Carlos Alcaraz Giving Stefanos Tsitsipas NIGHTMARES With the Drop Shot

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[@coquillage8211]

Alcaraz bullied Tsitsipas with the MANY tools that he has

[@thornbird6768]

Tsitsipas thinks everyone bullies him 😂 he's that cry baby kid at school who's mummy is always at the head masters office complaining about the other kids 😂😂 how old is he ? 24ish ?

[@inigoiraetau1903]

​@@thornbird6768he is 24 yes

[@luces142]

​@@thornbird6768el vamositos tan es llorón...cuando pierde 😂😂😂😂

[@nightowldickson]

It just goes to show how one dimensional the game has become over the last 10 to 15 years due to the court speed slowing down in general - baseline grinders left exposed standing 2m behind the baseline. I always thought players who excelled at drop shots would expose this weakness but finally someone has come and done this. Alcaraz's forehand and forehand drop shots are a lethal combination. On top of this he has a solid baseline game and is good at the net.

[@henryshear5510]

Slowing the courts down has changed the game in interesting ways. I agree that baseline rallies are more common, but the courts used to be too fast and too offensive without defense like we see in Novak's game. I think it is more balanced. The game allows for a complete player with many skills rather than someone who just serves and volleys. You have pushers, but Alcaraz is changing that with his variety and he is going to inspire an entire generation to play tennis differently.

[@seal-nowweretalking6753]

I could not agree more. THANK YOU for saying this.

[@synceruscaffercaffer5618]

I fully agree. I miss variety in the game like those back years when there were chances for some players or others depending on the surface. Nowadayas, if we could see only the players without the court, we barely could tell the surface. The fact that Djokovic owns same Wimbledons as Sampras or more than Edberg/Becker truly annoys me.

[@jdanielgomez6026]

It is everything about sensitivity, not every players have the shots and tools to get the opponent moving around the court all the time, Alcaraz is something else so as Roger, Rafa and Djoko, sensitive players with a biiiig macrogame, talent and preparation.

[@YSFA69]

lmfao this was reversed like 8 years ago when federer reign ended. carlitos dropshots again young federer/nadal/djokovic would leave him out of the top 20. edit#2 the competition is weaker than 10 years ago.

[@pawshands9706]

I have seen many great players use the dropshot effectively, but Carlos has not only mastered his own, he is exposing a huge monotonous pattern of too many players that camp 20 ft behind the baseline just to hit as in practice. Thank you Carlos 😊

[@danielsmith5032]

Carlos stands just as far back 😂

[@pawshands9706]

@@danielsmith5032 Actually he may return a serve/shot from far back at times, but watch how he returns in/inside to control the court positioning for maximum aggression. Carlos doesn't camp out back there like the rest. He takes the initiative. Others are already trying to change their positioning.

[@ken-mb5cp]

@@danielsmith5032 He’s super fast but you’re right they should drop shot him more.

[@oberdot]

they are that far back because he pushes him that far back

[@pawshands9706]

@@oberdot Actually most pros now play too far back. Before Carlos, Roger was usually on or very near the baseline and he would use his unbelievable timing to send those shots right back without sacrificing aggressive court positioning. Carlos is doing the very same thing but he does vary his court position making his opponents uncertain as to how to play him. The guys must now learn to play more aggressively or risk running into the net chasing all those dropshots.

[@UmeastudentTV]

We have waited for quite some time but we finally have a top player that is likely to once again help shape how tennis is played in the future.

[@luiskaskero]

And there I was thinking that Alcaraz had a lethal forehand drop shot only to discover he's developing a lethal backhand drop shot...This kid is going to be unstoppable

[@williamegnever3831]

I saw his practice and knew he gonna use it more. He and dropshots are like novak's backhand (during the prime time)

[@jbranche8024]

Carlos does a great job of hiding the forehand dropshot until the last moment.

[@tonyubaka3810]

His level of all round court awareness is extraordinary.

[@Tronny]

I was thinking just this during the match, it's like Tsitsi thought at some stage it would end but Alcaraz just kept doing it every chance he got and it was clearly fruitful

[@TennisTime1]

That drop shot is a killer

[@razgriz1ne1ne48]

@@Batwam0 yes 😆

[@fernandog.aguirre2791]

yup and very boring too!

