Alcaraz's tennis is so often a highlight reel but on grass, he does his most devastating work in the negative spaces of points.

Interviewed by 'BBC Radio 5 Live', former ATP star Greg Rusedski confessed that he was very impressed with Carlitos' performance against Norrie: “No question about it, that’s statement tennis. I mean, everything was happening today, serve and volley, dropshot, movement.

Former top-10 player Fabio Fognini announced his retirement from professional tennis on Wednesday at Wimbledon, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz in a five-setter on Day 1 of the tournament last week. The 38-year-old Italian pushed two-time defending champion Alcaraz for more than 4 1/2 hours before coming out on the wrong end of the 7-5,