Before American Tommy Paul played defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, he said that the serve is always the most important shot in men’s tennis and that would be something he’d want to do very well in the next round.
Paul, who has an excellent serve, did not serve as well as he’d hoped, only hitting 60% of his first serves in.
The Spaniard beat the 12th seeded American 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in three hours and 11 minutes.
In his post-match press conference, Paul said: “I didn’t serve super great today. I mean, I couldn’t find a first serve. It’s tough to play anybody in the top
hundred not serving well on first serves. He was all over my second, it felt like. It wasn’t a fun situation.
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“I would have liked to serve better. It’s hard to start on offense when he’s serving, and it’s hard to start on offense when you’re starting every…
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