[@razgriz1ne1ne48]

@@fernandog.aguirre2791 *fuppa

[@jensenaussie4453]

@@fernandog.aguirre2791 cry

[@BlindHatchet]

With a backspin too!

[@josebasterrica3358]

Alcaraz is magic

[@OwnRules1]

Sheer genius how he's able to disguise his dropshot till the last sec - gives him just a tiny bit of additional time to wrong-foot his opponent (ball goes opposite side of their body-lean) making it that much more difficult for them to get to the ball as they need to both correct direction & push off. Especially hard to do on clay.

[@buffalobob2890]

I love watching Carlos. He has the potential to be one of the all time greats.

[@MrAvocado575]

I don't love listening to him.

[@mireafelder8194]

@@MrAvocado575 Then simply mute your TV and enjoy watching his tennis.

[@xavallokiyo]

@@MrAvocado575 Monica Seles or Sharapova shouter even louder, and nobody complained. You are simply feeling envy...

[@XxYeahxOkxX]

​@@xavallokiyo Nobody complained? 😅

[@MrAvocado575]

​@@xavallokiyo "nobody complained"😂😂😂 During Wimbledon, Seles encountered difficulty because of her habit of grunting or shrieking loudly when hitting shots. Her quarterfinal opponent Nathalie Tauziat was the first to complain to the chair umpire about it.[28] During the third set of her semi-final match against Martina Navratilova, Navratilova also complained to the chair umpire about the grunting after Seles went up a break at 4-2. Seles' grunt was at the center of the London tabloids the entire fortnight

[@cokomoko7]

Alcaraz is just something special !

[@colethomas903]

Yup

[@along1298]

The undisputed drop shot GOAT - no1 does it better than him, time & time again

[@cavon_08]

Ever watched Roger Federer?

[@along1298]

@@cavon_08 Fed's drop shots aren't even close to being as good as Carlito's, and he rarely does them anyway

[@bolder2009]

@@along1298 😄

[@user-iy2kb5bc4w]

Alcazaz: the King of Drop shots!!!

[@tomsd8656]

I guess this is a natural progression of the game. When playing conditions were fast, you had serve and volley and aggressive players always looking to go to the net to finish point. Now playing conditions are slow everywhere, even Wimbledon, so aggressive players like Alcaraz had to perfect the drop shot to end points, because going to net is not so easy.

[@karlheinzegger9790]

I wonder how many thousand times Carlos has practiced these drop shots. Near perfection and impossible to read.

[@jaimegarcia9408]

Unreal the drop shots to Carlos, is 😮😮

[@abhishekkhandkar]

Reminds me of that one match between Federer and Del Potrov where Federer used dropshots so many times that at the end Delpo stopped chasing after those😂

[@hectorfernandez-tenet]

10/12 points won with the drops shots....when was the last time someone did this??

[@RazOls]

Probably Alcaraz in IW

[@152iq9]

Alcaraz had 9 in IW vs Medvedev.

[@Deepurplerain]

i also rewatch their 22 Barcelona final, and Carlos does a perfect one while they were totally slugging from behind the line !!, to control a high power ball like that is very rare.

[@cmproduction9629]

that's probably the best and most effective shot in the world right now, especially on clay

[@kaboomroom33]

And the one all the players are biting off of!

[@nathan2497]

Alcaraz is just a freak. His dropshots are scary good just an all around complete player.

[@antoinettekankindi6807]

Sinner said he has learnt and is adapting to playing against Carlos, others might start doing the same and the game will evolve... Bravo Carlito... This compilation makes Tsitsipas look like he has not TOOLS🙈🙈🙈

[@meyerhaus3189]

Drop shot heaven. CA is the master.

[@stonew1927]

That shot is especially effective on clay. But, does he ever miss? Amazing display . . .

[@colethomas903]

Yes just not very often

[@andrewawrinka9572]

This drop shot is a huge punishment for baseliner and it makes the game more interesting to watch.. Thanks Carloz..

