Roger Federer has put forward his verdict of how to beat Carlos Alcaraz with the current World No.1 in dominant form.<\/p>\n
The Spaniard has lost just seven matches all season and his victory at the US Open saw him move above long-time rival Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n
That momentum makes him the favourite for the ATP Finals to see out the year but another dominant player Federer has passed his judgment on how he could beat the 22-year-old.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, obviously it\u2019s surface-based,\u201d Federer said, as per Athlon Sports. \u201cNot every surface allows you just to power through. Maybe against Alcaraz, sometimes you have to outmanoeuvre him, which is obviously super difficult.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I did see is just what he\u2019s able to cover, and with the speed that he has, you have to go in with a mindset that you need to win the point twice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unsurprisingly, Federer also said the athleticism of Alcaraz makes him able to produce a winner at any point.<\/p>\n
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Everything Carlos Alcaraz said after his Japan Open masterclass, ft. his bold statement of confidence<\/a> \u201cThat can really throw some question marks,\u201d Federer said of Alcaraz\u2019s athleticism. \u201cEven if you\u2019re hitting an easy forehand that\u2019s normally a winner.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, you don\u2019t know if it\u2019s going to be a winner or if you\u2019ll need an overhead smash. So, you always have an extra chance to miss a ball.\u201d<\/p>\n One man who has managed to beat Alcaraz in recent history is Taylor Fritz who defeated the Spaniard during Team World\u2019s successful Laver Cup run.<\/p>\n Federer believes that the \u201caggressive\u201d manner in which Fritz attacked Alcaraz is how he would approach it.<\/p>\n \u201cI would obviously play very aggressive against him on an indoor court like this, like Taylor [Fritz] did\u2014keep coming at him, make him feel uncomfortable, mix it up, come in some.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI thought that Taylor did an amazing job, serving clutch when he had to, and then just being really solid when he did.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd also in defense, you have to show the whole arsenal against Carlos, because he will stress that out and figure it out normally. Yesterday was a big surprise that he just didn\u2019t\u2014he kind of ran out of time.\u201d<\/p>\n
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