The only thing I disagree with is that flink always talks as if djokovic allows his opponents to win. All players make mistakes. And flink said, 'Carlos in the 5th was in a position he shouldn't have been in' after the break. Wow. How many times could we claim this of djokovic winning a match being in a position he shouldn't have been in. 2019 wimbledon final we could argue in the exact same manner.

I love how there is this general atttitude by people who followed the match that basically Djokovic beat himself because he missed a bunch of routine shots......Ok guys how many routine shots did Alcaraz also miss?? Lots he had a bunch of UEs as well. Carlos also basically gifted Novak the first set. No matter how you wanna look at this Carlos was just better look at the winners he had over double what Novak had. Carlos is just better right now

I am sorry, but I found this episode unfortunate (as many more people in the comments it seems). Way too much weight to 3 mistakes from Djokovic, but for example, somehow ignoring the fact that Alcaraz got twice the winners and about the same unforced errors than Djokovic, lots of those at important situations. Carlitos won this match more than Nole lost it. For example the female final is a clear example of somebody losing the final

26 minutes in and the entire commentarty is "Novak gave the game away by not making those two points." No credit to Carlos' game and how his variety denied Novak rhythm. Very weird anaylsis, disrespectful even.

The variety of Alcaraz's forehand was incredible in the final. Such a mixture of speeds, spins, angles, just a masterful showing particularly in that fifth set. Carlos has, without a doubt, the best forehand in the world right now. USO can't come soon enough

Alcaraz forehand is dynamic, changing pace and spin. The same for his service. His backhand got more reliable and he can now slice to counter being rush. Many improvements...

This guy is extremely Bias.. Alcaraz Also made some crucial Unforced Errors in Fact he made more Unforced Errors than Djokovic and still won because he Hit A lot of Clutch Game winners... Djokovic won Plenty of grand slams that he should've lost like in the 2019 Wimbledon or 2011 US Open ...

Novak’s overhead is a known weakness. Didn’t Boris Becker say Novak has the weakest overhead in the Top 100? Quite a number of times in the match Alcaraz managed to retrieve Novak’s overheads, and even a winner against Novak’s overhead once!

What's with the assumption that Alcaraz would have definitely lost those points in the tiebreak if Djokovic got those backhands in? It's still a neutral rally, and Alcaraz can still comfortably win the point. Sure, Novak made two unforced errors, but it's not a given that he wins those points if he doesn't make them. It's still 50/50.

Not sure I agree with this analysis. You make out that it was mostly Djokovic’s errors that allowed Carlos to win but you seem to forget that he was often 0-30 up on many of Novaks service games even early on. Once Carlos settled I feel that he had the edge. I understand Djokovic missed 2 backhands on the tiebreak but Alcaraz also made unforced errors at crucial times particularly early on. In fact there would’ve been no tiebreak had Carlos kept his early break in the second set!

Lol, is Flink an analyst or Djokovic cheerleader?

He wasn't out rallying Carlos like he does with every other player

Alcaraz just put the whole ATP on notice, beating Novak on Grass at Wimbledon.

I enjoy these shows but every single time Nole loses a final you have Flink on and all he harps on is how Nole lost the match instead of what his opponent did to win. He never does it the other way around and it’s bothersome. Love the videos Gil, keep it up.

Honestly I think part of the reason Djokovic made those tight erros is, no intentional disrespect to the rest of the players, but Djokovic just honestly hasn't felt that proper pressure against a player like Alcaraz for quite a long while, so the pressure here was definitely different compared to several of his recent slam finals.. Plus he knew it was Alcaraz on the other side of the net, he knew that he probably had to go up 2 sets to love to have a great chance to win, and knew that if it got to 1 set all, Alcaraz's chances would improve massively compared to if other players like tsitsipas, rublev, etc. got to 1 set all in a slam final against him. He absolutely would not have got tight in the tie break like that if it was against anyone else imo

In my opinion this Flink guy says halfheartedly that he gives all credit to Carlos’ win but actually he does not. He insists once and again that a few key mistakes costed Djokovic to lose the match. But he doesn’t want to acknowledge that those mistakes were also due to Alcaraz being in front of him and, besides, Carlos also made some critical errors but nevertheless could recover and take the match.

