Andre Agassi has compared Carlos Alcaraz’s style to tennis greats Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
And eight-time Grand Slam winner Agassi marvelled at Alcaraz’s use of the drop shot in the opening two sets of the encounter.
Agassi said on BBC commentary: “The drop shot on grass, with the heaviness and weight, and the ball just dying off the bounce – it is an effective shot to play as an attempt at an aggressive shot.
“Alcaraz does it with an incredible feel. It’s like he has the touch of Federer, the defence of Novak and the RPM of Nadal combined in one person.
“No wonder he can play a little erratic from time to time. He doesn’t know what the hell he wants to do sometimes.”
Later, as Alcaraz deceived Fritz with a feigned drop shot, before slicing the ball and winning a point, Agassi again compared the Spaniard to eight-time Wimbledon winner Federer.
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“That was a little Federer”, Agassi remarked. “Federer had that play quite often, where he looked like he would drop, and then he’d play that nice little slice like he had all the time in the world. That was beautiful.”
Elsewhere, in an exclusive interview with TNT Sports, Nick Kyrgios was equally complimentary of Alcaraz, claiming that he believed the 22-year-old would “carry” tennis alongside Italy’s Jannik Sinner in the next decade.
“I think Alcaraz and Sinner will be carrying this sport for the next 10-15 years,” Kyrgios said.
“These guys are incredible talents. They’re generational talents and athletes. The sport of tennis is in for a ride with these two competing for Grand Slams.
“We saw that at the French Open, it was one of the highest-quality finals that the sport has ever seen, so we all just need to enjoy the ride.”
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