The Spanish Carlos Alcaraza great star of Europe’s victory in tennis’ Laver Cup, admitted to being “nervous” after the duel ahead of his clash against Taylor Fritzwhere the German Alexander Zverev the American lost Frances Tiafoethat left victory for Europe in his hands, but he used a simple formula to motivate himself: “I have to win.”
The Murcian tennis player, in the statements after the decisive match, pointed out that he tried to “hide his nerves” in front of Fritz and was “very happy” because his goal, and the rest of the European Team, “is to win the Laver Cup“.
“I love team tournaments. It’s always good to have the energy of my teammates close by and to be able to lean on them during the matches. I give everything I have to the team, whether they need me in singles or doubles,” he said.
own Alexander Zvervevthe most cheerful-looking, joked that Carlos himself had chosen Sunday’s matches for the Murcian to play the duel worth the title, which made them laugh.
Praised in a press conference by his captain Bjorn Borgwho highlighted his ability to play under “pressure”, the Spaniard hopes that “the first set”, in which he beat the Californian, “is the line to follow until the end of the season”.
“I played one of the best matches so far, with a very high level. Fritz played in an incredible way, with a final in US Open. I tried to come off as relaxed as possible, despite the nerves because of the importance of the game. I want to continue this dynamic of playing aggressively to finish the year in the best possible way,” he said of the first set.
Asked if he felt any doubt after the break suffered in the second set, in which Fritz leveled him in the set, Alcaraz described the situation as typical of tennis and denied any concerns in the section.
“It’s tennis. We saw it in the match between Zverev and Tiafoe. These are small details. But I am playing good tennis and have the confidence to win. In the following games I may have made more mistakes than I would have liked, but I continued to push the limit,” he explained.
The man from Murcia, who admitted that on the American tour he had “difficult moments” where he found “neither consistency nor good play,” pointed out that facing the end of the season “the goal is to be better” and “enjoy of the times” he went to the field.
“There is little left to finish the season, with good and important tournaments and I will give the best I have inside,” concluded the hero for Europe.
Source: La Verdad
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