[@jay_kulina]

Tsitsipas has a bad bh that makes him vulnerable to dropshots, it's true! But it's also true that he takes too long to move forward, start chasing them dropshots. It's not only Alcaraz's skill using them. It's also how bad Tsitsipas is against them. Even Sinner had like 10 ds winners against him in Australia. And Sinner's ds is nowhere near Carlos's.

[@user-hy9vq3hs3w]

He did the backhand at the side that alcaraz was that's why alcaraz did dropshots. In order to win you must open the court.

[@jay_kulina]

@@user-hy9vq3hs3w Can't go down the line 9,8/10 times with his bh. It's too easy for a player of Carlos's caliber. The problem is that it's not just Alcaraz that dropshots him to death. More and more players do that as of late. It's just that they dont have Alcaraz's touch.

[@arunkrishnamoorthy9038]

Funny you mention Sinner - I don't think of him as necessarily quick but he seems to be the one able to track down Carlos' dropshots the best when compared to Tsitsi and Medvedev (he has played him like 6 times which might help). Also possibly a flatter hitter so stands closer to the baseline

[@user-hy9vq3hs3w]

@@jay_kulina If you open the court correctly the opponent can't make a dropshot easily. That is my point.

[@jeffvanderwerf3391]

@@arunkrishnamoorthy9038 Sinner is a fantastic mover for his size. I know it gets talked about a lot, but he was a formidable downhill skier, which certainly has helped his footwork and quickness. Tsitsipas, if you see him in person, is actually huge. He's like 6'4"-6'5" and powerfully built (for a tennis player). Especially on clay, when you can get a guy that size moving one way and hitting the other, he simply can't get there.

[@felixy23]

Alcaraz is smart. he knows that any players who're against him will stay still behind the back line to counter his missile forehand. once they're trap in long rallies, Alcaraz will execute drop-shorts perfectly. i guess only Sinner can handle this one 🤔

[@raghumanda2tanush496]

Sinner zverev rune rublev can handle even though 3 of them are 1 dimensional

[@TheY2G]

@@raghumanda2tanush496 Zverev and Rublev? lol

[@raghumanda2tanush496]

@@TheY2G yup they hit hard, so it's difficult for carlos to play offense against them

[@sean9267]

Really cool to see a player finally capitalizing on opponents standing 10ft behind the baseline. Game was getting very stale with boring baseline grinders.

[@jeffvanderwerf3391]

This combination of not only Alcaraz's power but his excellent drop shot on *both wings* makes it so very difficult to position and feel comfortable. When you can get a 6'5" guy moving one way on clay and then hit a great drop shot behind him the other way...I'm not sure what the Tsitsipas could do. It sure makes him look silly, though.

[@anseinueseima408]

You know he will do constant dropshots but you have no solution to overcome it. Nightmare of the tour

[@mujeeb07]

Alcaraz literally revolutionizing Tennis. Get OFF the baseline!

[@Frl.Rottenmeier]

He will reintroduce serve and volley when his opponents are serving

[@RR_theproahole]

Yeah! Finally an end to Rafa and Novak's boring baseline games.

[@jeffvanderwerf3391]

It would be very interesting to see Alcaraz play Rafa on clay. While I understand that Rafa's best tennis is behind him, I would love to see their styles clash.

[@pureffm]

@@jeffvanderwerf3391 They already played in Madrid. Carlos won in three.

[@jeffvanderwerf3391]

@@pureffm That's right, thank you for reminding me! I'd love to see them clash at RG. Tantalizing.

[@dexterscott7017]

These guys have the peddling back split step so engrained in them that they can’t stop. Carlos is so good at recognizing when someone is doing it… I don’t think these shots would be as effective against Ferrer, Federer, Davydenko, Agassi because they didn’t make a habit of regularly giving up a meter or two of court position.

[@cheek1m0nkey]

The way to counter is to hit deeper, which Tsisipas was having a hard time doing because Alcaraz was pushing him so far back.

[@iannovak5223]

which is why Sinner always makes Carlos struggles since he hits and returns so deep on consistent bases.

[@isabenitez9554]

This game was game over since the beginning

[@kevinwaters5872]

As a viewer , it is great to see this. So sick of endless base line slug fests. Strategy and placement , beautiful to watch. Just ask Tsitsipas , who became a virtual spectator.

