If Carlos Alcaraz is hoisting the Wimbledon trophy once more a week on Sunday, few will remember that he nearly crashed out of the tournament in week one, needing his best tennis in the most crucial of moments to survive a five-set scare from Frances Tiafoe.
Few will recall or care that for the first three matches, his not-particularly dangerous first serve hit its target on only 65 percent of his attempts. Few will mind that inferior opponents found him breakable, or that Tiafoe himself had 10 break point chances during their third-round duel. Few will remember that during this match, it seemed like Alcaraz was playing from behind until the last bits.
