Tsitsipas sums up the helplessness Alcaraz causes in his rivals: “It is like they’ve completed voodoo on you”

Paris.- Though The match in opposition to Carlos Alcaraz didn’t finish so lateat 22:47 particularly, Stefanos Tsitsipas seems at 23:04 within the press room to reply journalists. It is nonetheless a no-show, which is uncommon amongst tennis gamers, who often take their time earlier than stepping into entrance of the microphones. What the Greek doesn’t have is haste, as a result of he solutions lengthy and leaves a shadow that could be a feeling on nearly the entire tour: it’s martyrdom to play in opposition to Carlitos.

“I are likely to imagine that My ball high quality is without doubt one of the finest on the tour and each time I play with Carlos I really feel he has a shot high quality that I do not see in different rivals.. He creates lots of issues for me, he has a really deep stroke with lots of excessive spin,” begins the quantity 9 on this planet checklist earlier than the primary query from the media afterwards. 6-3, 7-6 and 6-4 within the Philippe Chatrier.

“He is controlling me, however he is additionally affected person sufficient to do it in a really useful means. I’ve solely felt this manner on the courtroom in opposition to one or two gamers, I’ve counted them. I do not assume I can supply rather more.“I am enjoying one of the best tennis I can and making an attempt to maintain going, however with that I really feel hitting more durable is just not the best choice,” he mentioned.

Alcaraz has the measure of Greece, 21. They’ve performed six video games and all six have fallen to the Murcian facet. As well as, apart from the primary one, who went to the fifth set again in 2021 on the US Open, when Carlitos was nonetheless outdoors the highest 50, within the different 5 Tsitsipas didn’t even wrestle. so what The Greek has essential victories in opposition to Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic. However with Carlitos he cannot discover a means.

“Carlos is a really quick man who recovers many balls that different rivals couldn’t get well. You already know you all the time should hit an additional ball. I’ve missed sights and scenes that I usually miss and have not missed“, the Greek continues his evaluation.”I’ve to recover from that psychological barrier. In the present day I felt like I used to be doing voodoo on the way in which. I could not put the ball the place I wished. It is actually wonderful”.

In comparison with Novak Djokovic

The Greeks got here to the duel with Carlitos with full confidence. In actual fact, He makes certain that he didn’t really feel so good on the courtroom in any version of Roland Garros. Not even in 2021, when he reached the ultimate and was two units up earlier than dropping to Novak Djokovic. The Serbian is precisely the tennis participant that involves thoughts whenever you consider Alcaraz tennis.

“I used to be certain I used to be going to take Carlos and create one thing totally different, however the man is simply too good and I can solely congratulate you. I’ve maximized every part I may do on the courtroom,” mentioned Tsitsipas. “There have been occasions once I felt helpless on the courtroom, for certain. he controls the ball very properly and may change course very simply. He jogs my memory a little bit of Djokovic when he performs, how he takes factors, how he makes use of his head to get. out of hassle with good options and ways on a regular basis. He has solutions for every part. He’s an clever participant. He has a excessive tennis IQ which makes him very robust. You must play very exactly. I made some actually good photographs as we speak, however his responses have been even higher.”