‘I’ve played Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic – one is much tougher than the other'

French tennis subordinate Alexandre Muller has played against Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz successful caller times and has opened up connected the differences betwixt the 2 superstars

French tennis prima Alexandre Muller has lifted the lid connected what it's similar to look disconnected against tennis giants Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

The 27-year-old has revealed that playing against Djokovic is "horrible" portion Alcaraz allows for "more mistakes". Muller has precocious battled some connected the tribunal and recovered himself overpowered by Djokovic astatine the US Open successful 2023, succumbing successful consecutive sets arsenic the Serbian fable dominated the game.

Muller besides squared disconnected with Alcaraz at Wimbledon successful the aforesaid year, wherever contempt a valiant effort, helium was besides defeated successful 3 sets by the Spaniard who aboriginal clinched the All-England title. Despite the defeat, Muller boldly stated that Djokovic presents a much formidable situation than the two-time Wimbledon champion.

Muller described his brushwood with the 39-year-old Djokovic arsenic "suffocating" and dissimilar immoderate different lucifer he's played. He besides declared the Serbian's benignant means opponents are near with "nothing", reports the Express.

"Against Novak, the information is that I've ne'er felt similar that connected a tennis tribunal before" helium told We Love Tennis. "It was wholly suffocating. The feline leaves you nothing, not a crumb, it's horrible.

"I played Carlos Alcaraz astatine Wimbledon and it was astir relaxing compared to Novak. Carlos lets you respire a little, but Novak suffocates you each the time."

Muller besides admitted helium was "afraid" against Djokovic arsenic helium was swiftly beaten 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 astatine the US Open by the Serbian ace arsenic helium stormed his mode to his 4th rubric successful New York. Comparing him with Alcaraz, Muller admitted helium recovered the Spanish youngster somewhat little daunting.

"Djoko doesn't fto you breathe," Muller told L'Equipe. "There were 6-0, 2-0, I was afraid. We said to ourselves: 'Am I going to play? ' Whereas Alcaraz, helium is much flamboyant, but I had tiny games wherever I was capable to triumph easily. Djokovic is much impressive."

Discussing strategical differences successful facing Djokovic versus Alcaraz, Muller revealed that portion readying for the encounters, helium and his squad expected much opportunities to people against Alcaraz fixed his inclination to instrumentality risks and marque errors. In contrast, helium said that Djokovic's rock-solid crippled offers nary specified chances.

"They are 2 antithetic games. We talked astir it with my manager Gerard Solves. I told him that against Alcaraz, I knew I was going to score. He tries a lot, truthful helium makes a batch much mistakes," Muller said. "But against Novak, I had the content that if helium wanted to enactment maine 3 times 6-0 up, helium could bash it. He's truthful solid.

"He doesn't springiness distant immoderate escaped points and that makes it much analyzable for me. With Alcaraz, I person a spot much breathing abstraction to triumph games."

Muller reached a career-high ATP ranking of No 76 successful July this twelvemonth and has won 9 of his 23 matches astatine ATP Tour level successful 2024.

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