“We have to evaluate all the results, a Grand Slam quarterfinal is a very good result, but if we think it is a good result, we are left with a mediocre player. We have reached the quarterfinals and we are already thinking what we can do to get to the semis and from there what we can do to get to the finals. We’re looking to win the tournament. If we don’t, it’s a bitter taste.” Word of Carlos AlcarazUS Open 2022 and Wimbledon 2023 champion, the youngest world number one in ATP history.
It will not be enough for him to win today, Tuesday (8:15 pm), it will only mean an obligatory step towards the tournament goal that he most wants to conquer. And he feels strong enough to repeat the semifinals a year later. As it was, access to the penultimate round had an obstacle in saving the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, which he defeated 6-2, 6-1 and 7-6 (5). He is one of the best opponents here, especially punishing with his one-handed backhand.
The track record does not deceive. A 5-0 that Alcaraz wants to make 6-0. “When I say I have the key, I always beat him and I know how to do it. I know what I have to do. But a year passed and he learned what to do against me, because I always say that you learn more from defeats. I will focus on doing the good things I did the other five times,” reflected the Spaniard.
It is where it wants and in the conditions it wants. “The arm is almost forgotten. We have done and we are doing a good daily work with the team. And each passing round raises the level and, more importantly for me, the confidence,” he said.
With Tsitsipas and Badosa
Carlos Alcaraz He maintained the rhythm of Roland Garros work on the eve of a match. Training with his brother Alvaro of ‘sparring’ at the adjacent Jean Bouin facilities. In the direction of Juan Carlos Ferrero. Polishing elements for the appointment.
A few meters away, Stefanos Tsitsipasadding to the morning session the doubles match he won with his brother Petros in the afternoon. They finished just before 6pm, with a victory over the current tournament champions, the Croatians Ivan Dodig and the American Austin Krajicek4-6, 7-5 and 6-3.
before, Paula Badosa was spoken to Carlos Alcaraz so that he poses with his coach, who wants a memory with the Murcian. Normal. So the mixture of doubles with the Spaniards caused losses. As Athenian love is on the track. “If there are more competitive draws, I’ll probably sign up and play them too. Unfortunately, three is the maximum you’re allowed to play. Maybe next time I’ll think about it. “I’m too old to play juniors, but it would have been a good idea if I was under 18,” he said.
Then the plan changed. There is also not much margin because the rain caused a traffic jam in the double schedule. An individual finalist at Roland Garros 2021, Tsitsipas looked after his own interests, no matter how much he professed love for his brother Petros and his girlfriend Paula. Despite his negative balance with Alcaraz, he promises opposition.
“In the past Alcaraz He said he likes to play with me. My goal is to be as uncomfortable as possible. I will try to give my best, make it a good match. He is one of the best for a reason, but I think I have options, which should not be too low because I have shown good tennis on clay so far. He was a winner in Monte Carlo and a finalist in Godó.
At Roland Garros, they rub their hands together in the proximity of the most anticipated duel, a semifinal between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the new classic of world tennis. The Italians have to beat the Bulgarians first Grigor Dimitrov.
Source: La Verdad
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