Carlos Alcaraz’s last unsteady forehand ends up in the middle of the net. In a mixture of applause and boos, Novak Djokovic approaches the world No. 1 to give him a few words of comfort. In front of a frustrated Central, the Serb has just beaten the Spaniard (6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 in 3h23) after a largely unfinished symphony.
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