Hello!
It is over. What a match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of Djoker's service games lasted for 26:05.
What? I don't think I have ever seen a game
this long during all the years.
Carlitos Alcaraz, Wimbledon men's singles champion
2023. He is a great player indeed!
He lost the first set 6-1 and was completely
blown away by Djoker during that set. Despite
that, he did not break down mentally.
He was down 3-0 in the second set tie-break,
but held his nerves and managed to win it,
making it one set all.
It is my opinion winning the second set was
absolutely crucial for Alcaraz.
br,
KK
Hello!
It is over. What a match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of Djoker's service games lasted for 26:05.
What? I don't think I have ever seen a game
this long during all the years.
Carlitos Alcaraz, Wimbledon men's singles champion
2023. He is a great player indeed!
He lost the first set 6-1 and was completely
blown away by Djoker during that set. Despite
that, he did not break down mentally.
He was down 3-0 in the second set tie-break,
but held his nerves and managed to win it,
making it one set all.
It is my opinion winning the second set was
absolutely crucial for Alcaraz.
br,
KK
On 17/07/2023 4:00 am, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
Hello!
It is over. What a match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of Djoker's service games lasted for 26:05.
What? I don't think I have ever seen a game
this long during all the years.
Carlitos Alcaraz, Wimbledon men's singles champion
2023. He is a great player indeed!
He lost the first set 6-1 and was completely
blown away by Djoker during that set. Despite
that, he did not break down mentally.
He was down 3-0 in the second set tie-break,
but held his nerves and managed to win it,
making it one set all.
It is my opinion winning the second set was
absolutely crucial for Alcaraz.
br,
KK
Only his 4th grass tournament, undefeated on it this yr winning Queens
too. He'll just get better and more confident going forward. Tennis
will be a 1 man show for a while - at least he's a fantastic, dynamic
shot maker and not a robot!
On 7/16/23 11:13 AM, Whisper wrote:
On 17/07/2023 4:00 am, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:Which brings to mind that is to me an amazing thing: does Alcaraz have a favorite surface? Or rather, is there any reason for us to think that
Hello!
It is over. What a match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of Djoker's service games lasted for 26:05.
What? I don't think I have ever seen a game
this long during all the years.
Carlitos Alcaraz, Wimbledon men's singles champion
2023. He is a great player indeed!
He lost the first set 6-1 and was completely
blown away by Djoker during that set. Despite
that, he did not break down mentally.
He was down 3-0 in the second set tie-break,
but held his nerves and managed to win it,
making it one set all.
It is my opinion winning the second set was
absolutely crucial for Alcaraz.
br,
KK
Only his 4th grass tournament, undefeated on it this yr winning Queens
too. He'll just get better and more confident going forward. Tennis
will be a 1 man show for a while - at least he's a fantastic, dynamic
shot maker and not a robot!
he's at a disadvantage against any opponent on any surface?
On 7/16/23 1:13 PM, TT wrote:
Sawfish kirjoitti 16.7.2023 klo 22.53:
On 7/16/23 11:13 AM, Whisper wrote:
On 17/07/2023 4:00 am, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:Which brings to mind that is to me an amazing thing: does Alcaraz
Hello!
It is over. What a match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of Djoker's service games lasted for 26:05.
What? I don't think I have ever seen a game
this long during all the years.
Carlitos Alcaraz, Wimbledon men's singles champion
2023. He is a great player indeed!
He lost the first set 6-1 and was completely
blown away by Djoker during that set. Despite
that, he did not break down mentally.
He was down 3-0 in the second set tie-break,
but held his nerves and managed to win it,
making it one set all.
It is my opinion winning the second set was
absolutely crucial for Alcaraz.
br,
KK
Only his 4th grass tournament, undefeated on it this yr winning
Queens too. He'll just get better and more confident going
forward. Tennis will be a 1 man show for a while - at least he's a
fantastic, dynamic shot maker and not a robot!
have a favorite surface? Or rather, is there any reason for us to
think that he's at a disadvantage against any opponent on any surface?
Obviously clay is his favourite. To latter question; probably not.
Kinda scary, huh?
Sawfish kirjoitti 16.7.2023 klo 22.53:
On 7/16/23 11:13 AM, Whisper wrote:
On 17/07/2023 4:00 am, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:Which brings to mind that is to me an amazing thing: does Alcaraz
Hello!
It is over. What a match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of Djoker's service games lasted for 26:05.
What? I don't think I have ever seen a game
this long during all the years.
