Marcin Motyka
January 24, 2024, 18:42
PAP/EPA / Joel Carrett / In the photo: Carlos Alcaraz Carlos Alcaraz ended his competition in the Australian Open 2024 in the quarterfinals. On Wednesday, although he entered the match as a clear favorite, after over three hours of fighting he unexpectedly lost 1:6, 3:6, 7:6(2), 4:6 with Alexander Zverev.
Alcaraz made many errors throughout the match (as many as 45 unforced) and had problems with the effectiveness of his serve (he was broken seven times). – Only in the third set I played at a great level. I broke it and got back into the game. I’m sad about the way I performed, because I played well in the previous matches and went into this match with a lot of self-confidence – he said, quoted by puntodebreak.com.
– Sascha played great and was aggressive from the beginning. My game, on the other hand, had too many ups and downs. I didn’t take advantage of my chances and I didn’t serve well, and he was a great returner, so it was difficult for me to cope with the pressure he put on me at every point on my serve, he said.
The Spaniard was devastated during the press conference and could not indicate a specific reason for the defeat. – I do not know what happened. I need to watch this match and talk about it with my team members. They will definitely tell me what went wrong and I will definitely try to improve it. I will have to do this if I want to win Grand Slam tournaments in the future.
– Nobody is perfect. I won’t justify my age, but I’m 20. I still have things to improve and I know things like this will happen to me. But I need to work to make them appear less or not at all. I know I will do it, assured the two-time Grand Slam champion.
The Australian Open remains the only Grand Slam tournament in which Alcaraz did not reach the semifinals. – I finish the whole tournament satisfied, forgetting about Wednesday’s match. Reaching the quarterfinals isn’t something I expect, but it’s not bad either. This is a good result. It’s a pity that I played such a match, but that’s tennis, he added.
A lifetime success at the Australian Open. And at the age of 43!
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