Can Alcaraz overcome the obsession with Djokovic?

*Djokovic - Alcaraz: 2h Saturday 6/9, Hanoi time Except for the victory in the Wimbledon final, Alcaraz collapsed before the 38 -year -old elder in Masters 1000, the Paris Olympic Games and ATP Finals. At the beginning of this season, it was Djokovic that blocked the ambition to complete Alcaraz's Grand Slam collection in the Australian quarterfinals expanded. The 22 -year -old player always lost his peak performance when he met Serbia seniors, partly because of psychological factors, partly because Djokovic was too filtered. At Melbourne earlier this year, Nole in a foot pain has made Alcaraz confused about tactics, psychological fluctuations and collapsed even though no more cramps like at Roland Garros 2023.

"If Djokovic cannot be pushed to the limit, it is difficult to win," coach Juan Carlos Ferrero warned Alcaraz. After eight confrontations and being led 3-5, both Ferrero and Alcaraz understood the dangers of Djokovic. The bravery, the experience of the battle, the ability to distribute the perfect power is what Nole has redundant. The only thing Djokovic is more drowning than Alcaraz is physical strength and this is an irreversible factor with the owner of 24 Grand Slam. To compensate for this, Nole focused on the serve, thereby cutting the game shortly, and is doing well in the US expanded. But the serve is not enough for Nole to cope with Alcaraz who is peaking. Compared to tactical techniques, Alcaraz is not inferior to Sinner - who won six sets in front of Djokovic in two recent Grand Slam semi -finals. If there is no psychological problem, Alcaraz is more dangerous than Sinner thanks to a variety of plays with the ball skills across the yard to break the opponent..

"after that year, we all imagine how Djokovic will play ", Alcaraz talked about seniors in a press conference before the semi -finals. "I know he is longing for the 25th Grand Slam. I have fought him many times, practiced a lot and wanted to revenge the recent failures. That's obvious ".

The first week in New York has exposed Nole's physical weakness. But in the second week, he showed all the mental and tactical strength. The excellent performance helped him win Jan-Lennard Struff, an unpleasant opponent. After that, the most achievement of all over the time surpassed the pressure from the stands and the rising area of ​​Taylor Fritz to win after four tensions in the quarterfinals.

Djokovic said the break between the Grand Slam matches is a key factor for him to face young juniors than dozen years old. "I need to be ready to play five sets if needed", he said. "I want to have enough physical strength to do it before Alcaraz, who and Sinner are showing the highest performance in the world now. I'm not sure how my body will react. But I will definitely have to run a lot, there will be no short points a few times to touch the racket ". and 2017. In both times, he missed the year -end Grand Slam because of injury. Djokovic's mission at the age of 38 is harder, when he always has to meet Alcaraz or Sinner in the semi -finals. The Spanish player has a series of 11 wins from Cincinnati Masters, leading ATP this season in the victory (59) and the title (6).

If the serve is Djokovic's vital weapon in the last years of his career, Alcaraz has the most effective Grand Slam award ever. He has only once lost the game after five matches, the sixth achievement of the US expanded since 1995. Before Alcaraz, two legends Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal had a total of four times to do this and won three titles.

Djokovic once countered Alcaraz with deep stuffing, fiercely playing from the end of the yard and not to let juniors have a lot of time to align the ball when intended to give up. This helped him own the game in the quarterfinals of Australia expand. But repeating that tactic before a person who has been constantly promoting in the past seven months is a big risk. Alcaraz revealed that he and the team had exercises to counter opponent, after updating their play in the US. Fighting Djokovic, their preparation is even more thoughtful. "That partly gives Alcaraz's advantage. The condition here is different in Melbourne earlier this year. At that time, Alcaraz won the first set but Djokovic was particularly excellent and that match took place in the evening. Alcaraz did not need to be obsessed with Djokovic, but just focus on himself. He has a better spirit than ever, strong and stable." Indicates that Djokovic is superior to rich experience, know when to change, when to attack more, when to keep strength and when to put pressure. According to Ferrero, Djokovic has options A, B, C for each match and Alcaraz must also learn that to adapt and improve the level.     Origin MMA