Escape from Alcaraz - the new face of Tennis...Carlos Alcaraz (6x GS champ...back to Number 1)

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Some of us saw this coming, he has the X factor. His serve needs to improve for Grass and some hard court but he has a great all round game. Let's see him go to work in a slam over 5 sets. This is where the Nadal and Djokovic excel
He’s winning a lot of close sets against the top players a couple of lapses in a 5 setter and he could easily lose. He’s def a second week player in Roland but I don’t want to crown him yet. Getting to the qtrs is fine with me for him
 
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He’s winning a lot of close sets against the top players a couple of lapses in a 5 setter and he could easily lose. He’s def a second week player in Roland but I don’t want to crown him yet. Getting to the qtrs is fine with me for him

Yeah I think he gets to week 2 for sure. He can win FO but it's a tough ask still.
 

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He’s skipping Rome this week and resting for the FO

for comparison sake, he’s almost exactly where Rafa was in 05 but remember back then, every clay final was a best of 5 and not best of a best of 3 like it is now (outside of the French Open).
 

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Some of us saw this coming, he has the X factor. His serve needs to improve for Grass and some hard court but he has a great all round game. Let's see him go to work in a slam over 5 sets. This is where the Nadal and Djokovic excel

whats the difference between clay and grass? Does one cause the ball to go faster?
 
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