Roland Garros R64: Carlos Alcaraz vs Taro Daniel

[TennisFan3]

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

 

[ibbi]

What a POINT from Daniel

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Daniel bringing out the tiny karl drop shot.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

1 set all! Credit to Daniel

 

[ibbi]

Probably the best thing in the world for Alcaraz. The kid needs to not get ahead of himself. His intensity dropped off so hard in that set, and his mighty forehand suddenly became seriously attracted to net.

 

[Kralingen]

Lol Carlos is spraying like a fire hose.

The wind has completely thrown off his rhythm, he is just missing everything this set. Good news is he will have a chance to recalibrate and build some character, which he’ll need in later rounds.

 

[Hitman]

It is that BHDTL that is helping Daniel. Carlos was off early in that set though.

 

[Carax]

Daniel's playing well, but Alcaraz is an UE machine.

 

[Notorious_Junkballer]

Carlos turns out to be just another nextgenner...

 

[FeroBango]

Roland Tarros.

 

[ibbi]

It is that BHDTL that is helping Daniel. Carlos was off early in that set though.

Any other good BHDTL's out there that might cause him some trouble in future rounds?

 

[Tennis Fan States63]

Alcaraz had some chances in that last game but dumped them into the net, surprisingly. One set apiece.

 

[Slicehand]

Carlos lost intensity after the first set being so easy, its difficult to pick it up again after you droped it

 

[ibbi]

Lol Carlos is spraying like a fire hose.

The wind has completely thrown off his rhythm, he is just missing everything this set. Good news is he will have a chance to recalibrate and build some character, which he’ll need in later rounds.

It was crazy windy in the first set too, that's no excuse.

 

[FeroBango]

Carlos turns out to be just another nextgenner...

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

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

“tennis is in good hands. A new gen has arrived. . We got a new Nadal”


Thank god this forum doesn’t pick my lottery numbers for me

 

[Hitman]

Any other good BHDTL's out there that might cause him some trouble in future rounds?

A few...

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Chalk and cheese in terms of level from Carlos from set 1 to 2. Credit to Daniel though. Good match! I expect Alcaraz to respond here.

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

I see these (perfectly reasonable) complaints a lot on TTW. Isn’t there a streaming service in the US that simply let you watch the matches you want to?

Depends on the tournament, the network broadcasting it, and how you get your TV services. For example, if you get Tennis channel through a cable company you can subscribe to Tennis Channel + but I have Sling and they aren't considered a cable (or satellite) company so TC+ isn't available to me.

ESPN is the same way. When I had regular cable I could to go ESPN's website and sign in using my cable subscription and have access to ESPN, ESPN2, and a bunch of live matches. But with Sling I can't do that.

 

[ibbi]

That forehand was better than anything he did in the second set.

 

[Zardoz7/12]

Taro Daniel is a solid journeyman player, his results show on Clay is where he's best suited.

 

[Legend of Borg]

Charlie has looked fragile since Madrid.

Remains to be seen if he'll recalibrate at this tournament and claim #2 or if he'll suffer another upset.

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

Maybe... just maybe Alcaraz isn't as good as people think he is?

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

What's the over/under on how many times they're going to do this throughout the tournament? Maddening.

And there they go again... Now an interview with Kastkina about the tweener she hit. Yeah it was a great shot but do we really need a 15 minute interview about it in the middle of the Alcaraz match tied at 1 set each?

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

Maybe... just maybe Alcaraz isn't as good as people think he is?

Only on this forum it seems and stupid YouTube folks. . He’s basically a peak Jim courier early 90s

 

[ibbi]

Maybe... just maybe Alcaraz isn't as good as people think he is?

Maybe... just maybe we don't need to declare him unstoppable after one set, or overrated after two?

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Alcaraz has regrouped. 2 break points.

 

[Legend of Borg]

Maybe... just maybe Alcaraz isn't as good as people think he is?

Could be but he's one of the most promising youngsters we've had in a while.

 

[btsjungkook]

I'm surprised that people are underrating Taro Daniel. He's beaten a lot of big names before.

 

[Hitman]

What a point to break!!

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Carlos breaks! Vamos roar from Spaniard!

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

It’s a fun match. Both players bringing it now.

 

[Slicehand]

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

 

[FeroBango]

How was the first set's quality? I couldn't watch most of it.

 

[ibbi]

How was the first set's quality? I couldn't watch most of it.

Was a sublime demolition.

 

[Hitman]

How was the first set's quality? I couldn't watch most of it.

It was a demolition job

 

[ibbi]

Taro still playing really pretty well, but Alcaraz switched back on, and the difference shows.

 

[Kralingen]

Carlos will need to avoid these dips going forward though. He’s had them in almost every big Bo5 match of his career

A player like Djokovic will 100% capitalize in those moments. Good news is, Carlos has the highest base level in the draw.

 

[Hitman]

He's back...

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Carlos back to his 1st set high level. Great tennis!

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Sensational from Carlos! Taro Daniel poked the bear in that 2nd set.

 

[Hitman]

Sensational from Carlos! Taro Daniel poked the bear in that 2nd set.

True. Cannot hang with Carlos if Carlos brings it.

 

[Slicehand]

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

Youre so right, glad to have your sensible insights back

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

Maybe... just maybe we don't need to declare him unstoppable after one set, or overrated after two?

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.

 

[ibbi]

Duelling tweeners nice.

 

[Hitman]

What a point!

 

[mehdimike]

What a pointttt

 

[Kralingen]

Haha no way! The tweener to tweener

 

[Indigo]

Nadal is much better than Alcaraz on clay. He was never losing sets to nobodies at RG. Too bad Nadal is injured and old. Hopefully he can come back next year for his final dance.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Incredible from Carlos! The talent is off the scale!