Today was an obliteration of Novak Djokovic.
Last year’s finals matchup was a five set thriller with edge of your seat entertainment.
For two sets today it was complete one way traffic.
It was borderline embarrassing for Novak because there was nothing he could do.
He picked apart Novak at the net and peppered the Serbian’s forehand with aggression.
On serve he was virtually untouchable.
In the 3rd set Novak decided to empty the kitchen sink and give Carlos everything he had.
His level picked up, as did his intensity on court.
Even the fans turned on his side, cheering for the match to go longer.
That’s how you know this was an ass-kicking the fans were on Djokovic’s side.
It was a crazy choke at the time.
Alcaraz ended up taking it home in a tiebreak to avoid this still shot living in tennis infamy forever.
You give Novak an inch and he usually bursts through the door.
I’ve seen that story way too many times.
To experience a choke and find a way to erase it like that is next level.
Popyrin, Rune, Musetti and a walkover against De Minaur didn’t really test the Serbian at all.
What kind of level was he actually playing at?
Based off those players you really had no idea.
Then you find yourself facing the best possible level of Alcaraz.
you could see why today went the way it did.
It’s unbelievable that Alcaraz has become this dominant on grass this quickly.
No one was expecting him to surpass Djokovic’s level that’s for sure.
Now without question he’s the hunted at this tournament.
His best winning percentage of the three surfaces is actually on grass.
4-0 in grand slam finals at just 21.
I can’t wait for Nike to pump out his own logo and merch.
I need it all.
The torch has officially been passed, we have our new king.
He said he was completely out-played today and felt inferior on the court.
You don’t hear him say that often, if ever.
Next up for him will be the Olympics if his knee is up for it.
Certainly won’t be easy with Alcaraz, Sinner, Zverev, and even Nadal there to stop him.
After that he’s still chasing slam number 25 which would break the record for any man or woman.
There’s also Federer’s 8 Wimbledon’s that he’s still chasing.
I don’t have any highlights to post because Wimbledon is awful at this.
They’re somehow worse than MLB used to be.
When they post something I’ll update the blog.
