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Carlos Alcaraz’s serve ends in full flight

SportLocation Tennis Desk · 11 Sept 2026

Carlos Alcaraz drives through a serve with enough pace to send him airborne on the landing.

Carlos Alcaraz’s serve is doing more than starting the point here. It is carrying him off his feet.

The action begins with a high toss and a full reach into contact, but the striking detail is the finish: Alcaraz lands forward with one leg kicked back, still moving through the shot rather than checking it.

That kind of follow-through tells you the serve is being hit with intent. The body keeps driving, the racket comes down late and the court is covered in one clean, aggressive motion.

It is a compact reminder of how much of Alcaraz’s game starts with the first ball. When the serve is this committed, the rest of the point is already under pressure.