errors at net than winners for Djoko (admittedly, pushed over edge by Alcs’ baseline drop shots, so not a part of Djoko’s voluntary net game)

The net vs pass battle goes same way as everything else does - Alcs outstanding, Djoko not very good and outdone

Gist - Djokovic sets tone for an attacking match, with serve-volley, net play and going for his shots from the back (as opposed to trying to stifle opponents play from baseline as he tends to do) and Alcaraz has better of everything - more powerful off the ground and quicker about court to seize command of rallies or thwart Djoko’s attempts to, much better shot-making (and more often, better set up via his hitting advantage), outstanding passing - both in reaching balls and nailing difficult winners with Djoko at net. Djoko apt to miss a few routine volleys too, and faced with a powerful passes otherwise

Match Progression
Nothing like a nice, 20 point game to get things started. Djokovic serve-volleys and comes to net and gets some good serves in… and its all thwarted. Alcs’ strikes 3 return winners (a pass, an early taken bash and a net chord dribbler) and gets good passes off, plays tough from baseline. His fourth break point is brought up by Djoko missing an easy BHV he’d set up beautifully and converted with a FH inside-out/dtl winner attempt miss

And so the set goes. Alcs returning very well - against power, against width and smacking anything lakcing either, while serving big at 65% first serves in. From baseline, he ouhits Djoko, who looks to strike winners from half-chances, usually missing. Some great passing from Alcs too, including with the return, as Djoko continues serve-volleying fairly often. Misses some routine volleys and doesn’t place the ones he makes well

Alcs holds to love for 3-1 with FH drop shot winner, 2 aces and a winning wide FH cc and then breaks again to go up 4-1

Djoko does well to half-volley first ‘volley’ in play on first point, but Alcs freely moves up to dispatch BH dtl from mid-court. Deep return is draws an error for 0-30. And game ends with awhile later with Djoko missing BH dtl winner attempt and double faulting from 30-30

Ground UEs from Alcs sees Djoko raise break point game after before Alcs goes on to hold, winning points by coming to net and with an ace to seal the game. He serves out to 30, with Djoko missing couple of makeable first returns and Alcs striking a third ball FH dtl winner

Second set is even more convincing from Alcs. He outhits Djoko more from the back than earlier and is very speedy in making wide balls and running down drop shots and on the pass. Djoko’s defence isn’t upto handling Alcs’ wider shots and he gives up errors to makeably difficult wide balls, including from Alcs’ returns

This one starts with a break too. 3 makeably difficult errors from Djoko in the 5 point game (FH to line BH, FH to a wide FH cc and a slighlty wide, low FHV)

That’s just Alcs warming up. Strikes consecutive third ball winners (elegant BH inside-out drop shot and not obvious FH dtl) next game, which goes to deuce on back of a couple of double faults. Djoko misses fairly easy BH cc from up the court going for winner to end the game

Brilliant BH cc + FH inside-out 1-2 from Alcs ending with winner, with the first shot doing the main work next game that Djoko holds. Alcs holds game after with 3 winners in a row (first volley FHV serve-volleying, FH inside-out form mid-court after overpowering Djoko and another lovely third bal BH drop shot winner)

Alcs breaks again for 5-2. He’s very quick in dealing with Djoko volley to come away with point, before making most a cc approach to dispatch FH dtl pass winner. Djoko again missing easy BHV to go down break point and again, double faulting on it

Alcs serves out to love with some big serves

After 2 sets -
Alcs has 16 winners, 12 errors forced, 10 UEs
Djoko has 9 winners, 6 errors forced, 14 UEs
Unreturned rates - Alcs 35%, Djoko 23%

A mismatch with Alcs on fire and Djoko not in the match

Last set though, is a great one, where -
Alcs has 20 winners, forces 7 errors, 10 UEs
Djoko has 9 winners, forces 12 errors, 9 UEs
Unreturned rates - Alcs 22%, Djoko 27%

This is what a high end Alcaraz- Djokovic match looks like. Proportion of winners to errors forced is similar to the ‘23 final, though dynamics aren’t. Hard hitting play where Djoko holds his own power-for-power and he goes into rock mode on the return. What he can’t match is Alcs’ speed, which with Djoko being able to attack more often, is given more room to shine

It doesn’t start too differently from rest of match. Djoko needs 16 points to hold for 2-1 them , saving 4 break points along the way. He rallies to net often in the game and Alcs is very fast around the court to counter. 12/16 first serves from Djoko, with strong approach shots, and he barely manages to hold

Alcs responds with a love hold, starting with a BH inside-out winner, ending with a FH drop shot at net one and outdoing Djoko’s drop shot play in between

Which starts Djoko’s hottest run of the match (which isn’t necessarily saying much, but he plays well by normal standard too). He holds to love in response and game after is a fantastic one with typical Djoko power returns to baseline and follow up play. Alcs’ 2 serve-volleys (1 first serve, 1 second) end with Djoko BH passing winners after forcing tough first volleys (inside-in/cc and inside-out). Just the 1 break point in the 14 point game and strong serves from Alcs sees him through to hold

2 commanding service games leaves things at 4-4, when Alcs breaks to 15 in a game of fantastic shot-making. Blasts FH dtl winner. Big, winning runaround BH return to baseline. A swinging FHV cc passing winner from no-man’s land after drawing weak first volley. And a top class BH cc pass winner against a very good FH dtl approach

Alcs advances to 40-0 to serve out match, but chokes graphically with a double fault, easy third ball misses and a routine FH UE to get broken and set is back on serve

Flukey BH1/2V winner by Alcs in last regular game of the set as it heads into tiebreak

Alcs misses easy FH pass he’d reached in good time at net on first point and strikes a FH winner right down the center of the court to level at 1-1. He snatches lead with a FH dtl winner for 3-1
Djoko levels at 3-3 with Alcs missing an adventurous BH inside-out by a whisker, but Alcs keeps nose ahead by winning a drop shot related point with both players at net
The decisive point is Djoko missing an adventurous FH dtl/inside-out winner attempt to fall behind 3-5; kind of shot he’d been playing all match, only recently with success
One last lovely FH drop shot winner by Alcs brings up match point on which Djoko misses a routine second return; the FH miss and this one are throwbacks to his play earlier in the match

Summing up, brilliant match from Carlos Alcaraz, who’s outstanding in all areas. Even amidst that high bar, his movement, return and shot-making stand out some

Serves big, returns superbly (both in moving to reach difficult wide serves and bashing stuff in reach, with selective pre-meditated attacking returns), is powerful and secure off both wings as base and from there, indulges in fantastic shot-making off both sides. If the FH takes the eye for all the winners it rains down, BH is just as powerful, particularly secure and controls rallies, let alone resists being controlled. His quickness in defending and passing is also first rate

Djokovic indulges an attacking game with plenty of serve-volleying and net play, along with going for point-ending shots from the back. He’s out-hit and outmanuvered from the back and not in Alcaraz’ league as a shot-maker. He’s not quick enough to cope with Alcaraz’ moderate, wide attacking shots. He’s a little off in volleying too - and anything less than perfect is liable to result in a cracking passing from jack-rabbit opponent. Serves well, but Alcaraz returns better and is a bit off on the return (movement for, consistency off and force off)
 
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