Carlitos Alcaraz, Wimbledon men's singles champion
2023. He is a great player indeed!
He lost the first set 6-1 and was completely
blown away by Djoker during that set. Despite
that, he did not break down mentally.
He was down 3-0 in the second set tie-break,
but held his nerves and managed to win it,
making it one set all.
It is my opinion winning the second set was
absolutely crucial for Alcaraz.
br,
KK
Only his 4th grass tournament, undefeated on it this yr winning
Queens too. He'll just get better and more confident going
forward. Tennis will be a 1 man show for a while - at least he's a
fantastic, dynamic shot maker and not a robot!
have a favorite surface? Or rather, is there any reason for us to
think that he's at a disadvantage against any opponent on any surface?
Obviously clay is his favourite. To latter question; probably not.
Hello!
It is over. What a match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of Djoker's service games lasted for 26:05.
What? I don't think I have ever seen a game
this long during all the years.
Carlitos Alcaraz, Wimbledon men's singles champion
2023. He is a great player indeed!
He lost the first set 6-1 and was completely
blown away by Djoker during that set. Despite
that, he did not break down mentally.
He was down 3-0 in the second set tie-break,
but held his nerves and managed to win it,
making it one set all.
It is my opinion winning the second set was
absolutely crucial for Alcaraz.
br,
KK
Hello!
It is over. What a match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of Djoker's service games lasted for 26:05.
What? I don't think I have ever seen a game
this long during all the years.
Carlitos Alcaraz, Wimbledon men's singles champion
2023. He is a great player indeed!
He lost the first set 6-1 and was completely
blown away by Djoker during that set. Despite
that, he did not break down mentally.
He was down 3-0 in the second set tie-break,
but held his nerves and managed to win it,
making it one set all.
It is my opinion winning the second set was
absolutely crucial for Alcaraz.
br,
KK
It remains to be seen how injury prone he is though... runs crazy
like young Nadal.
If no injuries he could be in for a LOT more slam trophies.
Which brings to mind that is to me an amazing thing: does Alcaraz have a favorite surface?
Or rather, is there any reason for us to think that
he's at a disadvantage against any opponent on any surface?
TT <TT@dprk.kp> wrote:
It remains to be seen how injury prone he is though... runs crazy
like young Nadal.
If no injuries he could be in for a LOT more slam trophies.
Right. If he stays healthy, he could achieve a lot more.
It is not *entirely* impossible that he could win 20 GS titles
like Federer, but it is never a likely thing to happen no
matter how talented you are. This is not intended to put
Alcaraz down, just pointing out that winning 20 GS titles
is against all odds. Yeah, three guys just did it in the
recent years, but this is some of kind of a miracle!
Dominic Thiem was in Top 3, won US open, was twice in a
Roland Garros final. He broke his wrist and his way back
to the top has been very painful. I am not 100% sure but
when he came back, I guess he lost 14-15 matches in a row,
getting nothing done.
His results have not been that great after that either.
It just shows that life on ATP Tour is tough. Sometimes
you recover quickly from injuries, but some never do.
br,
KK
On 7/16/23 11:13 AM, Whisper wrote:
On 17/07/2023 4:00 am, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:Which brings to mind that is to me an amazing thing: does Alcaraz have a favorite surface? Or rather, is there any reason for us to think that
Hello!
It is over. What a match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of Djoker's service games lasted for 26:05.
What? I don't think I have ever seen a game
this long during all the years.
Carlitos Alcaraz, Wimbledon men's singles champion
2023. He is a great player indeed!
He lost the first set 6-1 and was completely
blown away by Djoker during that set. Despite
that, he did not break down mentally.
He was down 3-0 in the second set tie-break,
but held his nerves and managed to win it,
making it one set all.
It is my opinion winning the second set was
absolutely crucial for Alcaraz.
br,
KK
Only his 4th grass tournament, undefeated on it this yr winning Queens
too. He'll just get better and more confident going forward. Tennis
will be a 1 man show for a while - at least he's a fantastic, dynamic
shot maker and not a robot!
he's at a disadvantage against any opponent on any surface?
Kalevi Kolttonen kirjoitti 16.7.2023 klo 23.43:
TT <TT@dprk.kp> wrote:
It remains to be seen how injury prone he is though... runs crazy
like young Nadal.
If no injuries he could be in for a LOT more slam trophies.
Right. If he stays healthy, he could achieve a lot more.
