Carlos Alcaraz (3rd in the world ranking) gave a strong blow of authority against Jannik Sinner, the new world number one, at Roland Garros. In the semifinals, the Spaniard was able to come back and win by 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 and 6-3, in more than four hours of play, and reached the final of the Parisian Grand Slam.
After the match, the player from Murcia, only 21 years old, spoke at a press conference: “It was a very complicated match, but at the same time I am very happy to have managed to pull it off, to know that I learned from the situations experienced before the match, how to deal with certain moments.
“I was positive all the time, I changed from the games in which I was not well mentally and that took its toll on me. I was strong in the head. It is a pride to know that I do not stumble over the same stone. It was a very complete duel, very good on my part,” he continued.
Then, he expanded his account of the match: “It was not easy to play in the Grand Slam semifinals, especially against Sinner. It demands a level of mental, physical and tennis demand from you throughout the match.. “Having those three things for four hours is not easy, especially on land, where you leave a lot of energy in each blow.”
“I imagine myself with the trophy. There is one small step left, one of the most complicated steps there is, to win the finals, which are always complicated. There is a phrase that I repeat a lot and it is that The finals are not to be played, but to be won.. I have the image in my head of being able to lift the cupbut it is a long journey because I think the game is going to be complicated and tomorrow too,” he said.
Finally, he spoke about the final: “Sunday is going to be a very tough match whoever my opponent is, they are different tennis, but I approach Sunday’s match as a match like today. Tactically I am going to have to play very, very fine if I want to win.”
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