Thought

by Mitchell

Y'all, the tennis yesterday was amazing!  I watched the Tiafo/Michelson match and didn't breathe the whole time.  Of course I wasn't able to stay up until 3am to see the Shelton/Alcaraz match, but I did sneak a peak at the highlights this morning.  I was shocked and happy that Shelton won.  How amazing for him.  But what moved me so much was to see how Alcaraz lost.  You can tell a lot about a person's character by the way they accept defeat.  After almost 5 hours on the court in a match that could not have been closer, the two of them embraced each other at the net with, no doubt, a mix of emotions.  But when Carlos walked off, he was all smiles.  Clearly he'll be back again and most like win again, but last night he bowed to Ben Shelton with some amazing grace.  And while I'm sure he was disappointed he seemed to be able to  enjoy the moment for his opponent and for himself.  This guy is a real class act - I think he may be my new "hall pass" crush!  

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