By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, August 1, 2023
When Novak Djokovic blew Carlos Alcaraz out within the opening set of the Wimbledon last, some noticed inevitability.
Watching the ultimate, Grigor Dimitrov noticed chance.
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Former Wimbledon semifinalist Dimitrov stated he is not stunned Alcaraz rallied for an epic five-set victory to dethrone defending champion Djokovic and win Wimbledon.
That’s as a result of Dimitrov was satisfied Alcaraz would assert his aggression within the last.
“[I’m] not really [surprised], in a sense that, I mean, I have played Carlos two or three times already,” Dimitrov instructed the media after his Mubadala Citi DC Open win over Mackenzie McDonald. “In a way, I knew what he’s going to do. You know, he doesn’t pull back in important points.
“In necessary moments he performs his recreation, and that sort of play will get rewarded greater than not. I feel, as I stated, the massive factors, just like the pivotal factors all through the match, I feel he performed them completely superb.”
World No. 20 Dimitrov, who lost to Alcaraz in the Queen’s Club quarterfinals weeks before his Wimbledon triumph, said despite Djokovic winning six of the first seven games, he believed Alcaraz was employing the right tactics and would turn it around.
“Me, as a participant, I noticed issues a little bit bit early on. I felt that, I imply, even after I noticed the rating within the first set, I simply felt like, you already know, Alcaraz was on it,” Dimitrov said. “I imply, for me, it’s extremely attention-grabbing to observe a match from that caliber to sort of see what each of the gamers are doing on the massive factors. For me, I used to be probably the most curious in that.
“So to give all the credit clearly to Alcaraz to come up with such big plays and such big points from such an importance, I think that was pretty amazing to see.”
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