All Novak’s fans forget what happened in RG. When the match was even and Carlos seemed to have a better vibe he cramped. Was that unfair? I don’t think so. It was a superlative mental issue because of Carlos’ lack of experience, and he paid a high price. It was absurd to speculate what would have happened without that factor. Now, in WB, there were misses from both sides and eventually the best one won. It’s as absurd as then to think of theoretical alternative realities

Gill, This is the second time I am hearing you ask this. "Do you remember a time where Djokovic's weakness in the overhead costed him...?" Go back to 2008 Olympics semifinal against Nadal. 2012 Wimbledon semi against Federer. 2012 US Open final against Murray. 2013 French semi against Rafa. He improved the overhead throughout the years. But it is a weakness that can be exploited. Carlos did just that in Sunday's final. 🤷‍♂️

So in the 4th set when Novak is behind 15/ 40 and Alcaraz has break point , then it means Novak escaped. But when in the 5th set, 2nd game Novak has break point and doesn't convert , it changes the outcome of the match. Why not discuss how if Alcaraz had broken Djokovic in the 4th, there never would have been a 5th.

I think alcaraz has a higher chance of beating nole in us open

Alcaraz missed a volley that IMO should have been a winner down-the-line 9/10, which would have meant that Djokovic never got a set point. In that sense Djokovic was "lucky" to get that set point. Also, it's wrong to assume that Djokovic would have won the point 3/4 times if he didn't make the unforced error. Alcaraz won the majority of the points after all.

The wind hurt Novak more than Alcaraz? I clearly recall the comms saying early on that Novak deals with the wind better than almost anyone. I also recall them saying that the wind was largely gone in sets 4 and 5.

Great discussion. However, Flint seems to discount the Alcaraz effect in causing Djokovic's uncharacteristic misses. Part of the reason why Djokovic handles pressure so well is because deep down he knows how much better he is than his typical opponents. Even when we lost the first 2 sets against Sinner in 2022, Djokovic losing did not seem likely. However, Alcaraz is a different beast. Djokovic's serve was under pressure constantly from Alcaraz. Also, Alcaraz can take control of a point at any moment, can win a point in multiple different ways, hits with power and margin, and gets balls back that would normally be winners for Novak (just like Novak does to everyone else). In the back of Djokovic's mind, even at his best, winning was not guaranteed and I believe this rattled him. He hasn't felt this pressure or played so strong a foe since Federer, Nadal, and peak Murray and Wawrinka. Add this factor to the significance of the moment - equalling Federer, calendar slam, Margaret Court record - and it's not surprise Djokovic got tight. We must not also forget Carlos' misses when he had break point against Novak. He missed more than a few makable rally balls. He ended up 5-19 (26%) which is very low. Granted Novak at 33% is not much better either. However, this plus the winners stat (66 to 40) does illustrate that the match was on Carlito's raquet. He bullied Novak in a way that Novak cannot to him - no wonder Novak was stressed!

I just have to say that Carlitos WAS smiling during this match, not like Steve said that he was serious in the match....he was not!

Re: Sinner, I think Carlos has to play him more like Djokovic does. He needs to resist the temptation to trade knockout blows with Sinner and focus on absorbing and returning with depth, and then choosing his moments to unload.

Steve Flink: I disagree re: roof It's not about mere tradition; this is nonsense. It's about this is summer - it's not chucking it down, it's grass (which creates humidity with a closed roof and thus totally changes the court conditions) and yes, it's an outdoor tournament. This is WIMBLEDON! It's full of challenges - not a standard surface, irregular bounces, conditions change more depending on the weather, and yes, it's hard - and this is what makes it the greatest tournament in the world. Windy is part of it, sometimes its baking hot, sometimes it doesnt stop raining. The whole point is it's unpredictable, and you have to adapt. You want to start making it uniform and predictable?? No. No way. Next we'll be advocating artificial grass🙄. And after that heinous, unforgiveable decision to play the Wimbledon Final on a beautiful sunny day under the roof for reasons which still baffle and made NO sense; (if mid-match you can open roof or close it, then how was that decision logical?) then no way were the Committee going to cause that furore again. And if Roger & Rafa could play in a blizzard with sand in their eyes, then closing the roof for a bit of a breeze would be ridiculous. Please dont call this progressive - it's dumbing down to ease the way for those who cant adapt as well. Carlos played both sides of the court- he managed fine.

Alcaraz's insane scrambling and overall pace and energy probably made the usually unbreakable Djokovic feel pressured. That probably contributed to his mistakes...and he seemed very troubled by the wind as well.

