A Carlos Alcaraz who was turned off in the recent defeat against Alexander Zverev immediately analyzed that “it has reached a point in the Grand Slams where you have to give your best version. I lack the level to beat Zverev, who has already played in the final and is used to such situations. I was in tow and when I wanted to spin it was too late “.
At 19, it was only his second Roland Garros, his sixth Grand Slam, he had only played a few quarters before, at the US Open and had to retire due to injury. “I have to learn for the next tournaments. Learn this lesson and improve. The feeling that I was a favorite in this tournament didn’t weigh on me. Zverev played better than me and we need to learn from it and continue to improve ”.
It’s also a matter of experience. “You have to live these situations and moments. As Juan Carlos Ferrero told me, in a Grand Slam you have to focus three, four, five hours because you can also compete against the best in the world in the quarterfinals, who have already experienced it ”.
He didn’t want to lose, disappointment but “I want to keep the positive things, that I have fought until the last second, the last ball”.
You will have more chances, he is more than convinced. “I’m not that far from reaching the semifinals, winning the Grand Slam. Despite the loss, I still feel that I have the level to win a Grand Slam ”, he points out.
In perspective, the grass, Wimbledon. “I played grass in junior and my first tour was last year. It’s a surface that I think I’ll get along well with. That I enjoyed playing last year. I’ll prepare as much as possible for this tour. and I think I will have a good feeling for Wimbledon. ”The idea was to compete for two weeks at the Queen’s ATP in London, as a spearhead towards the All England Club.
On land he conquered Rio, Godó and Madrid, resting in Rome. He got into the group of serious contenders for the title. A pressure he said he didn’t feel. “The feeling of being a favorite in this tournament is not weighed down. I have not yet felt that I am a favorite of the match, but with the skills and level to win it. But Zverev is better.”
He regrets that the rivalry did not start more involved. “I need to start better. In the third and fourth I played better tennis, but it wasn’t enough to overtake Zverev. I started playing pretty late. In a Grand Slam you have chances to bring it back even at 0-2, but you are in tow all the time. For a small mistake or doubt you have, you are about to be defeated ”.
Almost back, the public helped. “They made me feel at home. Many Spaniards as well as French supported me. I had the love of people and I have to be thankful for it. Couldn’t have had a better audience. “
Source: La Verdad
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