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H Yang's avatar

Another terrific write-up, Hugh!

This might be a bit of recency bias, but I don't see how Djokovic could have come out with a different result vs the form that Alcaraz showed yesterday (though the scoreline liekly would have been closer). The kid has speed, touch and power that I think would have also outmaneuvered the likes of current Djokovic. What do you think?

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David's avatar

Looks like Alcaraz made the change to shorten his forehand when rushed, a flaw on running and rushed forehands you've previously described. I've noticed he put extra effort into all running forehands this tournament, as if to showcase his training in improving that (former) weakness.

Have you noticed improvement in his backhand technique in regards to the outside vs inside takeback issue you've discussed in the past? It would mainly be an issue on lower balls, but he gets very low by bending his knees and he's also not that tall, so maybe the outside prep isn't going to be a big issue for him?

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