I think Novak didn't realize how good Alcaraz got and is ,especially since what happened in RG ,Alcaraz gets better from that result ,Novak is in the elevator on the top floor and the door just closed

I really believe you two spend too much time focusing on Djokovic’s mistakes, even though the match was mostly on Alcaraz’s racket (note the winner count). Yes, Novak did not play his best (neither did Carlos), but it bordered on excuses for Novak at times. He’s won 23 Slams, he doesn’t need excuses.

Absolutely agree on the quality of Alcaraz’s returns. Limited Novak to 2 aces in the match. 2 aces! In a 5-set match.

This Podcast focuses too much on why Djoker lost as opposed to what Alcaraz did amazingly right to WIN this match, to overcome the overwhelming odds against him and WIN the championship! Djoker got nervous? That's why he lost? No...the story is how Alcaraz didn't let nerves hold him back (esp in the 5th) and played aggressive tennis and snatched the Trophy!!

Wow Steve completely devalued what Carlos achieved.

Steve Flink is such a Djokovic fan boy. He needs to give more credit to Alcaraz. Novak has never faced a younger player as good as him. He is a generational talent.

Stop making excuses for Djokovic. He made those errors because Alcaraz was on the other end of the net. This analysis is BS as you are trying to diminish this win over your boy. Alcaraz was the better player and deserves all the credit and glory.

I liked Joel Drucker assessment that Novak is clever. He knew who was on the other side. Listening to Flink seems Alcaraz had nothing to do whatsoever in his victory.. Nole just handed it to him. Did not like it. Nole had 40 UEs. And a low 1st service winning percentage

I personally felt that Novak knew that he lost this one because of his own mistakes though Alcaraz was the better player. Novak knows its all still in his hands. He's been the greatest problem solver in the history of tennis. This may be his sternest test!

This is a superb episode. I just don’t like Flink’s approach saying “I don’t think he shouldn’t have been in this position (Alcaraz to win the match). There’s no “if” in tennis. There are countless of examples to “ifs”- Federer vs Novak in the 11’, 12’ US open, Rafa vs. Novak in AO 2012, Novak vs Rafa 2013 RG.

Seriously gill asks him the opening question of what aspects of this match surprised you the most, thinking for some big picture analysis, and dude just talks about 2 missed points by Novak. Just ugh

To all the people who are criticizing the analysis, I think the point is this: the match had 5 clear acts. Act 1: Carlos out of his depth and Novak in killer mode Act 2: Very tight set decided in small details Act 3: Novak out of his depth and Carlos in killer mode Act 4: Novak in killer mode and Carlos slightly below form but still very good. Act 5: both players went for it. As usual in tennis, this set is more representative of the whole match as both players made some crucial plays and also mistakes and the scale tipped to Carlos’ side. Djokovic didn’t lose the set as much as Carlos didn’t win it. The match didn’t go to the 5th for nothing. It was that tight and after Novak’s botched swing volley and Carlos’ subsequent break of serve, they still remained close to the end. It’s not as if Carlos had ran away with the match in a 6-2 final set. It was a beautiful match, a well deserved victory and you know that’s the case because of how well Djokovic took that defeat and how highly he praised Alcaraz afterwards. Novak knows after 35 slam finals when a good deserving player is on the other side of the net and that’s Carlos Alcaraz. Can’t wait for these two to meet again!

Carlos displayed body language of a ruthless champion. No one is gonna bully him out of a win. Carlos is astonishing! He has set the tennis world on fire. I believe Novak was shell shocked, at how quickly Carlos had adapted to grass. I hope Carlos will thrill us all for years to come. A big thank you to Nole for all the great tennis over the years.

At this age in his career, Djokovic really has changed his strokes mechanics to be more flat, which would gives him the pace to beat out the younger guys' speed as generally he does have the accuracy and the depth. His shots no longer have the spins like they used to as he doesn't use his wrists action as much (probably to protect that part of his arm and the elbow as well). Thus, he didn't have the margin in a windy conditions like in the Finals and his timing had to be spot on, otherwise, it led to mistakes like in the 2nd set tiebreak

Man this Steve guy needs to let others speak

I think people are too hard on this analysis. Novak was the player to beat and a 7 time Wimbledon champion and had a potential grand slam on the line. From this perspective, focusing on Novak makes sense. I do agree that Novak made some crucial mistakes that cost him the match and that is worth analyzing. If you listen around 20 minutes in, Flink switches to talking about what Alcaraz did well. Such as the adjustments Alcaraz made in the second, such as probing more and not trying to hit forehands too hard. And in the fifth where Alcaraz didn't play nervous and served well. Chill people. Alcaraz and Novak are both amazing and it was a very close match that could have went either way. The difference in points was very little in the match.

