‘Shot of the tournament or shot of the year?!’ – Unreal Carlos Alcaraz shot at French Open leaves Tim Henman stunned
Carlos Alcaraz continues to reiterate what a special talent he is, and one moment during his Sunday night win against Karen Khachanov at the 2022 French Open left the entire of Roland-Garros stunned. During an epic rally with Alcaraz fighting to break back after his losing serve, the Spanish teenager came to the net and produced a gorgeous drop volley. Ad/> Khachanov responded well, storming to the net and lifting the ball over Alcaraz to the back of the court.
Roland-Garros'My style is to be aggressive' — Alcaraz powers past Khachanov to set up Zverev quarter-final40 MINUTES AGO But Alcaraz wasn’t to be denied. The 19-year-old turned, powered after the ball and then produced the most outrageous of tweener lobs. Khachanov could only watch as the ball looped over him and landed in, producing a raucous reaction from the Roland-Garros crowd.
Alcaraz powers past Khachanov in style to set up Zverev quarter-final 'It is incredible' — Wilander stunned by Nadal's problem-solving abilities 'I'm going to make some mistakes' — Gauff happy to be a role model “Oh my goodness!” purred Tim Henman in the Eurosport commentary box. “Roland-Garros revels in Carlos Alcaraz, unbelievable rally,” echoed Mark Petchey alongside him. “Can you believe it Tim? Just when you think you’ve seen everything, he does this.” “Such a good low volley,” Henman said watching the reply.
“Khachanov does so well to get to this and this is intentional, to play the lob through the legs. /> Petchey was quick to praise Khachanov as well for his part in the rally. “Takes two to produce a point like this.