"Gave me the impression if he wanted to hit me with a triple 6-0 he could have": Muller compares facing Djokovic to Alcaraz with no free points from imperious Serbian

France’s Alex Muller believes that it is harder to play against Serbia’s legendary tennis player Novak Djokovic compared to the current world number one Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz.

Muller suffered a thumping defeat against the 36-year-old in the first round of the US Open with a score of 6-0, 6-2, 6-3.

Muller, while talking to the media after the match, stated that Djokovic is harder to play against compared to Alcaraz as he does not give away anything free.

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“Alcaraz gives you a little more air and I felt that I could play games,” he said. “But Djokovic gave me the impression that if he wanted to hit me with a triple 6-0, he could’ve done it. Novak does not give you free points and does not give you anything.”

Both Djokovic and Alcaraz are on their way to compete in the final of the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year.

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The current world number two booked his place in the third round of the mega event after defeating Spain’s Bernabe Zapata Miralles in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-1, 6-1.

On the other hand, Alcaraz has already booked his place in the round of 32 of the competition after beating South Africa’s Lloyd Harris in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-1, 7-6.

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