[@samy29987]

Until Tsitsipas strengthens and improves that backhand side, avoiding it to hit a forehand and not do damage against Alcaraz is going to open up his dropshot. He _has_ to hit his backhand harder, so he doesn't have to cover that side all the time. That's the key of this matchup.

[@ntnnot]

Will never happen. The BH technique sucks. Sad but true.

[@SuperTierney24]

It's too loopy as well, it always invited aggressive plays from either massive forehands or dropshots

[@twinwankel]

It's not strengthening his backhand, it's flattening it out. Tsitsipas just like to put a lot of topspin on the shot and hit angles with it. His game is to move you side to side with topspin. He has plenty of power but that's the way he likes to play.

[@olliemills1234]

His backhand is probably quite effective on clay in general, due to the amount of topspin, it can be tough to deal with but Alcaraz's style of play hard counters most baseline players, as it did with Medvedev.

[@gr__msk]

why is tsitsipas' backhand so bad and weak. It's unacceptable for this professional level and for like top 3 tennis player in the world

[@usmh]

I'm sitting by myself in my room, but I just burst out "Oh, that's so beautiful!" when he hit that last one... What a delicate touch.

[@fabianoalvesferreira2417]

Esse cara já é uma lenda, nunca no tênis houve alguém fazer tanto essa jogada como ele, ele mudará o jeito de jogar tênis no geral, muitos já estão trabalhando mais essa jogada

[@themastroiannis]

concordo!

[@Bignewshound60]

Tennis today is so so so much better than even the tennis of Connors and McEnroe and Borg and compared to what passed for world class tennis in the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s. No contest. However, not since Jaroslav Drobny in the 50s have we seen drop shots like this. backspin and dropshots are returning. We are even seeing new players which have never picked up a wooden racket or seen the heavier balls of yesteryear becoming fit enough to serve and volley withy modern equipment

[@nguyenhien-ph8ym]

mot thien tai moi xuat hien ,chuc ,alcaraz co nhieu suc khoe

[@ShMayank]

That disguise is the key and its so so tough to master

[@buckyphillips6732]

Tennis really is a game for the lifetime, thank you so much to help me improve my tennis.

[@cuerdoxxx]

The best drop shot ever

[@DonYang73]

Alcaraz is the undisputed king of dropshots. And super effective on clay

[@brettthompson5081]

all those dropshots couldn't have happened to a nicer guy haha. viva carlos.

[@servingpublic737]

Wow! so many drop shots!

[@randydryer8888]

Those droppers make my stomach hurt just thinking about how they hurt the opponent

[@jeffvanderwerf3391]

Not only that, but it must be so annoying to try to get to them on clay, where it's harder to get a good first step.

[@Aserve1st]

Carlos just giving drop shots lesson

[@ralfmilusch2401]

You've taken the piss out of Tsitsipas, thanks Carlos.

[@mohdnasir-wr5lb]

Beautiful tennis 👍

[@albertgrosjean2305]

Tsitsipas reste un grand joueur qui n'a pas dit son dernier mot il faut soutenir un joueur dans les bons et mauvais moment ♡♡♡♡♡

[@neelmehra1645]

Have to say the quality of the clay court in Barcelona seems more adequate than some of the Masters 1000 tournaments played on clay

[@bananaGeorges22]

Amazing

[@fmscooter768]

it changes tennis like curry did with his three pointers, everybody knewed the shot, but one came and made it to perfection

[@StreakingTiger]

Larry Byrd was the king of 3's while Curry was learning to play.

[@drstew1]

This reminds me of what Roger Federer did early in his career . Beat you and make it look easy. How ever Alcaraz will shift just when his opponents think they have him. Esacape from Alcaraz Good luck with that. He’s taking this to another level

[@jaimegarcia9408]

Federer with 19 year not have this level to Carlos.

[@mireafelder8194]

@@jaimegarcia9408 That's very true, this coming from a lifetime Federer fan. Federer only started to peak at maybe 21 years of age, imagine what happens if Alcaraz improves that much when he reaches his peak, lol:)

[@mangstadt1]

Stefanos Tsitsipas is probably the best player to use a drop shot against. He plays deep back behind the baseline, and his long, storklike legs make him slower than other tall players. He has huge Mowglilike knees. Nothing to do with Jannik Sinner, for instance, who is about the same height but is much more graceful and quick.

