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Share<\/a><\/p>\n Righto, Jack Snape\u2019s report will be in here and on-site shortly, but otherwise, we\u2019ll see you tomorrow at 12.30am GMT for Rybakina v Swiatek.<\/p>\n Fear not, though, we\u2019ve got you in the meantime \u2013 there\u2019s football tonight, and for now, Joe Root and Harry Brook are on fire in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n Otherwise, though, peace out.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.46 EST<\/p>\n Sabalenka, Zverev and Alcaraz move into last four, but Gauff goes out<\/p>\n There\u2019ve been precious few tight matches in this year\u2019s Australian Open<\/a> and day 10 offered more of the same. Aryna Sabalenka, the defending women\u2019s champion, thrashed the surging teenager, Iva Jovic, 6-3 6-0, then Elina Svitolina marmalised a painfully out-of-sorts Coco Gauff, 1 and 2; the two will now meet in the last four.<\/p>\n Gauff, the no 3 seed who won last year\u2019s French Open, was so distressed with her performance that, after coming off court, she found a private place to let off steam destroy her racket in peace. But at Melbourne Park, nowhere is private save the locker room, the footage soon broadcast around the world and prompting Gauff to suggest that the time has come for a conversation about the ubiquity of cameras.<\/p>\n In the men\u2019s competition, Alexander Zverev saw off the 20-year-old American prodigy, Learner Tien, who will surely become a later-stages fixture, in four sets, then Carlos Alcaraz destroyed a game but underpowered Alex de Minaur<\/a> 5, 2 and 1. The two winners meet in Thursday\u2019s semi-final.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Tomorrow, then. The day session opens with Rybakina v Swiatek, which should be an absolute belter; following it, Pegula and Anisimova isn\u2019t bad either; and then it\u2019ll be time to see if Djokovic is still good enough to beat everyone but the top two, when he faces off with Musetti. Then, in the evening, you can join me for Shelton v Sinner \u2013 I\u2019m looking forward to it already because, though we think we know what\u2019ll happen, Shelton played beautifully in seeing off Ruud, so you never know.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Share<\/a>Share<\/a><\/p>\n After losing to Musetti in Turin, De Minaur was disconsolate and I imagine he\u2019s feeling similarly now. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n When Murray lost to Federer in the 2012 Wimbledon final, he had to process the possibility of never winning a major, and I imagine that\u2019s where Demon is now. As it turned out, Murray then went to take Olympic gold and the US Open, but he had weapons De Minaur does not.<\/p>\n It\u2019s easy for us to say that validation comes from within, not without, and being the sixth-best tenniser in the world is a pretty decent effort. But when you devote your life to fulfilling a dream, reckon you\u2019ve a chance of achieving it, then discover it\u2019s beyond you \u2013 but you keep flogging yourself anyway, just in case \u2013 it\u2019s understandable that your feelings get big on you.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Alcaraz is really happy with the way he\u2019s playing every match, from the start of the tournament until now, the level increasing as he moves through the tournament \u2013 after round one, his team told him to be patient and it\u2019d come. He felt really comfortable today, playing great tennis and he\u2019s very proud of that, as well as happy to reach the semis.<\/p>\n He started the match really well, hitting the ball really well and landing seven or eight winners in the first two games, but against De Minaur, you\u2019re always in a rush so you want to hit the ball as hard as you can every shot, which is impossible. So he took a moment, took a break, mentally he was always there and he was more patient from then til the end of the match \u2013 against De Minaur you have to win the point three or four times.<\/p>\n Asked about his team \u2013 there are a few of them \u2013 he says they make jokes in the locker room, and some people say you can\u2019t play football before your match, but the people around him make him feel like he\u2019s at home. It\u2019s been great so far and he feels proud to see his dad in the crowd. This experience was his dream when he was playing tennis, so them living it now makes him very proud.