Alcaraz and his broken heart: “My idol has always been Rafa, but…”

Carlos Alcaraz continues to make steady strides in his attempt to defend his Indian Wells title. The Murcian defeated Hungarian Fabian Marozsan (6-3, 6-3) with great authority to seal his place in the quarterfinals, where he will face his executioner at the last Australian Open: Alexander Zverev.

That was on Thursday, and before that he had time to give an interview to the ‘Tennis Channel’ where he again answered the eternal question of who was his idol.

again, the champion of Wimbledon remained with Rafa Nadalbut this time he added an important nuance to praise another tennis player he admired more.

“As I have said many times, my idol has always been Rafa, but I want to play like Federer. The style and elegance that he always shows on the court cannot be denied, I think my playing style is a little closer to Roger’s, so I am going to work hard so that one day he can play as well,” he explained.

Regarding the match against Marozsan, the Murcian was very satisfied for his performance and assured that it was an “almost perfect” match.

“I always say I can be better and play better. But I’m really happy with the way I approached the game, the way I played and my feelings,” he said in a press conference.

“I think I moved well, that I controlled the pace of the match very well. In the hardest points, in the hardest moments, in the break points, I managed the pace very well. Yes, my confidence is increasing” he added.

Asked what would be the “perfect match” for him, the Spaniard smiled in his response: “There were no mistakes and there was a winning shot at almost every point“.

“No, I’m joking. I would say to make as few mistakes as possible. Not failing at every break point, for example. A high first serve percentage. I’m going to say that that could be a perfect match,” he argued. .