[@drstew1]

Not in this match .

[@eddiechoy2913]

Thanks for your share

[@preciousashimole6507]

Good to find a way to win good drop shots

[@hero0149]

Genius

[@WithSeb]

The consistency though.

[@noahcarvalho2105]

He was playing the way tennis was meant to be played.

[@decafmocha211]

Smart. The pros should use this shot a lot more. Players are just camping out on the baseline.

[@lan8854]

He exploits how much tsitsipas hates hitting a backhand 😂, pulls him out wide and then bam. What a breath of fresh air this kid is.

[@jimred5700]

This takes "disguising" it to a whole new level.

[@commentarytalk1446]

Tsitsipas tends to do well on Clay because he has a big frame and can set up his shots to hit hard into corners. His weakness is his movement so when he's off-balance he can't hit very well. And the drop-shot is kryptonite to him as it forces movement which he cannot respond to. After about 3-4 drop-shots he gives up even trying to chase them for example.

[@itswazowski]

OUTRAGEOUS by carlitos !!!!

[@fla2359]

❤ seems to be very effective here😊

[@TennisTime1]

Particularly on clay

[@marianmaslak]

Dropshotmania

[@thomasjanzso3438]

One of the "few tools" of Alcaraz, as the Greek would say

[@ghost-writer]

A breath of fresh air, an air of brilliance-addictive verve. Just what the doctor ordered.

[@TheGroin38]

I love these drop shots so much ! And I'm a tennis player, I know that's a very hard thing to do, because if it's not 100% well done, you're almost dead, your opponent will be really close to the net, playing an easy ball where ever he wants to ! I don't know why players like Rublev / Zverev ... and WTA girls don't use it more !?! Jabeur sometimes does drop shots but what about the others ??

[@eaglelefty5341]

It's not really practiced much, even less on the WTA. Carlos is one of the first people in the modern game (Gaston as well) to make dropshots a main weapon instead of just a once-a-set type shot. It would be great in the WTA to change up endless baseline grinding.

[@jeffvanderwerf3391]

@@eaglelefty5341 Aga Radwanska had a very nice drop shot that she used to good effect. Of course, she was relatively slight, so she needed it to go against the big power baseliners. This is different from Alcaraz who not only has the baseline power but also can hit the drop-shot. It is madness to play against, I'm sure.

[@victorliendo2010]

Players and their coaches. They decide what is important and what isn't. You can see players like Sabalenka, Pliskova, Rublev, Zverev, Medvedev just serving and firing. No lobs, no dropshots, no slices. That is why players like Federer excelled, because its all around game.

[@victorliendo2010]

Alcaraz drop shot is one of the best i have ever seen. His power combined with that shot are outstanding and lethal weapons. On the other hand i think tsitsipas backhand is weak. He can not flatten it and use it mostly as a crosscourt shot ... no surprise ....

[@bobandonevski7266]

That was brutal. It could easily be the new RG champion

[@franselafrato]

Alcaraz makes the best Drop Shot. I think he studied this kind of shot.

[@talastra]

@@Batwam0 When his coach discovered him, drop shots were practically all he would hit. His coach had to get him to add to his arsenal, so he has very deep, long-standing skills with it.

[@ameeldezi]

No one disguises it better than a masterful Carlos Alcaraz. He is threading the needle literally,can't be so perfect without enough practice.That is a killer indeed. Really I have to says he is best at it

[@chichipalacio]

Creo que Tsitsipas podría habler alcanzado algun que otro drop pero estaba noqueado, los tiros cortos tuvieron un impacto emocional en su juego..Alcaraz una máquina de creatividad y letalidad...

[@iannovak5223]

Who would've thought it would take a Spanish player to bring Tennis back closer to the baseline 😂

[@jlolson53]

To Carlos, tennis isn't merely a sport. It's an art - and he's composing a masterpiece virtually every time he's on the court.

