Tallawah Tennis
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Leave the 'should' and 'could' at the door, 'cause destiny will decide. The current great veteran -v- the current great kid. Wicked.
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how tall is carlos alcaraz https://g.co/kgs/oVHxzsh
Doesn’t he a lopsided finals record? I mean the USO one is something else.I would say alcaraz takes It, but you can never predict Djokovic losing a slam final honestly, whatever happens, i expect a brutal battle
Solid attitude, he is sending Novak a message lol… the spunk on this kid -Alcaraz said it in his presser that he’s not new anyone. He is very experienced already and he can handle these occasions just as well as the big 3 did.
Age catches up with everyone eventually and it has caught up with Djokovic this year. This is a good analysis. Djokovic's level this fortnight has been less than Alcaraz's. Alcaraz has had his walkabouts in some matches, but he always turned it on when he absolutely needed to. Djokovic will have to play at a higher sustained level than he has shown all year to win. He can do it if his first serve percentage is over 70 and he plays aggressive with more serve and volleying than usual, but his level against Musetti's not going to do it.Yeah, honestly, today's matches make me more hopeful of Alcaraz's chances. In his last two matches, Carlos dropped a sloppy first set and then basically rolled. That's a far cry from what happened against Tiafoe or even Humbert, and those two matches feel a bit more in the rear-view mirror now. Djokovic I think will need to pick up the serving. It was better indoors, but now outdoors again today it seemed to suffer (and the forecast for the final looks overcast but not rainy). For about half the match today he was languishing in the low 60%s behind his first serve – this against a guy who was just chipping the ball passively into play. Musetti also gave Djokovic all the initiative in a lot of rallies with his mid-court slices, and even when he came over the ball he generally needed more time and space to hit it well than Alcaraz does. I was honestly surprised Musetti kept it as close as he did and I think a lot of it was down to Novak just not being dialed in.
Anything can happen of course – maybe Novak just hasn't brought his highest level yet. For the most part he's been coasting, doing juuust enough to win comfortably (but not exceptionally dominantly) against thoroughly overmatched opponents. Carlos has had some very worryingly low dips in play this fortnight but his best has looked, to me, better than Novak's best (with the exception of the serve, where Djokovic's best has been far and away superior). Maybe Djokovic has a higher gear to go to – historically, that's been true, but he's getting older and coming off a surgery and even before the knee injury hadn't really shown that higher gear much this season, so we'll see. Also need Carlos to hold up his end of the bargain and play at least as well as he did in the last couple matches. Should be a fun one.
His jinxing is the only thing why Djokovic is winning so much.You are protecting your heart as a Novak fan.
You can’t possibly mean this purely intellectually.
Alcaraz achieved at 21 years old what Wawrinka achieved at 31 years old and in two more days the Spaniard can surpass him.That remains to be seen
Carlos was broken 6 times last year at this point. The difference this year is considerable.Alcaraz is broken 19 times in 6 matches
Djokovic is broken 5 times in 5 matches
Djokovic is far more comfortable on grass than clay boy. I am predicting Djokovic in 5
Those were hardcourts. And the last one was indoors best of 3 where Carlos loses to many guys. Wimbledon grass is a whole other thing.Djokovic in 4 or even in 3.
He has Carlos' number since the last Wimbledon final, and Alcaraz himself is in worse form. Djokovic SHOULD be in worse form with his knee himself, but I'm not so sure about this, because he played a really bad and nervous match for once in last year's final. His serve was also very much off that day.
I think Djokovic wins the 1st set against the notoriously slow starter Alcaraz, and then it will be all decisive if he has his 2nd set slump or not, because that would give Alcaraz a second wind and new hope. If Djokovic can weather that storm, it's over.
Although i agree both can win on sunday, i dont know if those stats are very relevant. Carlos draw was way tougher, and he can get very sloppy in some matches. Wont be sloppy in a slam final thoughAlcaraz is broken 19 times in 6 matches
Djokovic is broken 5 times in 5 matches
Djokovic is far more comfortable on grass than clay boy. I am predicting Djokovic in 5
Nadal has already done what he could and his career is practically over, although he may have one last ace up his sleeve.Are Nadal fans cheering for Djoker since they all hate Alcaraz so much? Or they hate both Djoker and Alcaraz equally?
