Carlos Alcaraz was dumped out of the U.S. Open in the second round as his bid for a calendar Grand Slam came to a shuddering halt in New York.

Despite winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, Djokovic’s season was less brilliant than usual. The Serbian has not won a single title this year and reached only one Grand Slam final, at the Wimbledon Championships, giving up to Alcaraz with a very clear score.

He's an emotional player.” Mouratoglou now wants to see Alcaraz manage his schedule better. It’s something the likes of Federer and Djokovic prioritised as they got older. “So I think that knowing that,

Patrick Mouratoglou has suggested that Carlos Alcaraz doesn't yet have the emotional maturity of greats Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.