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00:02 - Carlos Alcaraz with a victory via retirement
00:06 midway through the second set
00:08 in his opening match against Dominic Kupfer
00:11 yesterday up in Queens.
00:13 Of course, Alcaraz the reigning 2022 US Open winner,
00:17 victorious in the most recent Grand Slam this summer,
00:19 knocking off Novak Djokovic at the All England Club
00:23 in London for his first Wimbledon crown.
00:26 What did you see, Pam?
00:28 Although it was only about a set and a half yesterday
00:30 out of Carlos Alcaraz
00:32 in his first encore performance up in Queens.
00:36 - Alcaraz is fine.
00:37 Right now he's a second favorite plus 180
00:39 to win the US Open.
00:41 That's a fine price for me.
00:42 Alcaraz is one of those players now.
00:45 I'm going to say it 'cause I have been saying it.
00:48 He is part of the big three.
00:50 He may not have the titles.
00:51 He may not have the resume.
00:52 He's 20 years old.
00:53 He is well on his way.
00:55 He has every weapon at his disposal.
00:57 He's comfortable.
00:58 What we've seen from Alcaraz,
00:59 not just on clay court, not just from this year,
01:04 and especially we saw it at Wimbledon,
01:06 is Alcaraz has the ability to figure out
01:09 what he needs to do mid-match
01:12 and then execute with just fire.
01:16 And that is something,
01:17 when you have somebody like Djokovic,
01:18 who is the best player in the world right now,
01:21 and not just on tour, but over the last decade,
01:24 up there with Nadal and with Federer,
01:26 when Djokovic is saying to media,
01:29 I have never played somebody like Alcaraz,
01:32 that is firepower right there
01:34 because he has faced the best of the best
01:37 for a very long time.
01:39 And now he's facing somebody entirely new.
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