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Jamie Braidwood

Carlos Alcaraz reveals ‘biggest mistake’ he made in defeat to Novak Djokovic

Djokovic battled back to win in four sets - (Getty Images)

Carlos Alcaraz admitted that he made a “big mistake” in his Australian Open quarter-final defeat to Novak Djokovic when he saw his opponent was struggling with injury during the second set.

Djokovic managed to battle from a set down to reach a 12th Australian Open in a vintage display from the 37-year-old, but Alcaraz said he let the Serbian back into the match by taking his foot off the gas in the second set.

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