<\/p>\n He\u2019ll need to up his level for the semi as he\u2019s seen Zverev is playing great, aggressive tennis and serving well. He has to be ready as they practised before the competition and he lost 7-6. He and his team have to come up with a good tactical plan, it\u2019ll be a great battle and he\u2019s looking forward to taking revenge for his 2024 defeat. In the meantime, he may hit some balls but golf is always there and he\u2019ll try to make the most of his time over the next two days.<\/p>\n Finally, asked to show off his various racket-spinning tricks, he goes to get one, says he\u2019s nervous now, ands of course pulls off three perfectly. If there\u2019s a person in the world more comfortable in their own skin, I\u2019ve yet to witness them.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Alcaraz has now reached the semis of all four majors, but he\u2019s chasing a better landmark: he has one hit at becoming the youngest man to complete a career grand slam. The current record holder, Don Budge, was 22 years and 11 months old when he won the French Open in 1938.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Carlos Alcaraz (1) beats Alex de Minaur (6) 7-5 6-2 6-1<\/p>\n Third set: Alcaraz 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 De Minaur* (*next server)<\/p>\n De Minaur makes 0-15, but a backhand slice falls long to restore parity and it\u2019s soon 30-15, a long return offers up two match points, and after a brilliant and tight first set, this match is hurtling to a conclusion, and ace out wide emphasising Alcaraz\u2019s mortifying superiority. Next for him: Alexander Zverev.<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates winning. Photograph: Joel Carrett\/EPAShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.02 EST<\/p>\n Third set: Alcaraz* 7-5, 6-2, 5-1 De Minaur (*next server)<\/p>\n Before the match, Mark Woodforde said he felt the contest was 55-45 in Alcaraz\u2019s favour and though it\u2019s possible he knows more about tennis that I do, I couldn\u2019t believe what I was hearing. In terms of the balance of play, 55-45 felt possible, but that\u2019s very different as far as outcomes go, which I\u2019d have put around 95-5. Demon is a fantastic player, but without a definitive weapon, so it\u2019s almost impossible for him to beat higher-ranked players over five sets at the slams. And, as I type, he finds himself down 15-40 \u2026 but one thing he doesn\u2019t lack is bottle, securing deuce with a service winner \u2026 only for Alcaraz to caress a backhand drop that makes a nonsense of De Minaur\u2019s legendary speed. and, well, oh dear: a forehand falls long, Alcaraz breaks, and will now serve for the match.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Third set: Alcaraz 7-5, 6-2, 4-1 De Minaur* (*next server)<\/p>\n Thanks Katy. A while ago, I recall Roddick losing to Federer and saying in his post match interview that he\u2019d played as well as he could, so what could he say. Demon is there now: unfortunately, he\u2019s reached the outer limits of his athletic and technical potential, only to find there are bigger and better lads still exploring the dfull extent of theirs. Alcaraz holds to love, and this is nearly did.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.40 EST<\/p>\n Third set: Alcaraz* 7-5, 6-2, 3-1 De Minaur (*next server)<\/p>\n De Minaur\u2019s squeaky shoes are still scurrying around the baseline despite his predicament but Alcaraz is in no mood to let this rally go on any further and he sprints forward to settle matters at the net. 15-all. 15-30. Alcaraz unleashes an absolute rocket of a forehand but misses and sees the funny side; such is his advantage in this quarter-final he can afford to chuckle. De Minaur can\u2019t serve it out at 40-30, but has another chance at his advantage \u2026 and he puts away a simple volley. At least he gets on the board in this set but he appears not long for in this match. And I\u2019m definitely done, because Daniel is here to take you through the rest. Bye!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.35 EST<\/p>\n Third set: Alcaraz 7-5, 6-2, 3-0 De Minaur* (*next server)<\/p>\n But Alcaraz, knowing the finish line is so close, loses focus. 