"Yes, yes , you're totally right, I agree with you", and talks over you. Every time 😂.

2013 french open fifth set up a break. hit an overhead and touched the net, lost the point, the break, and the match

Most of the pressure came from his opponent and he was getting tired. Also he was concerned about a penalty after the two warnings about his excessive average of 8 seconds over the 25 second max timer.

Flink please give credit where credit is due. Carlos was the better player and deserves the win full stop. Those backhands error even if Novak made them there was no guarantee that he would win the points. Don’t make them as if the court was wide open and Novak made the mistakes.

If carlos defends USO, it will set up a very interesting AO24. Novak obviously has a long history of domination there, and typically everyone he faces is a huge underdog, but if carlos can beat him on grass, it's difficult to pick a favourite in a potential AO final.

Even two sets up, there's still no guarantee that Djokovic would have won the match. I disagree.

Loved the analysis of Gil and the esteemed Steve, but I'd like to point out two things that they both seemingly overlooked. In both RG and Wimbledon, Carlos's nerves basically gave away the first set on a silver platter. For any other player playing against Novak, that alone would be game, set, match. So while Steve went on at length implying that Novak only lost because of his unforced errors at 2 key points, on which he is correct, the only reason that was true was because Carlos handed him a free set with ease. Thus, overall, it is inaccurate to say that this should have been Novak's match to win. Moreover, from here on, where I don't believe that will be the case any longer, it will make conditions even more favorable for Carlos to win. Secondly, I believe Novak had seen enough of Carlos -- including his performance in set 2 of RG -- to realize that if he could only keep his nerves reasonably in check, he could be his equal, point for point, and it was therefore not merely a coincidence that he made more UE's, esp. in big moments. For so long now, he has entered every match convinced that he was the better player, so that when he suddenly faced a player who was his actual equal, he suddenly lost a bit of his usual confidence. After all, he has publicly stated on numerous occasions that one of the reasons he has been so unbeatable in tie-breakers, is that his record of success in breakers gives him a huge confidence advantage from the outset, causing him to be calm and causing his opponents to tense up. That was reversed against Carlos.

I completely agree with Gill about Djokovic trying to serve and volley down set point. It seems like a weakness. He's not Pete Sampras, and the courts aren't fast like they were long ago. Make the opponent earn the point. There used to be an idea at Bolliteri's Academy about playing "rough" when you're ahead in the score, and "tough" when you're behind.

We're just not used to seeing Djokovic miss as much as he did on the big points.

66 winners to 32 GOAT Alcaraz

Alcatraz lockdown is now officially complete on centre@SW19 (Serb's Kingdom) Come the US Open (the physical slam) it could be history repeats itself there as well. AO would be the defining factor to determine whether Novak is able to win more slams in the foreseeable future.

Was waiting for this! Always love these videos. Thanks for your Wimbledon coverage Gill! Gets better every year.

Carlitos was smiling!! he smile even in the 1st set..

Great discussion. The wind was definitely a factor. Jannick Sinner said that Carlos and Rafa are the best wind players.

So, 2 errors are more surprising than alacaraz being almost a baby mythical creature.

Flink is clearly a Djokovic fanboy. This is disingenuous one -sided “what if” commentary from him. Alcaraz should have won the second set before the TB. He had chances early in the fourth set to put a stranglehold on the match, and he also had a break point the first game of the fifth. Alcaraz didn’t convert on a ton of break points, including the first game of the match. If he played smarter he could’ve won the match more easily. However, in sports commentary you should analyze what happened not what didn’t.

Alcaraz gave the first set away then won in four ,lacking experience on grass and also age,this was a phenomenal win and potentially going to be better than the big three.

How many times did Steve interrupt Gill lol. Gill must have been so annoyed but kept it professional. 😂

What an amazing way to end Wimbledon, tuning in to your insightful and in-depth analysis.

Omg this guy thinks they should have closed the roof cause of some wind? Like are you for real? It’s an outdoor tournament! I don’t know how anyone can take this guy seriously? All he does is make excuses for Novak.

It seems Steve Fink is assuming that Novak wins the 2nd set tie break if he doesn’t miss those 2 backhands.

