Chris Almeida: All credit goes to you. You’re right, Carlos Alcalaz is his 2022 US Open men’s singles champion. By his standards, Casper in the final he beat Roode quickly: 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–3.And boy, can’t say he didn’t earn it. Hmm. Winning long games, short games, late games, early games, he did everything you could ask of him over the course of the tournament. Beat the young players, the old players. All. This person seems fine for a while.
John Wertheim: He spent more time on the court than any player in the history of the US Open. He won his five-set game that ended in the morning three times, then came back for the biggest match of his career, outlasting a player known for his endurance?here superlative is missing and he is 19 years old.
CA: We saw that small dip in the second set. We’ve all been watching the last few rounds carefully and thinking: is he tired? Has he finally gotten tired? No! Clearly he wasn’t tired at all. than that Rude It started to look a little late. He started getting a little tighter. But Alcaraz? I couldn’t stop the man. Not pressure and certainly not fatigue.
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JW: I participate in group texts with many former players. And they were like this: It seems that the child’s legs are tired. All of that tennis finally got to him. Ruud needs to send a fruit basket to his three opponents in front. Yes, there was quite a dip in the second set. But whether it’s because he’s 19 years old, or because he has the fortitude that great men have, or because his box, which he’s told so much about, helped him, It’s amazing how he recovered, Alcaraz’s second set was little more than a loose set of tennis. And even early in the third he took a break and gave it back. OK, it’s a fun ride, and next time this guy will know he won’t be playing 5-set matches in 3 straight games.However, that tiebreak was the first tiebreak he won out of the five tiebreaks he played in this tournament. Alcaraz then turned on the motor and got out of there.
CA: yes. Analyzing his game, he’s already pretty solid at 19. He doesn’t put in as many first serves as you’d like. The serve generally isn’t as much of a weapon as you’d like, but consider the fact that he’s 19 years old. If you watch 19-year-old Rafa Nadal play, you’ll notice that his serve was an abomination back then. Until 2007, when he turned 21, he didn’t tighten it up much and had a successful year. Alcaraz is already better than that. you need to think: Where will this person be in 5 years? Already, that move, that ball, that incredible touch. I haven’t seen many people going dropshot in the last few years. His willingness to try that shot even after it went wrong a few times during a match or in a tight moment…he really has nerves of steel. I saw the He broke and then dropped his serve. On numerous occasions during the tournament he came forward but allowed his opponents to gain momentum. But then! He calmed down a little and came back. You can’t shrink a man. It was amazing to see.
JW: It’s really, really hard to find something I don’t like. It’s hard to find out what’s wrong with him, he was with Spanish player Feliciano Lopez a few minutes ago and said: How many more slams did he hit? Lopez started laughing. 19 years old, youngest No.1. As for Alcalaz, everyone said it’s not a matter of “if”, it’s a matter of “when”. But not many people thought that “when” would come so quickly. It was very impressive.
Now, oddly enough, he’s kind of a beat-up guy. Roger Federer may never play again. he is over his 40s. Nadal is 36 years old and, as he himself admits, is no longer a child. Djokovic, 35, has missed half of this year’s majors. Or rather, it’s a really rapid rise, but it’s not a lie that we’re currently ranked number one. Alcaraz is currently at the top of the tour.
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