0-30 becomes 30-40. De Minaur rouses himself with his loudest \u201cC\u2019MON\u201d in some time. But then misses the baseline by about a millimetre on the break point! He\u2019s shrugging \u2026 and shouting again when Alcaraz comes through after two deuces and a 17-shot baseline duel on game point!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Alcaraz breaks: Alcaraz* 7-5, 6-2, 2-0 De Minaur (*next server)<\/p>\n More danger for De Minaur at 0-30, and then 15-40. Alcaraz is all over the second serve. De Minaur does land a first serve on the first break point but then throws in a forehand error. He takes a ball from his pocket and smacks it into the court. This is most likely the beginning of the end and he knows it.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Third set: Alcaraz 7-5, 6-2, 1-0 De Minaur* (*next server)<\/p>\n De Minaur came into this quarter-final looking to banish the narrative that big hitters are his kryptonite, but now two sets down, and with a 0-5 record against Alcaraz, it\u2019s almost impossible to see a way back for the Australian No 1. He said he felt as if he\u2019d been \u201cslapped across the face\u201d after his defeat by Jannik Sinner at this stage last year, when he won only six games, and despite his strong start tonight, he may not win many more games than that now. And Alcaraz sends his opponent another reminder of his supremacy \u2013 not that De Minaur needed it \u2013 by opening the third set with a love hold.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.42 EST<\/p>\n Alcaraz wins the second set to lead 7-5, 6-2<\/p>\n At 0-15, De Minaur shows why he\u2019s one of the quickest movers in tennis as he chases down the drop shot and dispatches the winner. But just as quickly it\u2019s 15-30 when Alcaraz attacks the second serve and moves forward. And then 30-40 when De Minaur prods a forehand into the net. The crowd fall silent. Here\u2019s a set point for Alcaraz. This time De Minaur finds a first serve \u2026 and punches away Alcaraz\u2019s return! Deuce. Advantage Alcaraz, a second set point. A half-hearted \u201ccome on Alex\u201d or two from the crowd, but it\u2019s in vain hope rather than belief. Alcaraz somehow gets two backhands back into play despite being pinned deep in the corner, and De Minaur, not knowing what else he can do to hit through his opponent, nets.<\/p>\n Easy peasy for Carlos Alcaraz. Photograph: Rachel Bach\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.52 EST<\/p>\n Second set: Alcaraz 7-5, 5-2 De Minaur* (*next server)<\/p>\n Again, De Minaur perhaps hears the feedback, because he\u2019s got a break point at 30-40. But it comes and goes, and then Alcaraz flicks the switch, going from 5\/10 to 10\/10 with a ferocious forehand winner. Advantage Alcaraz. Game Alcaraz. Having been all energy and fight in the first set, De Minaur\u2019s body language right now suggests he\u2019s not sure he can get back into this. And he must hold serve to stay in the second set.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Second set: Alcaraz* 7-5, 4-2 De Minaur (*next server)<\/p>\n \u201cHe hasn\u2019t played his best but he hasn\u2019t necessarily been able to play his best,\u201d says Tim Henman on the commentary. \u201cWhen you look at his record against Alcaraz and Sinner, the best two players of his generation, it\u2019s 0-18. He\u2019s not serving big and consistently enough.\u201d Maybe De Minaur hears Tim\u2019s criticism, because suddenly here\u2019s a hold to love, his first of the match I believe. For me, I think De Minaur as good as he could at times in that opening set, which was in the balance, but he\u2019s going to have to up things considerably if he\u2019s to break Alcaraz in this set.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.18 EST<\/p>\n Second set: Alcaraz 7-5, 4-1 De Minaur* (*next server)<\/p>\n De Minaur sends the 15,000-strong crowd into raptures when he wins a game of cat and mouse at 40-15 on Alcaraz\u2019s serve. Even Alcaraz is smiling. But the Spaniard\u2019s got his game face on again as he serves the game out on the next point.