The reason why Novak has significantly more unforced errors (40 in total; e.g. the failed backhand drop at 3-0 in the breaker) compared to his previous matches is because Novak feels he has to go for MORE on his shots as he cannot withstand Carlos’ offence. In tiebreaks against most players, Novak can simply be the wall and last the point and coax unforced errors out of the opponent. Here he can’t because Alcaraz’s offence can be so overwhelming that even Novak’s defence is no match for. Novak can of course wait for Alcaraz to go for too much on his winner attempts (which Alcaraz did in the first set where he was just too trigger-happy) but that risks being blown off the court if Alcaraz pulls off those attempts as winners. So on a risk-reward basis, Novak felt he needed to take more risks.

How much is this guy Flink feeling sorry for Djokovic loss?? The wind was there for Both players do manage. But the fact remains that 1 player managed it better than the other so you cannot bend rules to suit the way one player likes it and not the other.

One of the very few instances when the analysis is rather subjective, highlighting that it was Djokovic who made the errors hence he lost the match. The narrative should be that Carlos played so well and apllied tremendous pressure which led to Djokovic making more errors. Again, disappointing analysis!

many are taking credit away from carlos because those experts predicted novak to win the wimbledon even before grass season started, djokovic had made just 40 ue in 334 points match involving 18-20 m distance covered per point rallies , its just because he missed that bh in tb and fh in 5th set bp that does not mean he would have won if he had not missed them, even alcaraz screwed up many break points for unnecessarily going to fancy shots ,which no expert dares to talk about it as they have predicted novak before the tournament.

This steve guy’s analysis is garbage. More of a lamentation than an analysis. Carlos Alcaraz was the the greater player, had the most winners (nearly double Novak’s), converted 5 bp out of 19 whilst Novak converted 5 from 15.

And some people thought Sinner might beat Novak. lol

Novak got tight because the rival made him get tight. c’mon give Alcaraz a little bit of credit. I didn’t hear Carlos’ name very often in this interview

If if if. It just gives me the s---s every time I hear someone like Steve Fink with what I think is a very clear bias try and rationalize their disappointment and essentially convince us that Alcaraz didn't win that final with his play, it was just a case of Djokovic losing it by failing to convert *very specific* opportunities. And this is the key element here, he's cherry-picking what the critical points where to suit his narrative. The opportunities that his opponent missed (for example, he hit the tape with a drop volley when 0-30 up on the 2nd set on Djokovic's serve to go 0-40 and have a great opportunity to break and go 3-1 and then surely serve to 4-1 and take the set, in which case there would have been no tie-break. Or on the 4th set, with Djokovic serving 2-1 down, a long game with several deuce where Alcaraz had a couple of very close calls - cross court passing shot missing by just an inch or two - to get a break-point and possibly take the match in 4 sets) DON'T COUNT, because if Djokovic gets a chance he should take it, right? I mean, how could he not, _he's the great Djokovic_ ffs... 😶 Well, apart from that colour-blind side of the argument, I for one wouldn't be so sure that if Djokovic had gone 2 sets to nil up he'd run away with it. He might have, or maybe not. The guy across the net wasn't just any player, he is fearless, and, for all of Djokovic's great management of his body, _he's still a 36 years old_ guy playing a smart, skilled and supremely fit 20 year old. On that note, I think on the last set he was having some physical issues, ie some problem with his left leg and that might have affected some of his shot-selection towards the end. In any case, hard to listen to monotonic people with an agenda like that, I had to say see-you-later mid way through. Sayonara, zbogom

Currently, win, lose or draw Carlos is the only player out there who ain't scared of Novak.

Djokovic made those mistakes because of how Alcaraz was playing, and that's it, in first and second set Carlos also made a lot of unforced errors, so he could have won at least the second set easily, and 4th set too, so, is not like Djokovic should have won, he could not do it, because Carlos played better over all

@Gill Gross, I feel that you can thank Steve for particular aspects of his commentary like he did with your hosting and moving the discussion forward. Great conversation and insights from both of you. I hope for more podcasts with this guest.

Great insight guys, Thanks!

I love your work and Steve Flink is great but it’s too much emphasis on Djokovic making key mistake and ‘what if’ and how he should have won. Well the reason is all down to the speed and pressure of Alcaraz and we need to focus on Alcaraz. And even if Djokovic made the first back hand, it wasn’t a winner, Alcaraz still may have made the next shot difficult. Let’s focus on giving Carlos the credit he deserves. They all miss key points, but Alcaraz held his nerve more

Alcraz was able to take novak' s back hand to his own back hand and did not afraid to go down the line. Mostly présent players cant take on novak's back hand.

