Alcaraz: “I’m very happy, even though I’m tired”

It’s been over an hour since then Carlos Alcaraz he defeated the Chilean Nicholas Jarry 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-5, but he was still tired from the intensity and difficulty of the match that kept him on center court for four hours.

“I am very happy, but exhausted at the same time. Very happy to have overcome it, it has been really hard. I am already looking forward to meeting my rival and playing the next round,” said the Murcian, 20 years old and number 1 in the world.

It’s eight o’clock in the afternoon on Saturday in London and on Track 1 the Italian Matteo Berrettini and the german Alexander Zverev They are waiting for the roof to close after another storm in London. The opponent of Carlos Alcaraz in the round of 16.

There is time, the appointment is not until next Monday.

Alcaraz He showed tiredness but also energy. “I played a great long-distance game, I changed a lot in the game. I shot a lot cut, balls up, flat, I changed my style a lot. That’s what hurts him. If we always play the same way that he will be very comfortable. If I had played him at waist level it would have been more complicated. I am very satisfied with how I played in difficult moments”, he evaluated.

The hypothetical final with Novak Djokovic reappeared in the press room. “Not only tennis fans, but sports fans. And me too, honestly. It’s obviously my dream to play in the final here, and it’s even better with Novak Djokovic“, means.

Although he recalled that “there are three rounds ahead, and I’m focused on what’s to come, be it Berrettini or Zverev. They both have great lawn tennis and great servers. It’s going to be difficult for either of them.”