Last Sunday these two guys played an epic match in the finals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnatio, Ohio.
Many people are calling it the most amazing best two out of three match ever played.
You didn't even know about it, did you? I don't blame you. The majors get all the attention; everything else is broadcast on the Tennis Channel, which you don't even know that you get.
It was fucking amazing.
It was 93 degrees, with a "feels like" temperature of 99 degrees. Brutal. Djokovic barely made it through the first set, which he lost 7-5. He looked like he was going to collapse. Walking uncertainly, red-faced - I thought the match was already over.
But it wasn't.
He hung on. He got better. He beat Alcaraz in a grueling contest that lasted 3 hours and 49 minutes, the longest best-of-three set final in ATP tour history. Djokovic himself said "This was one of the most exciting matches I've ever played in any tournament. It felt like a Grand Slam."
This from a man who owns 23 Grand Slam titles - a men's record.
I watched it. I made Carol watch it. She said that even with her limited knowledge of and experience with tennis, she was blown away.
Sorry you missed it.
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