Carlos Alcaraz was looking for answers to his Australian Open quarterfinal match that he lost to Alexander Zverev.
Sensations. “I don’t know what happened, I have to watch the game and talk about it with my team, with Juan Carlos and Samuel. They will tell me things as they are. These are things that I will improve in the future. I have not found good feelings and I have not I know what conclusions to draw because I’m still hot. I’ve made many mistakes that I hadn’t been making at the beginning of the previous matches. My serve level has been very bad in terms of percentage, direction, speed, everything. It’s been a shame. “the beginning and the end of the match that I have done. Against players of this style, it is then very difficult to come back or come back. If I want to do great things and win in the ‘Grand Slam’, these are things that I have to improve.”
Alcaraz made the Melbourne stands roar with two points in his attempt at a pike comeback
Third set. “The comeback was thanks to the fans, who sent me energy from the stands.”
Zverev. “He played a great match and started as I expected, aggressive with his serve. I tried to stay strong and be there to get the good feelings. If he had let me, it would have been easier for me to get into the match. At the same time end of the third set, I got some sensations, miraculously”.
Parallelism with US Open. “At the US Open I said that I had gone to the moon because I started well, today I don’t know what happened.”
Short-term goal. “I have improved my serve a lot, but I want to continue improving. It is the most important thing in the short term. And on a mental level, this type of lapse, I cannot have zero feeling in my shots. It is something that I have to improve.”
Djokovic’s rivals. “Any of the semi-finalists can beat him. Now he has to play with Sinner, who hasn’t lost a set.”