Roddick reflects on Djokovic's victory over Alcaraz: "It was like saying to an artist: you have 30 minutes to finish your painting".

le 22/01/2025 à 17h51

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Having beaten Carlos Alcaraz in four sets yesterday in the quarter-finals, Novak Djokovic once again proved that he's pushing the limits of age.

A result that obviously impressed and was analyzed by Andy Roddick in his Served podcast: "He didn't give Alcaraz any time. When he has time, Alcaraz becomes an artist. But when he doesn't have time, everything is a bit more rushed.

It was like saying to an artist: 'You have 30 minutes to finish your painting'. It's not the best version of what he's capable of doing.

[...] Novak's second serve definitely won him the match. Carlos was very much on the inside of the court and Novak surprised him on second serves on several occasions.

For three hours, I couldn't understand why he didn't back off. He finally did when Novak served at 4-3 in the fourth set and he had break opportunities."

Djokovic N • 7

Alcaraz C • 3

4

6

4

3

4

4e, 4830 points

1e, 12050 points

Yes. It was quite apparent he gave away chances to get into rallies on Djoke's second serve until very late in match. Had he done that earlier the outcome could have been different or it may have simply put a few more miles in Djokes legs and put the match beyond him.

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I didn't get to see that match. So if that's the case, it's pretty lame that Alcaraz lost because of a simple strategy mistake that his coaches should have easily seen and told him about. Also, everyone knows on every level of tennis, you run the old people as much as possible early.

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Is Roddick saying Alcaraz trying to pressure Djokovic's second serve by taking it early wasn't working and he should have backed off on that strategy sooner?

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