Great game, until the injury

We were enjoying a very good game until the injury, but since then the semi-final is over. It is painful that such a beautiful spectacle is frustrated, and also Djokovic now has a very clear opportunity to surpass Nadal in number Grand Slam. But those failures are also part of the sport.

Djokovic’s first set was very good. He played very aggressively: he served and served with great success and hit with maximum power and placement. Alcaraz started taking away badly, and even made a lot of mistakes when he played exactly where his opponent was. Errors that indicate an atypical tense that Carlos does not usually support. He started disoriented in front of his opponent who knew he had to take the initiative, attack him and take advantage of his opponent’s mistakes.

In the second set, Djokovic could not keep up with the rhythm of his serves and shots, while Alcaraz improved his return percentage. That’s how the match came to a tie and from 3-3 Alcaraz began to dominate. With ups and downs as he enjoyed 5-3 in his favour, and at 5-4 and 0-40 he saw his opponent come back thanks to some very timely serves. This reaction forced the Spaniard to play two very difficult games against an opponent who complained about his hand.

The semifinals were favorable for Alcaraz, and Dojokovic was worried because his superiority disappeared. The party seemed to be headed for Alcaraz’s area. And the third set started with two quick games. What would Nole think? Either he reacted or the game could be over if he didn’t win that set. Until Carlos’ unfortunate injury came. Looking ahead, try to dose your efforts more.