Roland Garros R64: Carlos Alcaraz vs Taro Daniel

[RF-18]

Imagine Alcaraz finds himself in a 5 set battle and somehow loses lol

 

[Tennis Fan States63]

Incredible from Carlos! The talent is off the scale!

The young man definitely has some moxie to him.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Daniel fought so hard for that game! Glad he avoided bagel but alcaraz going through the gears here.

 

[ibbi]

I just think people in general expect too much from him. Mostly because of the era that is just ending. It's ok to have an era where many players can be Slam contenders.

Well, I think GOAT talk and reducing everyones career to how many slams they're going to win is definitely the most idiotically brainless discourse, and pretty much what this forum has been reduced to.

But I do also pretty reasonably think he's the most complete 20-year-old tennis player there's ever been that has actually managed to channel that completeness into some kind of significant success.

The truth, as usual, is somewhere in the middle of the cynicism and the deifying.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Really enjoyed this match. Taro fighting with everything and Carlos pulling out all the shots.

 

[Kralingen]

PATHETIC from Carlitos. Novak will eat him alive, if Carlos even gets to the SF.
Dude underperforms when it matters.

How about the breadstick he just dished out?

2 sets ending in 6-1, 6-1, one lost set ending in 3-6

Not too bad. Remember that Novak drops his intensity quite a lot at this age.

 

[RF-18]

PATHETIC from Carlitos. Novak will eat him alive, if Carlos even gets to the SF.
Dude underperforms when it matters.

Yea Alcaraz is in big big trouble going forward if this is happening

 

[Mivic]

I wonder who that Picmun guy will root for in a Djokovic Alcaraz semi lol

 

[NeutralFan]

PATHETIC from Carlitos. Novak will eat him alive, if Carlos even gets to the SF.
Dude underperforms when it matters.

Alcaraz has a habit of gifting sets that he should win and it can costs him against top opponents

 

[Tennis Fan States63]

Looks like the second set was Daniel's only bullet....Carlos Alcaraz jumping on him early again.

 

[RF-18]

We are close to Shapo vs Alcaraz in 3rd round. Could be a great match.

 

[Razer]

I wonder who that Picmun guy will root for in a Djokovic Alcaraz semi lol

I think @Picmun is a girl.

 

[Legend of Borg]

You guys realize Djokovic has these walkabout sets as well right?

This isn't 2011 anymore.

This is in reference to some on here predicting an easy win for Djo if they play.

 

[Picmun]

Unbelievable people bashing alcaraz for droping a set xd, stupid spoiled and clueless "tennis fans"

Err..... No......Alcoflop is unbeatable?... No ?
400 Slams...
17 year career ?
Don't you remember ?

 

[Kralingen]

You guys realize Djokovic has these walkabout sets as well right?

This is in reference to some on here preficting an easy win for Djo if they play.

He has lost the opening set of the last 4 big RG matches of his career (RG 22 Nadal, RG 21 Tsitsipas, RG 21 Nadal, RG 20 Nadal) and looked flat in basically every single one

And at 36 intensity is almost impossible to sustain for that long. Obviously Rafa had some big time dips last year.

Djokovic is far from the bulletproof terminator that he is described as on here. People act like he is infallible and never makes mistakes

 

[Picmun]

I think @Picmun is a girl.

 

[Tennfan123]

Is Tiny in BIG trouble?

 

[Checkmate]

His FH is garbage.

 

[Mivic]

Shapo up next for Charles if he comes through this one.

 

[Tennis Fan States63]

We are close to Shapo vs Alcaraz in 3rd round. Could be a great match.

Potential there. I was on the Shapo train for a while, but I got left at the station finally, haha.....we shall see. I think it's going to take a lot to take out CA, but there are a few who can do it. Hopefully we continue to see some compelling tennis.

 

[Kralingen]

Shapo up next for Charles if he comes through this one.

I feel bad for the tennis balls being used in that match

And also the net.

 

[Tennfan123]

Tiny shanking and crying! Reminds me of someone, now retired.

 

[top10]

Carlitto’s backhand is quite vulnerable as exposed by Daniel…

 

[Slicehand]

Err..... No......Alcoflop is unbeatable?... No ?
400 Slams...
17 year career ?
Don't you remember ?

I never said that so i dont care, so what, one for the other? Thats the logic behind writting a comment? I think thats ridiculous

 

[Tennis Fan States63]

Credit Daniel - gets the break back for on serve in the 4th set.

 

[Legend of Borg]

Charlie very unconvincing.

Could turn ugly if he has another big dip in his level.

 

[Mivic]

And also the net.

Lol

 

[Krish0608]

We are close to Shapo vs Alcaraz in 3rd round. Could be a great match.

It’ll be a cr*pfest. It’s Shapo FFS.

 

[RF-18]

It’ll be a cr*pfest. It’s Shapo FFS.

That’s a possibility of course. But there is also a chance Shapo can be on fire and we we get a fine shotmaking fest.

 

[Slicehand]

It’ll be a cr*pfest. It’s Shapo FFS.

Winning back to back rounds on clay is already an abnormality for him, could be one of those tournaments where everything is clicking, that said, i havent watched him play yet

 

[MeatTornado]

Catching up on this thread reminds me how much I hate the internet.

 

[FeroBango]

Delpo-esque from Alcaraz.

 

[Tennis Fan States63]

Alcaraz gets out of some potential trouble there.....two games away.

 

[mehdimike]

Catching up on this thread reminds me how much I hate the internet.

It's kinda like addiction at its worst form.

 

[ibbi]

Daniel looks like he's given up now, but he did really well to keep fighting right up till that last game, and Alcaraz did a really good job keeping him at bay. Dude will need to step up big time in the next round against a potentially (very great emphasis on 'potentially') tricky opponent, but this performance should give him the push to do so.

 

[Tennfan123]

Tiny sure is loud

 

[FeroBango]

Carlitos prowling at the net.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Great win for Carlos. Slight wobble in 2nd but overall very impressive performance. He marches on. Great battle from Daniel too!

 

[Rattie]

Carlos went walkabout in set 2 but the match was always on his racket.

 

[Tennfan123]

Correct. Should be like the Big 3 and never drop sets.

Djokovic has never won a slam without dropping a set.

 

[Tennfan123]

Tiny shoulda been defaulted for hindrance with that grunt.

 

[FeroBango]

Awkward as hell again lmao

 

[ibbi]

Corretja congratulating him on his incredible English

 

[Topspin_80]

PATHETIC from Carlitos. Novak will eat him alive, if Carlos even gets to the SF.
Dude underperforms when it matters.

You forget that Taro Daniel BEAT Novak.

Actually, Djokovic has never beaten Taro Daniel.

 

[Rattie]

Alcaraz 47 winners to 15 from Daniel

 

[The Fedfather]

Lmao wrong thread