It is not *entirely* impossible that he could win 20 GS titles
like Federer, but it is never a likely thing to happen no
matter how talented you are. This is not intended to put
Alcaraz down, just pointing out that winning 20 GS titles
is against all odds. Yeah, three guys just did it in the
recent years, but this is some of kind of a miracle!
Dominic Thiem was in Top 3, won US open, was twice in a
Roland Garros final. He broke his wrist and his way back
to the top has been very painful. I am not 100% sure but
when he came back, I guess he lost 14-15 matches in a row,
getting nothing done.
His results have not been that great after that either.
It just shows that life on ATP Tour is tough. Sometimes
you recover quickly from injuries, but some never do.
br,
KK
Yep, we just don't know yet. I'm a bit doubtful if he has same
"quality" as the Big 3. We'll see, he's certainly improving. Also,
Djokovic really didn't play his best, may have lots to do with Alkie's
game as well.
But if everything else works out... it's possible that he could
dominate all by himself without serious rivals, unlike Big 3. In that
case it'd be much easier to dominate BIGLY.
On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 11:00:07 AM UTC-7, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
Hello!
It is over. What a match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of Djoker's service games lasted for 26:05.
What? I don't think I have ever seen a game
this long during all the years.
Carlitos Alcaraz, Wimbledon men's singles champion
2023. He is a great player indeed!
He lost the first set 6-1 and was completely
blown away by Djoker during that set. Despite
that, he did not break down mentally.
He was down 3-0 in the second set tie-break,
but held his nerves and managed to win it,
making it one set all.
It is my opinion winning the second set was
absolutely crucial for Alcaraz.
br,
KK
Congrats to Alcaraz on a great win.
Also, looks like it will be the first time (at least for RST) that a player will not have any haters.
Fun match to watch. Not a top-tier classic but very good. I thought
Joker was going to win until the very end.
Congratulations to CA, he has picked up the gauntlet from Nadal. Love watching him hit those mind-blowing winners.
Kalevi Kolttonen kirjoitti 16.7.2023 klo 23.43:
TT <TT@dprk.kp> wrote:
It just shows that life on ATP Tour is tough. Sometimes
you recover quickly from injuries, but some never do.
br,
KK
Yep, we just don't know yet. I'm a bit doubtful if he has same "quality"
as the Big 3. We'll see, he's certainly improving. Also, Djokovic really didn't play his best, may have lots to do with Alkie's game as well.
But if everything else works out... it's possible that he could dominate
all by himself without serious rivals, unlike Big 3. In that case it'd
be much easier to dominate BIGLY.
On 7/17/23 3:35 AM, TT wrote:
Yep, we just don't know yet. I'm a bit doubtful if he has same
"quality" as the Big 3. We'll see, he's certainly improving. Also,
Djokovic really didn't play his best, may have lots to do with Alkie's
game as well.
But if everything else works out... it's possible that he could
dominate all by himself without serious rivals, unlike Big 3. In that
case it'd be much easier to dominate BIGLY.
Alcaraz erased many doubts that I had with yesterday's performance. He started poorly against an opponent who had spooked him recently,
recovered mentally, and kept it up when it mattered.
Sky's the limit, looks like.
On 17/07/2023 6:27 am, Shakes wrote:> On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 11:00:07 AM UTC-7, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:>> Hello!>>>> It is over. What a match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>>>> One of Djoker's service games lasted for 26:05.>> What? I don't think I haveever seen a game>> this long during all the years.>>>> Carlitos Alcaraz, Wimbledon men's singles champion>> 2023. He is a great player indeed!>>>> He lost the first set 6-1 and was completely>> blown away by Djoker during that set. Despite>> that, he did
On 18/07/2023 12:51 am, Sawfish wrote:
On 7/17/23 3:35 AM, TT wrote:
Yep, we just don't know yet. I'm a bit doubtful if he has same
"quality" as the Big 3. We'll see, he's certainly improving. Also,
Djokovic really didn't play his best, may have lots to do with
Alkie's game as well.
But if everything else works out... it's possible that he could
dominate all by himself without serious rivals, unlike Big 3. In
that case it'd be much easier to dominate BIGLY.
Alcaraz erased many doubts that I had with yesterday's performance.
He started poorly against an opponent who had spooked him recently,
recovered mentally, and kept it up when it mattered.
Sky's the limit, looks like.
Yeah, losing 1st set 1-6 against Novak at Wimbledon, and then being
faced with the task of winning 3 out of 4 sets against a fresh Novak
is about as hard a test as you can set for yourself. Passed with an A : )
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