Big serves win big titles. Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 on Sunday to win his first Wimbledon title on the back of a stunning serving performance. Alcaraz relied heavily on his first serve to close out the match, making six straight first serves at 5-4 in
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Djokovic’s Key Against Ruud To Earn Tennis Immortality
The first set was the match. Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud 7-6(1) 6-3, 7-5 in the Roland Garros final on Sunday by withstanding a brutal onslaught in the opening set that left the Super Serbian doubled over in exhaustion after only nine games. Djokovic was tight, and the ball was consistently out
Daniil The Dismantler: How Medvedev Magic Shut Down Rune’s A-Game
Daniil Medvedev dismantles your game. Playing your “A-Game” is next to impossible against Medvedev, who willingly absorbs your best punches and silently disrupts your winning patterns. Medvedev defeated Holger Rune 7-5, 7-5 in the Internazionali BNL d’Italia final on Sunday by dismantling Rune’s strengths and finding another level at the end
Forced To Play On Struff’s Terms, Alcaraz Still Finds Path To Victory
Take time away to prepare. Relentlessly come forward to pressure. Get under your opponent’s skin. Carlos Alcaraz survived a blistering attack from Jan-Lennard Stuff to win the Mutua Madrid Open final 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Sunday with something resembling his B or C-level game. It certainly wasn’t his A game, as
31 For A Big 1! How Rublev Turned His Backhand Into A Rock Against Rune
Thirty-one straight backhands in the court with the match on the line. Andrey Rublev defeated Holger Rune 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters final by putting 31 straight backhands in the court from 1-4 down in the deciding set. Rublev missed his thirty-second backhand in the net going down
Brain Game: Djokovic Dominates In His Domain To Dismiss Tsitsipas
Brain Game: Djokovic Gives Ruud The Run-around
Run-around forehands > backhands. Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-3 in the Nitto ATP Finals title match Sunday in Turin, with his run-around forehand proving to be the difference-maker from the back of the court. Djokovic is widely thought to have the premier backhand in our sport, but it stood
You’ve Been Upgraded! Alcaraz’s Winning Strategy vs. Ruud
The Surprise Strategy Alcaraz Perfected To Make His Historic Breakthrough
Brain Game: How Nadal Powered Up For Record-Breaking Australian Open Title
The points were going long. Ironically, the match was slipping fast. Rafael Nadal orchestrated a stunning comeback in the Australian Open final to defeat Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5. The match lasted five hours and 24 minutes and finished at 1:11 a.m. Monday morning. Figuring out the winning game