The much-anticipated Deca showdown came to an end yesterday, with 10-time champion Novak Djokovic defeating Alcaraz 3-1 to advance to the men's singles semi-finals.

However, reviewing the whole game, many people blamed Alcaraz's defeat on "Djokovic's medical timeout in the first set", and said that although Alcaraz is fully capable of beating Djokovic, in the face of this accidental injury and then left the court for treatment, the fact that he did not play with the injured Djokovic was the biggest reason for Alcaraz's loss.

And in yesterday's post-match press conference, Alcaraz also said that Djokovic's treatment of leaving the court in the first set did make him "distracted". He thinks that when the opponent is in this situation, he does disrupt his rhythm and mistakenly thinks that he can just keep the ball back, but obviously this tactical idea must be wrong, and he should have attacked more firmly in the second set, so that his opponent completely lost hope of winning.

After yesterday's match, the ATP official website also posted a review of this classic matchup, but they brought up another more important factor - the wind in the field.

In the first set of this match, both sides failed to reach their best form, mainly because the wind speed on the scene affected the performance of the two. After nine games in the first set, Djokovic opted to leave the court at 4-5 down for a medical timeout and then put a bandage on his left thigh. Djokovic struggled on his return, while Alka looked more relaxed, scoring with the ball. In the first set, Djokovic scored just three winning points in the first set, while Alcaraz had thirteen.

However, the situation began to get complicated in the second set, when the wind in the court began to lighten, but in the second set, Alcaraz's forehand was a series of errors, which was also an important reason for Alcaraz's change of strategy. Instead, after Alcaraz lost his sharp forehand firepower, Djokovic instead gained the upper hand in the confrontation with powerful shots from both sides of the baseline, and limited Alka's effective use of the ball with a deep return.

Early in the second set, Djokovic quickly took a 3-0 lead, while Alcaraz was a little overwhelmed. Although the Spaniard tied the score, Djokovic became more aggressive in the closing stages of the set, shortening the round and ramping up his attacks to finally complete a crucial break to pull the set back 6-4.

After the match, Djokovic reflected on his physical condition in the second set and said, "The medication started to work and it definitely helped me. I had to take the pill again and it didn't sound great, but it was a must. If I lose the second set, I probably won't continue to play. But I was feeling better and better and made some good shots at the end of the set. I noticed that Carlos was a little hesitant on the baseline, so I took the opportunity and gradually regained his form and mobility. ”

In the third set, Djokovic continued to intensify his attack and made only four unforced errors and broke Alka's serve twice. It is worth mentioning here that after losing his forehand attack as a cover for his own net, Alcaraz is tantamount to "walking a tightrope" on the net, and facing the world's No. 1 serve on the net, and without the cover of firepower, it is simply suicide! At the time of the inventory, Lao De won the key points through a long tug-of-war. After winning this set, he took advantage of the victory and eventually won in four sets.

Looking back on the game, we must say that although Djokovic's injury and treatment had a certain impact on the game, the more important factors were Alcaraz's psychology and the unpredictable situation of the game.

Yesterday's gale in the first set was a factor that could not be ignored, as Alcaraz made two errors on his first serve and began to close his forehand more and more, and as Djokovic left injured, Acre tightened his forehand. In the second set, the wind stopped, and the injured Djokovic changed his style of play to increase his aggression, and Alcaraz's forehand was too late.

Djokovic commented on the match after the match: "I have a lot of respect and admiration for Carlos, everything he stands for and what he has achieved so far in his career is admirable. He's a very good guy and an even better contender. The youngest No.1 in the world, four Grand Slam titles, and I'm sure there will be more in the future...... Maybe not as much as I'd like to see, but he's definitely going to be on the field longer than I am. Frankly, I hope today's game is the final. It was an epic race that I have ever had on this field, if not on any field. ”(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)