{"id":2542,"date":"2024-09-21T02:48:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T02:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=2542"},"modified":"2024-09-21T02:48:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T02:48:24","slug":"novak-djokovic-more-impressive-than-carlos-alcaraz-claims-atp-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=2542","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic \u2018more impressive\u2019 than Carlos Alcaraz claims ATP star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz have been compared by ATP pro Alexandre Muller, with the former being described as \u2018totally suffocating\u2019 on court.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Muller has played against both once before, having a previous meeting with\u00a0Djokovic\u00a0at the\u00a0US Open\u00a0and\u00a0Alcaraz\u00a0at\u00a0Wimbledon\u00a0in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman lost both in straight sets, but only managed to take five games off Djokovic in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Both Djokovic and Alcaraz went onto win the respective titles, but Muller has suggested that the experiences of playing them was very different,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgainst Novak, the truth is that I\u2019ve never felt like that on a tennis court before.\u201d revealed Muller. \u201cIt was totally suffocating. The guy leaves you nothing, not a crumb, it\u2019s horrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cI played Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon and it was almost relaxing compared to Novak. Carlos lets you breathe a little, but Novak suffocates you all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Muller went onto admit that he even questioned whether he would be able to win a game, but knew that he could get on the scoreboard against Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDjoko doesn\u2019t let you breathe. There were 6\u20130, 2\u20130, I was afraid. We said to ourselves: \u2018Am I going to play?,\u201d questioned the 27-year-old. \u201cWhereas Alcaraz, he is more flamboyant, but I had small games where I was able to win easily. Djokovic is more impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Muller continued, \u201cThey are two different games. We talked about it with my coach G\u00e9rard Solv\u00e8s. I told him that against Alcaraz, I knew I was going to score. He tries a lot, so he makes a lot more mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut against Novak, I had the impression that if he wanted to put me three times 6-0 up, he could do it. He\u2019s so solid, he doesn\u2019t give away any free points and that makes it more complicated for me. With Alcaraz, I have a bit more breathing space to win games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Muller has only played Djokovic and Alcaraz once, but could be drawn against them again at the Shanghai Masters next month.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Inside the baseline\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Most players would not want to play against either Novak Djokovic or Carlos Alcaraz, but it seems as though Alexandre Muller almost has a fear of competing against the Serbian. Despite Alcaraz winning two Grand Slam titles this year, Muller\u2019s point is understandable as the Spaniard can sometimes get a bit over excited\u00a0and go off the boil, whereas Djokovic is generally more efficient.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz have been compared by ATP pro Alexandre Muller, with the former being described as \u2018totally suffocating\u2019 on court. 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