Carlos Alcaraz Carlos Alcaraz began to make himself felt at Roland Garros 2024. He defeated the American Sebastian Korda 6-4, 7-6 (5) and 6-3, offering his first performance in Paris, in a third round against
Personal improvement: “I played a very good game, feeling like myself. 21 drops? Improvising, but it was mainly different resources that made me get here.”
Change in service: “In the movement of the serve, higher, and also how I throw the ball. I think it will help me.”
Favorites: “We are gaining pace and improving sensations. I can’t say a clear favorite, but Djokovic, Sinner… We are becoming more dangerous, and I include myself. But I still say that there is a wide range of players who can win. The pace is up, the level, it’s going to be a spectacle in week two.”
Only two Spaniards in the third round (along with Paula Badosa), the lowest number in Paris since 1983: “Before there was a minimum Spaniard to pass, which gave us a great advantage (because of Nadal). I don’t know if the Spanish level decreased, if the level of tennis increased. Not only in the top-10, it increased from th -70 in the world, any first round against a rival like that is a rock and rounds like Davidovich against Casper Ruud will not help.”
Source: La Verdad
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