Some sports, notably tennis, allow for “lucky losers” in the preliminary (or qualifying) rounds to fill a last-minute withdrawal. The old tournament in Rock Creek Park is currently called the Mubadala DC Open after being called the Washington Star Open, which may say something about losers in journalism, but I do not know what. All of which adds up to no great insight, just tells you losing and winning are like winning and losing, it all depends on your grit. It was a tough loss; lose your grit, lose the match. Against the mighty power of the lower ranked and somewhat older Alexander, Lorenzo il Magnifico held his nerve, showed grit.