Alcaraz and a game replete with weapons

p Before the first ball was struck in anger at this yearrsquo;s a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a, the prestigious Sunday Times Magazine described a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview'Carlos Alcaraz/a as lsquo;the saviour of tennisrsquo;. The 21-year-old got wind of the compliment after progressing to the third round at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a. /p

p ldquo;Theyrsquo;re really nice compliments and I accept them,rdquo; declared the Spaniard on Wednesday after seeing off a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/aleksandar-vukic/v832/overview'Aleksandar Vukic/a in three sets to book a third Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting with a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/frances-tiafoe/td51/overview'Frances Tiafoe/a. "It feels good to hear that, but I donrsquo;t feel like the saviour of tennis. In the end, tennis is evolving. /p

p "Of course we had an amazing era with [Roger] Federer, Rafa [Nadal] and [Novak] Djokovic. Wersquo;re still enjoying Djokovic, we canrsquo;t enjoy Roger anymore and we donrsquo;t know what Rafa still may play. We try to provide good tennis. We try to allow people to enjoy it. There are many players who are also great to watch. I enjoy myself when the people enjoy themselves, but Irsquo;m not a saviour of tennis or anything close to it.rdquo; /p

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p lang="en" dir="ltr"Defending champ in the mood ????a href="https://twitter.com/carlosalcaraz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"@carlosalcaraz/a knocks out Vukic 7-6(5) 6-2 6-2a href="https://twitter.com/a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"@Wimbledon/a | a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a?src=hashamp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"#Wimbledon/a a href="https://t.co/UAe376xtTz"pic.twitter.com/UAe376xtTz/a/p

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p One thing is clear, though; the way the No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings Alcaraz plays sets him apart. The repertoire of shots he freely deploys never fails to delight the public, including his famous drop shots. /p

p ldquo;It comes naturally to me,rdquo; said the player from Murcia. ldquo;Irsquo;ve always stood out for that. When I was little, I wasnrsquo;t strong, I didnrsquo;t have big shots, but I did have a lot of variety. Thatrsquo;s why I stood out a bit at 10, 11 or 12 years of age. I could already serve-volley at that age, hit lob shots and approach the net, play drop shots... I had a pretty broad range. Itrsquo;s something thatrsquo;s always been natural to me. /p

p ldquo;I always try to be true to my style in every match I play; being aggressive, hitting winners, return-volley, serve-volley, trying to approach the net as much as possible. Thatrsquo;s the tennis we try to play every match and we try to perfect that more and more.rdquo; /p

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p Of course, his tennis includes more than just drop shots, as Alcaraz himself explained. /p

p ldquo;To me, [my volleys] are big weapons, and not just doing half-volleys, which I feel very comfortable with, but forcing myself to hit forward. When I get my footwork right, Irsquo;m in position to approach for the volley and hit forward. That really helps me hit the middle of the racquet, hit it well and finish with a winner or get a comfortable volley. /p

p ldquo;They are both key on grass. Itrsquo;s very important to get in an attacking position before the opponent does and it really helps me to stay true to my style and dictate the game before they do.rdquo; /p

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