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Carlos Alcaraz’s career seemed boundless after defeating Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon in July, but a recent slowdown suggests a different trajectory.
When Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon in July it seemed the Spaniard’s stratospheric career trajectory was limitless and he would take a stranglehold on men’s tennis.
A few months later, however, 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic has re-asserted his authority and Alcaraz is experiencing the first slump of his career.
The 20-year-old bemoaned the fast playing conditions in Turin after a surprise loss to Germany’s Alexander Zverev in his opening match at the ATP Finals on Monday.
Daniil Medvedev, whose defeat of Alcaraz in the US Open semifinal exposed some cracks in the Spaniard’s game, says that a dip was to be expected at some point.