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Want to read Tumaini\u2019s report on Svitolina\u2019s dismantling of Gauff? Sure you do:<\/p>\n Coco Gauff is known across her sport for her mental toughness and problem solving abilities, her tendency to grind out victories from unenviable positions. However, down 1-6, 0-3, 0-30 on Tuesday night and sinking quickly, the 21-year-old has rarely looked as helpless on a tennis court as when she expressed her despair to her support team: \u201cShe\u2019s outdoing me in everything,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n This time, there was no way back for the third seed as Elina Svitolina ended a courageous, focused performance by securing the most significant result of the Australian Open<\/a> so far, completely dismantling Gauff 6-1, 6-2 to reach her first semi-final.<\/p>\n Svitolina, the 12th seed, will next face one of the toughest challenges in the sport today in Aryna Sabalenka, the world No 1 and two-time Australian Open champion. Earlier on Tuesday, Sabalenka dismantled the 29th seed Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-0 to reach her fourth consecutive semi-final in Melbourne.<\/p>\n A former No 3, Svitolina is one of the most accomplished players of her generation and the 31-year-old has now reached four major semi-finals from 14 quarter-finals. This victory is particularly special, however, as it means she will return to the top 10 for the first time since returning to competition in 2023 after giving birth to her daughter, Skai. Svitolina has started the 2026 season supremely well, winning the Auckland Open and 10 matches in a row. This is her second consecutive top 10 win after defeating No 7 Mirra Andreeva in the previous round and she still has not dropped a set.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter maternity leave, it was my dream to come back into the top 10,\u201d she said. \u201cAlways been my goal. Unfortunately, it didn\u2019t happen last year, I stopped after September [due to injury] and then when we were training in the off-season, I told my coach: \u2018I want to come back to top 10 this year,\u2019 so this was my goal this year.\u201d<\/p>\n This was an excruciating performance from Gauff, who struggled badly from the first game. After her defeat, Gauff walked off the court and destroyed her racket, smashing it more than five times on the floor in the tunnel that connects Rod Laver Arena to the stadium.<\/p>\n You can read the rest here:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Second set: Alcaraz* 7-5, 3-1 De Minaur (*next server)<\/p>\n Remarkably, given that Alcaraz will become the youngest man in history, at the age of 22, to complete a career slam if he wins the title this week, he hasn\u2019t advanced beyond the quarter-finals in his previous four Australian Open<\/a> appearances. For De Minaur the story is well-told: six previous grand slam quarter-final appearances and six previous defeats, with only one set won. That script looks increasingly unlikely to change as De Minaur hits into the tramlines to slide break point down at 30-40. De Minaur gamely saves it \u2026 and then is all over the world No 1 in a big-hitting rally! From 30-40 it\u2019s De Minaur\u2019s advantage. And then game.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Second set: Alcaraz 7-5, 3-0 De Minaur* (*next server)<\/p>\n De Minaur licks his wounds once again before working his way to a 0-30 opportunity on Alcaraz\u2019s serve. He tries to pull the trigger for three break-back points \u2026 but misfires. So it\u2019s 15-30. Which turns into 40-30. De Minaur nets and Alcaraz is now tearing through the games; that\u2019s his fifth in a row as he backs up the break.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Alcaraz breaks: Alcaraz* 7-5, 2-0 De Minaur (*next server)<\/p>\n For all of De Minaur\u2019s aggressive hitting in that first set, he landed only 50% of his first serves, which left him on the back foot in many of the points off his second serve. He\u2019ll need to up that percentage in this set. Right on cue, a De Minaur ace, remarkably his first of the evening, moves him to 40-30. But Alcaraz, as Alcaraz does, comes back at him, and is drawing gasps from the crowd as he turns into an octopus at the net. And soon enough Alcaraz has break point. Alcaraz lets De Minaur off the hook. But here\u2019s a second BP. The pair engage in a cross-court backhand face-off, but Alcaraz\u2019s backhand >>>> De Minaur\u2019s backhand, and the Spaniard strikes first in the second set.