It wouldn't have been the primary time that Alcaraz smashed his racket if he did undergo with the try, having after uncharacteristically throwing it at his chair during the Canadian Open, whereas additionally smashing it into the ground throughout his second-round win within the Madrid Open over Emil Ruusuvuori.

Alcaraz displaying restraint this time might be an indication of his rising maturity, one thing he highlighted after the match as he admitted not being mature sufficient to win towards Medvedev. “Well, you know, these kind of matches can happen even if I feel myself different player, more mature. You know, he played really, really great, a great game. So I couldn't find solutions on the match.

“You know, I thought that, you know, right now I am better player to find solutions when the match is not going in the right direction for you. But, you know, after this match, you know, I gonna change my mind. I'm not mature enough to handle these kind of matches. So I have to learn about it.”