He took a fall returning a short ball in set 3, but way too many unforced errors. Alcaraz playing tactical mixing up return speeds and minimizing unforced errors.
After his R32 win, I heard world #9 Alex de Minaur say that his R16 opponent, world #57 Fabian Marozsan, would enter the match as the favourite.
Marozsan won 6-4 0-6 6-1.
I would love to know what makes a top 10 player say that an opponent whose career high is his current #57 would be a favourite. Doesn’t seem like a winning mindset.
Sinner is #1 in the ATP Race and the Olympics Race, he is the current end boss, a far harder challenge right now than playing Alcaraz. Now #2 in the world, and I’d say a certainty to remain #2 if not grab #1 by the end of the year.
Across RG and Wimbledon, Novak is defending 3300 points, Alcaraz 2800 points while Jannik is only defending 850 points.