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Second set: Alcaraz 7-5, 1-0 De Minaur* (*next server)<\/p>\n That set is only the second De Minaur has lost this fortnight, having come from a set down in the second round, before his commanding straight-sets demolitions of Frances Tiafoe in the third round and Alexander Bublik in the fourth. For Alcaraz it\u2019s his 13th set on the spin having come through all his matches in straight sets. And Alcaraz get the second-set scoreboard moving here with a hold to 30.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Alcaraz wins the first set 7-5<\/p>\n De Minaur, perhaps distracted after getting a time warning for taking too long to start the game despite Alcaraz admitting he wasn\u2019t ready, blinks at the worst possible moment with two fairly tame errors. It\u2019s 0-30. And 0-40 when Alcaraz jumps on the return and De Minaur can\u2019t respond. Three set points. Alcaraz nets his return \u2026 hits beyond the baseline on his second return \u2026 and is forced into the error on his third return after a snarling serve from De Minaur! But the Australian then undoes all of his good work with a cheap backhand error. It\u2019s advantage Alcaraz, a fourth SP. This time Alcaraz manages to get into the rally \u2026 the pair are going forwards and backwards and sideways and spinning and sliding and drop shotting and lobbing and Alcaraz eventually emerges victorious! De Minaur threw everything he had at Alcaraz at times in that set but still comes off second best against the world No 1.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.35 EST<\/p>\n First set: Alcaraz 6-5 De Minaur* (*next server)<\/p>\n 15-0, 30-0, 40-0, game. Alcaraz\u2019s first love hold. And he secures it with a superb angled effort which De Minaur scrambles to and retrieves \u2026 but Alcaraz puts De Minaur away on the next shot. Alcaraz isn\u2019t just sheer power, you know; he\u2019s got lovely touch too.<\/p>\n Alcaraz celebrates. Photograph: David Gray\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.24 EST<\/p>\n First set: Alcaraz* 5-5 De Minaur (*next server)<\/p>\n De Minaur\u2019s fourth winner of the evening gets him to 30-15 on serve. But he misses a fairly simple rally ball and it\u2019s 30-all. His mentor Lleyton Hewitt, the 2005 finalist who\u2019s sitting courtside, tells his charge he should really have made that. The amiable De Minaur doesn\u2019t argue back. He gets some luck with the net cord to prevent a set point; instead it\u2019s 40-30. And then deuce. But De Minaur CRUSHES his forehand at his advantage, and Alcaraz isn\u2019t getting that back. This is high-quality hitting.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n De Minaur breaks: Alcaraz 5-4 De Minaur* (*next server)<\/p>\n But Alcaraz\u2019s first serve is malfunctioning now too and De Minaur has a glimmer of hope at 0-30. Some rat-a-tat at the net after De Minaur chases down the drop shot and somehow finds enough balance to get back the lob \u2013 the crowd are screaming mid-point \u2013 and it\u2019s 15-40! Two break-back points. Alcaraz, with his Rafa-style green, black and white sleeveless top (De Minaur is wearing a no-frills white top and burgundy shorts), snuffs out the first. But De Minaur pulls off a backhand winner on the second and they\u2019re back on serve once more! Credit to De Minaur; he\u2019s never won a slam quarter-final and he\u2019s never beaten Alcaraz but he\u2019s playing as if he believes anything is possible.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Alcaraz breaks: Alcaraz* 5-3 De Minaur (*next server)<\/p>\n Now it\u2019s De Minaur\u2019s turn to drop 0-30 down on serve. Alcaraz is putting the pressure on with some flat returns and another gets him to 0-40. Take one of these break points and he\u2019ll be serving for the first set. Alcaraz misses with his forehand on the first, but suffocates De Minaur on the second and De Minaur hits his own forehand long! De Minaur\u2019s error count is rising and his first-serve percentage is falling, and after all his endeavour to fight back in this set, he\u2019s back on the ropes.