Alcaraz is broken 19 times in 6 matches
Djokovic is broken 5 times in 5 matches
Djokovic is far more comfortable on grass than clay boy. I am predicting Djokovic in 5
Hard to pick a winner. Djokovic is more dependable but when Alcaraz puts it together for those quite long stretches he looks virtually unplayable. Djokovic feels like a security safe and Alcaraz has one on tenterhooks. I actually think that for Alcaraz to win this match he doesn't need to try and unlock Djoker's lockdown code with his wild aggression and creativity and boldness, but should instead tone it down a bit and focus on not giving away free points. Of course, he shouldn't neuter his own game and should still show tactical variety and aggression, but just slightly dialled back. If he does that then he has a great shot at winning, but if not then Djokovic's level will probably just lead to Alcaraz "beating himself", where for stretches he outplays Djokovic but can't play on the unnecessary limit enough to win 3 sets.
Though that's not to say Alcaraz isn't capable of it because he is that good, and we're not exactly sure how Djokovic will stack up to a challenge this fierce so soon after his knee procedure. Djokovic also hasn't won a title in seemingly forever.
Alcaraz has broken 36 times this fortnight (if I counted correctly). Djokovic 20 times. Much better proportion from Djokovic, but Alcaraz has broken serve a ridiculous number of times for grass. He’s broken serve at least five times in every match here.What about breaks on return? I think they both doing extremely well but im curious
Last year he bulldozed Medvedev and won halleCarlos was broken 6 times last year at this point. The difference this year is considerable.
I think Raz broke back more but not sure a big differenceWhat about breaks on return? I think they both doing extremely well but im curious
It is going to be very physical. Novak is going to push him but Carlitos is going to find a way a way to win.Hard to pick a winner. Djokovic is more dependable but when Alcaraz puts it together for those quite long stretches he looks virtually unplayable. Djokovic feels like a security safe and Alcaraz has one on tenterhooks. I actually think that for Alcaraz to win this match he doesn't need to try and unlock Djoker's lockdown code with his wild aggression and creativity and boldness, but should instead tone it down a bit and focus on not giving away free points. Of course, he shouldn't neuter his own game and should still show tactical variety and aggression, but just slightly dialled back. If he does that then he has a great shot at winning, but if not then Djokovic's level will probably just lead to Alcaraz "beating himself", where for stretches he outplays Djokovic but can't play on the unnecessary limit enough to win 3 sets.
Though that's not to say Alcaraz isn't capable of it because he is that good, and we're not exactly sure how Djokovic will stack up to a challenge this fierce so soon after his knee procedure. Djokovic also hasn't won a title in seemingly forever.
I think so. In fiveSi, he good player, gonna get rolled on Sunday
For the sake of goodness, truth, and beauty.I think so. In five
But Djokovic can win in 4
There will be slight wind..If Djokovic has a decent first serve % he will win. Alcaraz got away with it last year due to Djokovic’s atrocious serving and still it went to 5 sets. Should there be no roof and a more windy weather that will help Alcaraz.
Lettuce hope so. Go, Djok!> ...Nole's serve will have zero issues.. <
Alcaraz looks more beatable in 2024 than 2023People forget how close Alcaraz was to lose against Tiafoe, who is in a calamitous form this year (literally lost to Cachin who was on a 15 matches losing streak in Madrid). . He had a couple of tight serve games at the end of the 4th set, when FT was up 2 sets to 1. He saved a BP around the middle of the set and was down 0-30 at 4-4. With Tiafoe's quality of serve at that moment, this almost looked like he saved match points. Then Ugo Humbert was up 4-3 0-40 in the 4th set, it's a miracle Alcaraz avoided the 5th set. Paul was up 7-5 3-0 and in my opinion he kinda panicked and let him back into the match. Lajal (ranked around 300) had opportunities to win the first 2 sets. Even Vekic broke him and served for the first set at 6-5. He wasn't having such troubles last year.
If Djokovic doesn't choke times and times again and can take his opportunities, he should be able to repeat Tiafoe's performance and finish him off.... if the knee is ok, I want to believe he has a chance.
Wow. I've got it pretty even to date, preferences aside.I voted Djokovic in 4. I give him 90% odds to win this match.
Taking everything into consideration, especially that Alcaraz won the last time, and the Serb being very vengeful, I don’t see any other outcome.Wow. I've got it pretty even to date.
I think Djok will apply steadier pressure than he did in last year's final, will serve a bit better, and will (to some degree)
wait the tiny one out for the win. As Boris B said awhile back, "at this level it's not about tennis".
I hope both guys bring real good form for this match.
I like the cut of your jib. Let's hope it happens.Taking everything into consideration, especially that Alcaraz won the last time, and the Serb being very vengeful, I don’t see any other outcome.
Indeed!Tough call on the fence. One minute I think Nole will turn back the clock and prevail in 5, moments later have a feeling Carlos will have that dominant performance every atg has where he can do no wrong (Fed USO final 04, Becker 89 Wimb, Sampras 99 Wimb. Can’t wait to see what happens.