Imo, both of them played subpar. Djokovic lacked intensity and aggression, choked on some big points, and served poorly. His return was also too passive for his standards and given that Alcaraz doesn't have that big of a serve. Alcaraz started out poorly and was generally tight and missed some shots that usually makes. The Djokovic-Nadal 2018 semifinals were much better quality-wise, as both players brought their A-game. This was like 70% Djokovic, 75% Alcaraz

Great analysis, really enjoyed it as always

Overhead 2013 semifinal overhead and then dropped on the net.

Novak didn't play all that bad, he just got beat...once Carlos realized he didn't have to hit awesome shots and could just rally with Novak he'd eventually find openings while Novak would go for too much...Carlos is now the new King, the writing is on the wall

I'm so disappointed in Flink. Basically all he does in this convo is devaluing Carlos' win. It sounds like "novak made 2 simole backhand errors, he made the swing volley error - thays why Carlos won" What? Sure, those were crucil points and pivotal moments in general, but one so called serious analyst cannot just sau "yeah, that's why he lsotnin the end" We don't know. Maybe Nole would've won, maybe Carlos still would've prevailed.

Great discussion!

No one will say it so I will. Carlos Alcaraz is all three GOATS in one. No weakness, all the tools. The way he played the final game is all you need to know about him. All first serves in. Continued to use his many bag of tricks. Drop shot, lob, blistering forehand. There is now only one...Carlos Alcaraz

Wow Been waiting for this analysis. Simply the best

Hi Gill, I know that Novak missed two backhands in the 2nd set tiebreaker, as Steve commented. But, however, Alcaraz was actually one break up in the second set. Therefore, why not say that Alcaraz should have won the set before the tiebreak?

To me ,it appeared as a lamentation about Novak losing and what could have been done to avoid the defeat. What could have been done by Federer in us open semi or wimby final against Novak ? What could Rafa done in the Australian open final ,the first ,Wimby semi final and the Roland garros open court miss in the semi final etc etc. Alca was simply a better player on that day and winds should have helped Novak more with his 100 times more experience.

I'd like to know if they mentioned the loopy inside in FH, what Carlos started to implement I think it was in the third set. Carlos tried different things, different shots, and this was one of the things which made Djokovic very uncomfortable. Every time Carlos played this shot, or almost every time, Djokovic lost the point. I knew Carlos is a smart player, but it still surprises me. Also wanted to add up, Djokovic completely lost my respect after cancelling tosses when serving every time he was in trouble, and it was many times. The reason was very very clear why he did that, every time the time count got to 0, so the umpire couldn't penalise him, shame on him. He did it to distract Carlos, and it worked sometimes especially at the beginning.

I say the big 3 are lucky that Alcaraz was not around 10 years back. Otherwise all 3 would have less than 20 slams.

Djokovic wins because he has done so many things so many times. Djokovic lost because he encountered wind for the first time. Huh?

I think that the analysis is too much focus in the "if's", if Djokovic did not loose the second set, if Djokovic did not waste the breal point in the fifth, if Djokovic did not play so tight because is a final, the reality is that he did, because as the weather the scenario also counts, and this time Djokovic did not manage as well as always, probably because he also felt that if he miss a shot the price to price was higher that it is with a different oponent. Djokovic is hugh but time catch us all, and maybe feel that the opportunities of the Grand Slam or the 24th are less and less each year that pass.

Absolutely agree with Steve on his last point on you Gill. Spot on on his assessment. Excellent questions-asking, at the appropriate time, skilful steering of the conversation

Seriously that tiebreak 2 unforced errors by Novak on set point and the next point , I don’t know what was he thinking . Is it Alcaraz pressure or wind that got him . Never seen him choke like that .

great analysis by both of you. GG

Blah blah Steve. Your boy Novak lost and it wasn’t because of 1 or 2 points. Ridiculous take. Alcaraz was the better player overall, better shots, placement and handled pressure better in the fifth set

Great tennis analysis on the final.

One of my favourites - really enjoy these recaps with Steve and his insightful observations.

Great analysis,I think it was a game of thin margins

the main reason Novak lost this match was his serve, and it is not an excuse but a fact. Carlos played his best tennis of the tournament, but Novak completely let himself down with the serves. I do give full credit to Carlos for handling nerves better during crucial points though.