2024-08-04 20:35:03
Djokovic 7-6(3) *0-1 Alcaraz
Alcaraz looked annoyed with himself after the first set, but he opted against a return to the changing room.
And he is on the board in the second set. He raced into a 40-0 lead but was pegged back by some more great Djokovic shot-making.
And the Serbian got to 30-40, despite almost taking a tumble! He had not read a forehand drop shot at all but, fortunately for him, it nestled in the net. The second drop shot of the game certainly beat the net, though, and got Alcaraz out of a spot of bother at deuce having lost three points in a row.
A sublime down-the-line forehand winner from Djokovic will almost certainly make the highlight reel, but it meant nothing in the grand scheme of things as Alcaraz held to continue the run of no service breaks.
