The rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic is more alive than ever now that the Grand Slam season is over. They have faced each other three times this year, tipping the balance towards both sides. Who is having a better season? Factors such as the progression of Spanish and the age of Serbian will be decisive for the future.
Last season we were only able to witness a single confrontation between Carlos Alcaraz y Novak Djokovic. On that occasion, the Spaniard took the victory in front of his audience in the Madrid Masters 1000 in a context in which he was beginning to emerge on the circuit and the Serbian was short on filming. In Roland Garros 2023 it was difficult to analyze Novak’s victory due to the Murcian’s physical problems. However, the end of Wimbledon in which Carlitos won and that of Cincinnati that fell on the Serbian side served to measure forces and take note of this exciting rivalry.
But, at this very moment, who has the advantage in terms of being the best of the season? “I think we have to go deeper into the analysis and when you look at the season, there is one who won three Grand Slams and another who won one, it’s as simple as that. And one who played four Grand Slam finals and another who only played one,” he reflected. Marion Bartoli a Tennismajors.
The former French tennis player is betting on the Serbian because of how he has approached his roadmap and the effectiveness he has had playing fewer tournaments than the Spaniard. “We have to look more broadly at how everyone is handling the entire season. And outside of that, for now, as things stand, Novak is doing a better job. That doesn’t mean he won’t change course,” said.
“Obviously Novak is more towards the end of his career than the beginning, but he has improved a lot in the way he has managed this season. Just the mental strength and the ability to recover from anything I found extraordinary and I don’t think many people can claim to have the same mental strength as him,” he added.
Novak Djokovic: the perfect tennis player
For Bartoli, players like Alcaraz or Holger Rune They have a great challenge ahead of them to take care of their physique and continue improving to one day have the possibility of emulating a season like this one from Novak. “If you want to build the perfect tennis athlete, you can’t have anyone better than Novak. The flexibility, the softness, everything moves freely. That’s also why Carlos and Holger became so good so early. So it is the pros and cons of their playing styles and the way they are built physically, but we will surely have to be careful because if they want to last that long, it will take a lot on both of their bodies,” he concluded.
2023-09-30 14:31:50
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