<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz plays a forehand. Photograph: Quinn Rooney\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.14 EST<\/p>\n First set: Alcaraz 4-3 De Minaur* (*next server)<\/p>\n De Minaur\u2019s purple patch continues as he sprints to 0-30 on Alcaraz\u2019s serve. He\u2019s having to whack the ball so hard to stay with Alcaraz, but he\u2019s hit only two unforced errors so far. Impressive stuff. De Minaur does, however, misfire on the backhand for 15-30, and a forehand error for symmetry\u2019s sake makes it 30-all. Alcaraz advances to 40-30 but bashes into the net for deuce. But he takes control from there to stop the run of games against him.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n First set: Alcaraz* 3-3 De Minaur (*next server)<\/p>\n With the Rod Laver roof now open, the temperature is still above 35C, even though it\u2019s nearly 9pm in Melbourne. But the Australians still have more than enough energy to cheer their player as he advances to 40-15, courtesy of an absorbing fourth point which draws oooohs and aaaaaahs and much applause. De Minaur holds and he\u2019s come back from 0-3 down to win three games in a row. And he really looks as if he believes he can do this.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n De Minaur breaks back: Alcaraz 3-2 De Minaur* (*next server)<\/p>\n I was wondering what the crowd would do in this match. De Minaur is the home hope and Australia\u2019s most popular player, of course, but he\u2019s facing the most adored player in tennis. Where will their loyalties lie? De Minaur whips the crowd into an absolute Australian frenzy as he gets to 0-40 on Alcaraz\u2019s serve as the Spaniard misses three shots on the spin. The first two break points go Carlos\u2019s way but De Minaur is fist-pumping and C\u2019MONING and screaming with the crowd when Alcaraz blinks on his backhand on the third! They\u2019re back on serve.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n First set: Alcaraz* 3-1 De Minaur (*next server)<\/p>\n A purposeful \u201cC\u2019MON\u201d as De Minaur forges 30-15 ahead on serve. But Alcaraz gets De Minaur on the run and even the Australian\u2019s defences, which are some of the best in the business, are pierced. 30-all. De Minaur squeezes to 40-30 and holds when Alcaraz errs with his forehand. Cue the biggest roar of the night from the Rod Laver Arena. Their man is on the board.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n First set: Alcaraz 3-0 De Minaur* (*next server)<\/p>\n Alcaraz backs up the break by holding to 15. An ominous opening three games for De Minaur which sum up the challenge facing the home hope in this quarter-final: he\u2019s hitting well, but Alcaraz is the highest-ranked player on the planet right now (even though it often feels as if he\u2019s playing on another one).<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Alcaraz breaks: Alcaraz* 2-0 De Minaur (*next server)<\/p>\n But Alcaraz, having already let off the forehand fireworks in the first game, then shows off his backhand by bludgeoning a winner down the line for 0-15. De Minaur is in early danger of going a break down at 0-30. But Demon does what Demon does, fighting and scrapping and running and defending, and he comes back to 40-30 after surviving a 16-shot rally. But Alcaraz gets to deuce, and then has the Melbourne crowd cheering as if he\u2019s the Australian as he show tremendous athleticism at the net to secure a first break point! Another long rally \u2013 this match has exploded into life from the off \u2013 and Alcaraz again comes forward to settle matters! He\u2019s got the break.<\/p>\n Alex de Minaur of Australia plays a backhand return to Carlos Alcaraz of Spain. Photograph: Dar Yasin\/APShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a004.46 EST<\/p>\n First set: Alcaraz 1-0 De Minaur* (*next server)<\/p>\n Alcaraz sets out his stall from the off by ripping a forehand winner, before holding to 15. For me, De Minaur will need laser focus tonight, plus a few bits of luck. He can\u2019t outhit Alcaraz, who\u2019s got more power despite De Minaur adding more punch to his shots, but will need to continue his aggressive approach of late, staying close to baseline a la Agassi and taking risks on important points. If he waits for Alcaraz to crack the match could fly past him. He\u2019ll also need to maintain his high first-serve percentage from this tournament and not give Alcaraz too many second serves. He\u2019s probably the only player in the world who covers the court as well as Alcaraz, but Alcaraz doesn\u2019t like being drop-shotted, so that could be a useful tactic.<\/p>\n