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Eubanks Climbs Following Breakthrough Wimbledon Run, Mover Of Week

  • Posted: Jul 17, 2023

Eubanks Climbs Following Breakthrough Wimbledon Run, Mover Of Week

ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 17 July 2023

Carlos Alcaraz lifted his second Grand Slam trophy at Wimbledon, where several ATP Tour stars enjoyed impressive runs at the grass-court major. ATPTour.com looks at the movers of the week in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings.


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No. 31 Christopher Eubanks, +12 (Career High)
The American has climbed to a career-high No. 31 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings after he advanced to his first major quarter-final at Wimbledon. The 27-year-old, who triumphed in Mallorca last month, downed Stefanos Tsitsipas and Cameron Norrie before falling against Daniil Medvedev.

No. 32 Matteo Berrettini, +6
The 27-year-old has moved six places following his fourth-round run at Wimbledon. The Italian entered The Championships without a tour-level win since Monte-Carlo in April, but re-found some of his best grass-court form, defeating Lorenzo Sonego, Alex de Minaur and Alexander Zverev.

No. 43 Roman Safiullin, +49 (Career High)
The 25-year-old came into Wimbledon as World No. 92 with just six tour-level match wins on the season. Four victories later and he left as a Grand Slam quarter-finalist for the first time and at a career-high No. 43. Safiullin.

No. 56 Daniel Elahi Galan, +29 (Career High)

The Colombian made history on London’s lawns when he became the first man from his nation to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon. The 27-year-old, who entered SW19 with just two grass-court tour-level wins in his career, won a five-set third-round thriller against Mikael Ymer before losing against Jannik Sinner.

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Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 14 Tommy Paul, +1 (Career High)
No. 17 Hubert Hurkacz, +1
No. 19 Alexander Zverev, +2
No. 21 Grigor Dimitrov, +3
No. 23 Denis Shapovalov +6
No. 33 Jiri Lehecka, +4 (Career High)
No. 51 Mikael Ymer, +8
No. 58 Sebastian Ofner, +14 (Career High)
No. 65 Quentin Halys, +14
No. 74 Stan Wawrinka, +14
No. 89 Pavel Kotov, +16 (Career High)
No. 92 Ilya Ivashka, +10
No. 97 Facundo Diaz Acosta, +18 (Career High)
No. 100 Juan Manuel Cerundolo, +11

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Nadal, Kyrgios, Alonso Congratulate Alcaraz On Wimbledon Win

  • Posted: Jul 17, 2023

Nadal, Kyrgios, Alonso Congratulate Alcaraz On Wimbledon Win

Rod Laver, Billie Jean King, Ben Stiller also post on social media

Several stars, including Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios, took to social media on Sunday to congratulate Carlos Alcaraz on his epic five-set victory over Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final.

Other current and former players who shared their praise include Rod Laver, Billie Jean King and Andy Roddick.

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Several stars from outside the tennis world also weighed in on the Spaniard’s success, including F1 legend Fernando Alonso, actor Ben Stiller and football player Toni Kroos.

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How Alcaraz's Scintillating Serve Toppled Djokovic's Return In The Wimbledon Final

  • Posted: Jul 16, 2023

How Alcaraz’s Scintillating Serve Toppled Djokovic’s Return In The Wimbledon Final

Brain Game analyses the memorable championship match

Big serves win big titles.

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 on Sunday to win his first Wimbledon title on the back of a stunning serving performance. Alcaraz relied heavily on his first serve to close out the match, making six straight first serves at 5-4 in the fifth set to clinch the most significant victory of his career. He served 22 service games in the final, but none mattered more than the last one.

The following serve-related statistics identify that Alcaraz took his serve up a notch or two against Djokovic compared to his previous six matches to the final.

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Average Serve Speed
Alcaraz served harder in the final with his first and second serves than in any match he played in the tournament. Djokovic’s potent return game required a serve recalibration.

Alcaraz Average First Serve Speed

  • Rd 1 vs. J. Chardy – 118.4 mph
  • Rd 2 vs. A. Muller – 119.8 mph
  • Rd 3 vs. N. Jarry – 119 mph
  • Rd 4 vs. M. Berrettini – 118 mph
  • QF vs. H. Rune – 118.6 mph
  • SF vs. D. Medvedev – 114.8 mph
  • Final vs. N. Djokovic – 121.3 mph

Alcaraz failed to reach a first-serve average of 120 mph in any match to the final. Against Djokovic, he elevated to an average of 121.3 mph. Djokovic won 30 per cent (28/94) of first-serve return points for the match but only 26 per cent (5/19) in the deciding fifth set.

Alcaraz won 70 per cent (66/94) of his first-serve points in the final, which rose to 74 per cent (14/19) in the fifth set. That was the highest win percentage of any of the five sets. Alcaraz recognised what the moment called for.

Alcaraz Average Second Serve Speed

  • Rd 1 vs. J. Chardy – 97.7 mph
  • Rd 2 vs. A. Muller – 99.9 mph
  • Rd 3 vs. N. Jarry – 101.8 mph
  • Rd 4 vs. M. Berrettini – 100.3 mph
  • QF vs. H. Rune – 101.5 mph
  • SF vs. D. Medvedev – 97.5 mph
  • Final vs. N. Djokovic – 102.5 mph

Alcaraz won 50 per cent (28/56) of his second-serve points in the final against Djokovic, which took it out of the liability column against arguably the best returner in the world. That’s a win in anyone’s book.

Alcaraz only won 14 per cent (1/7) of second-serve points in the opening set but finished strong, winning 70 per cent (7/10) in the fifth set. The extra speed on the second serve kept Djokovic from stepping in and forcing Alcaraz Serve +1 groundstroke errors.

Body First Serves
Alcaraz cleverly served a lot at Djokovic’s body in the final to give the Serbian a third location to defend against.

Alcaraz First Serve Direction (Deuce & Ad Courts)

  • Wide = 34
  • Body = 24
  • T = 36

Djokovic First Serve Direction (Deuce & Ad Courts)

  • Wide = 54
  • Body = 8
  • T = 56

Alcaraz served triple the amount of first serves at the body than Djokovic (24 to 8) to jam the Serbian and give him a third target area to worry about. It worked a treat. Overall, Alcaraz had 34 per cent (32/94) of his first serves unreturned, while Djokovic was significantly lower at 25 per cent (30/118).

The icing on the cake for Alcaraz was hitting nine aces to three against the Serbian. Three of those aces came in the fifth set. Alcaraz won all five service games he served in the fifth set, with only one of his service games reaching Deuce.

Overall, Alcaraz clubbed more than twice the amount of winners than Djokovic (66 to 32), but this match boiled down to a straightforward tennis equation of hold serve/break serve.

No shot helped Alcaraz put two hands on the golden trophy more than his scintillating serve.

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