Spanish carlos alcaraz welcomed his quarterfinal defeat Roland Garros against german alexander zverevHe claimed be proud” He gave his all and said he felt he could win a Grand Slam.
After commenting, “I’m leaving thinking I fought to the last point and I’m proud. I had to learn from today’s game, it was close, I had options against one of the best in the world. You have to have a stronger mindset than that. lesson learned, lesson learned today” 6-4, 6-4, 4-6 and 7-6 (7) drop.
World number 6 Alcaraz confirmed that despite being 19 years old, he did not feel the pressure of being one of the favorites to win the tournament and had never passed a major quarterfinal.
“I never thought I was a favourite. I have the skill and level to win. “Despite the defeat today, I still think I can win the Grand Slam.”
“There are details that I missed today, I need to learn from these details. But the feeling that I am the favorite did not wear me out. Zverev played better, I need to learn, I feel that I can continue to win, ” he added.
Alcaraz assured He felt close to pushing the fifth set, in which case “anything was possible”.
“You have to give your best in a Grand Slam, where I’ve already played a Grand Slam final and semifinal and I wasn’t at the level to beat Zverev, who is a veteran tennis player in this kind of situation.”
He noticed that the game did not start well and forced him to “pull” And when the reaction that started in the third set came, it was too late.
“I needed to start more inside with the rhythm of the game, I needed to give Zverev the feeling that I was there.”
Despite the defeat, he claimed he felt better from the quarterfinals of the US Open last year, when an injury prevented him from competing.
“I was able to play today, I had a fighting feeling and I could have made it to the semi-finals. I played against the best in the world who had experienced this situation before. I was able to experience these moments at a Grand Slam.‘ he stressed.
The young Spaniard thanked the support he has received from the public since his arrival at the tournament, chosen by the stands as the new hero after years of domination by veterans like Rafa Nadal or Novak Djokovic.
“I felt very loved by all the people, there were many Spaniards, but also by the French people. I couldn’t ask for a better support in Paris, I got all my love from the first match and the more I improved, the more support I wanted. The love I had . I hope to come back and feel at home”sure.
Alcaraz has stated that he will now go on a turf tour with the intention of playing Wimbledon.
“I played in the juniors and my first round was last year. I think I will adapt well. “I loved playing last year, I will prepare for this tour as best I can and have good feelings for Wimbledon.”