By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_NoSinw | Wednesday, January 24, 202
Carlos Alcaraz’s Australian Open run is over.
The world No. 2 believes 10-time AO champion Novak Djokovic’s reign might come to an finish, too.
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Within the aftermath of his 6-1, 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-4 Australian Open quarterfinal loss to Alexander Zverev, Alcaraz was requested if any man can cease the 36-year-old Serbian celebrity from capturing a file twenty fifth Grand Slam crown this weekend.
Alcaraz, the one man to defeat Djokovic in a serious match final yr, stated there may be one man who can derail the defending champion: Jannik Sinner.
Pointing to the very fact the fourth-seeded Sinner has swept all 15 units he is performed in Melbourne Park, and has defeated Djokovic in two of their final three conferences (albeit each in two-out-of-three units), Alcaraz stated Sinner “has the extent and capability” to snap Djokovic’s AO dominance and shock the world of their semifinal assembly.
“Nicely, I feel the gamers which are within the semifinals have the extent to beat him. Let’s examine,” Alcaraz informed the media in Melbourne. “It is not simple to beat Novak in a match, however I feel it is even more durable in a Grand Slam.
“However [Novak] has to face Jannik Sinner, that he is enjoying an unbelievable recreation. He has not dropped a set on this match. That signifies that he has the extent and the capability to beat Novak.”
Two-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz stated all three semifinalists—two-time finalist Daniil Medvedev, Olympic gold-medal champion Zverev and Italian Davis Cup hero Sinner—are able to dethroning the defending champion.
Ousted from Melbourne, Alcaraz stated he goes from contender to fan, who will watch all of it go down this weekend.
“So let’s have a look at. I am gonna watch the matches, in fact,” Alcaraz stated. “And yeah, I feel the gamers which are on this stage has the extent to beat him.”
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