Alcaraz hits unbelievable shot at Canadian Open even ‘Federer can be happy with’
Carlos Alcaraz shocked the group on the Canadian Open as he hit an unbelievable tweener winner regardless of dropping to Tommy Paul. The world No 1 suffered his first defeat in two months. But he nonetheless managed to entertain with a shot that followers mentioned Roger Federer would have been happy with.
Alcaraz misplaced to Paul on the Canadian Open for the second 12 months in a row, this time going out within the quarter-final 6-3 4-6 6-3. 12 months in the past, he additionally succumbed to the 26-year-old in Montreal although the defeat got here in his opening match.
After a troublesome opening set that noticed him berate himself and throw his racket, the highest seed was in a position to regroup and win the second. And the turning level appeared to be an epic level that noticed him hit the ball between his legs for a winner earlier than he broke within the subsequent sport.
With Alcaraz on the internet, twelfth seed Paul hit a lob that the Spaniard chased down earlier than making the tweener, leaving the group in awe as he pumped his fist within the air. And followers weren’t shocked that he pulled the shot out the bag regardless of being unable to play his finest tennis.
“Literally won the next 10 points in a match where he could not hit a forehand. Even in the changeover he said he had no feel at all,” one fan wrote on Reddit. Another added: “Literally a human highlight reel. Playing nowhere near his best tennis and he produces shots like this.”
Alcaraz was additionally in comparison with Federer, with some saying the Swiss tennis legend can be happy with his tweener winner. “Alcaraz is a joy to watch even when he plays badly. I haven’t enjoyed watching a tennis player this much since Federer broke out,” one mentioned.
A second person wrote: “Federer would have been proud of that one.” Alcaraz went on to win the second set after the unbelievable level however he misplaced the third, crashing out of the Canadian Open.
But Alcaraz himself agreed the tweener winner gave him the momentum within the second set regardless that he went on to lose. “Yeah, I think, after that moment, I probably increased my level a little bit. You know, I’m going to say it’s a key moment of the match, you know. I pushed myself up a little bit. I’m going to say, after that moment, it was unbelievable,” he mentioned.