Carlos Alcaraznumber one in the world, ensured this Friday that he can carry out a very difficult match against Australian Max Purcell (4-6, 6-3 and 6-4) in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Masters 1,000 thanks to the experiences he lived in the past and “all the time” he did not succeed on other occasions.
“Such experiences help a lot, the one I lived for example during the quarterfinals last year here in Cincinnati, the experiences I’ve had this past year also help a lot to live these situations in a different wayfeeling experience,” Alcaraz told EFE on the sidelines of his press conference in English in Cincinnati, where he qualified for the semifinals.
“Now I’ve got it out all the time I haven’t had it in years, yearsthe truth is that I am very happy that I gradually improved over time”, added the Murcian.
Alcaraz found himself in a familiar situation. Last year, on this same track and in this round, he was ahead of the British Cameron Norrie. He failed to take advantage and was eventually fired. This year, with two more ‘greats’ to his credit and as world number one, he hasn’t made the same mistake. He waited for his chance and this time he sealed the ticket for the semifinals.
Now the Polish Hubert Hurkacz is waiting for himwho forced the elimination of Australian Alexei Popyrin (6-1 and 7-6 (8)).
Alcaraz played Hurkacz last week in Toronto and he reckons that facing the same rival often helps him to improve.
“It helps, for example with Tommy Paul it helped me for this tournament, which lost (in Toronto) and facing him in this tournament helps you improve your game, to do things that I didn’t do well in Toronto,” he said.
“With Hurkacz, even if I won, it was 7-6 in the third, where I could have lost perfectlyso I’ll try to pick up the things I didn’t do well in Toronto and try to win again”, concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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