Alcaraz dethrones Federer after his historic serving performance at the US Open
Carlos Alcaraz may have just completed the most accomplished fortnight of his career before winning a Grand Slam title.
Undefeated without dropping a single set throughout his run, the Spaniard showed unprecedented focus from start to finish. Adding to that was a serving ability that nearly reached the pinnacle.
Indeed, with only 10 break points conceded throughout the entire tournament (and seven saved), the native of El Palmar became the only player since the start of statistical archiving (1991) to achieve this feat.
The legend Federer had previously held the record with 12 break points conceded during the 2006 edition of Wimbledon.
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