[@JesusJimenez-tt5gt]

Y lo facil que lo hace una y otra vez oleee

[@bibukov1]

10 укороченных за матч, из которых 9 без всякого шанса.

[@420surfdawg]

How the F is that guy like only 20 yrs old (and last year as well) His game is insanely good. So natural making everything too easy.. Fffng drop like that shots are brutal in many ways

[@datapro007]

Charlie is the best thing to happen to tennis in a long time. I love seeing him whip Tsitsipas for the fourth straight time.

[@colethomas903]

1 time wasnt a whoop. Even Miami last year in Barcelona

[@user-xs1vf3to8q]

تصوير أكثر من رائع

[@robertjones8598]

Est drop shot I’ve ever seen. As a potential opponent I would study replays extensively to try and find any clues I could that he’s going to use it. It is well disguised, but I think particularly for someone who uses it a lot, I think it could be vulnerable to some players getting a better handle on it. If you can take it away 20-30% more often by recognizing the tell and being a step quicker moving to the shot you could even turn the tables on it or force him to use it more sparingly. He really does have remarkable control of the dropper though. Makes Mac seem hamfisted on that particular shot. Alcaraz is a fantastic and exciting player with many more strengths to contend with. A highlight machine. He hit a shot the other day I’d never seen before. He’s gonna rack up slams no doubt barring injury. Has to be considered favorite for FO.

[@mireafelder8194]

It's not just that he can disguise it very well. He first uses his canon ball of a fh to push his opponents way back behind the baseline before executing the drop shop at will. It's like a perfect combo. There's really nothing his opponents could do about it or "study" how to handle it better other than to hope he's having a bad day.:)

[@Morcap]

Carlos' Blitz-drop will make many unwilling players - especially the top 10 ones -, to re-adjust their on-court stance from a clear defensive position to a more stealth advanced (close to baseline), so they might, just might get a shot at winning some games. As it stands there is nothing anyone can do when the combination Blitzkrieg-Dropshot works at least 60%. Game over (before it even begin)..

[@oneone9884]

Dude is fed and rafa rolled into one. He is going to be great for the sports

[@krishnaramachandran7722]

Carlos can hurt you in so many ways. I really feel he will test even the likes of Novak and Rafa on clay and hard courts. Novak's deep returns may take time away from Carlos and make him play outside his comfort zone but at Madrid last year, even Novak struggled to cope with the drops and Carlos' heavy forehand

[@raghumanda2tanush496]

Carlos kick serves will trouble nole in all high bouncy surfaces

[@colethomas903]

Rafa on HC the dude his done on HC

[@mireafelder8194]

@@raghumanda2tanush496 Yep exactly, it was Carlos kick serve that troubled Nole so much in Madrid last year.

[@raxrax223]

Carlos will destroy Nole in WB aswell.

[@mireafelder8194]

@@raxrax223 What's WB? 😳

[@paolodandini6155]

...and that point encapsulates the hour and twenty minutes of this match...😂

[@VISHALSHARMA-rk2on]

❤❤❤

[@claudiozanella256]

That drop shot is a beauty..

[@victoryk1]

He's figured that he only has to be 80% accurate with his drop shot. He never goes for that crazy, just over the net drop shot. He plays it safe, giving him a very good chance of winning the point even if the opponent gets to it.

[@SimonStewart75]

Tstisipas evidently convinced that staying back was the right call, no matter how many times it wasn't.

[@MegaMrcomedy]

Just like steph curry changed basketball with the 3, Carlos is doing it with the dropshot!

[@thyroneellison4942]

French Open and Rome I think Alcaraz will win barring any injuries or wildcard player.

[@christopheryellman533]

It is fun to watch Tsitsi be carved up.

[@MrJayb76]

He dropping it like it's hot...

[@Sharm180]

Этот карась заебет любого своими укороченными, особенно на грунте, где тяжко стартануть. Ну что сказать, силен парень, он явно на уровне биг 3, точнее компиляция всего лучшего от великой тройки.

[@jolo121]

My opinion: I hate watching drop shots and I hate running after them! It's going to to turn into who can dropshot first!

[@keithlauderjr1691]

Stef very susceptible to the drop shot and you have to respect Carlos's power.