By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.
In the imagination of many, Nadal symbolises relentlessness, intensity, resoluteness, determination. But this also does a great disservice to Nadal and his legacy.
Alcaraz has tremendous foot speed, great racquet head acceleration, and an aggressive backhand slice. But it’s his mindset that makes him a cut above his peers.
It was emotional to see Bopanna win the doubles Australian Open title earlier this year amid ‘India-India’ chants. Now the govt needs to invest and democratise the sport to rake in serious talent.
All that distraction failed to throw Alcaraz off course as he became the youngest man since Boris Becker in 1986 to win the Challenge Cup after Djokovic scooped a forehand into the net.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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