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Carlos Alcaraz Defeats Jannik Sinner In Tense Rome Clash As Rivalry Heats Up
The first set went down with a bang as Alcaraz stole it 7-6(5), even saving two set points on the way, against Sinner in a battle of giants...
Alcaraz threw in his trademark mix of double bluff dropshots and rugged defense to confound Sinner, who had his moments as well, especially in the tense first-set tiebreak. Yet another element kicked in apart from tennis, where a discussion waged about the discussion about Sinner’s doping suspension in the past, “Banned for negligence, not doping,” one user declared blattantly, while another shot back, “Hold this L steroid boy.” That discourse almost eclipsed any real analysis of the match, and that is proof that such off-the-court controversies never really disappear in top-level sport. Alcaraz is in fast-forward now, and then resilient Sinner will ensure that this feud burns bright for a long time, judging from the chaotic whirl on social media, the fans want to see every minute of it.
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