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Coming into Friday’s semifinal showdown between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros, prognosticators made their cases for both players. In their assessments of the marquee match-up, it was hard to outline faults for either player—but one concern for Alcaraz came up: could the Spaniard sustain “highlight-reel tennis” over potentially five sets, against perhaps the greatest best-of-five-set player of all time?

We’ll see...but no matter who you’re pulling for, or picked to win, you had to enjoy seeing this ABSOLUTELY JAW-DROPPING shot from Carlitos.

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Rafa, the passionate realist, retires
Nadal's farewell

Rafa, the passionate realist, retires

His love for the game protected him from growing cynical or jaded, even after his body was pommeled by injury.