Stefanos Tsitsipas talked about the duel between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz after the defeat at Roland Garros.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will support Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals of Roland Garros, not Novak Djokovic. This is exactly what the Greek player said at the press conference after losing to the Spanish player in the quarterfinals of the competition. He wasn’t in too much of a mood to talk about the semi-finals and predictions. “I don’t have many things to tell you, Carlos played fantastically, I will try to sleep a little more before the matches, it seems to help,” Tsitsipas began, and then he was asked what he thought about the semi-final match. “I support the younger onesStefanos added.
The journalists still wanted him to say something more – and he did. “Novak has the experience, Carlos has the legs and runs like Quick Gonzalez and hits hard, the other likes to control things on the field and make the opponent run. I would not like to give forecasts. I’m bad at it.”
He complained about the schedule he had before the duel with Alcaraz. “The schedule is different, I played in the evening, I disrupted my sleep schedule, and that is very important for recovery. I made mistakes before, like when I played against Novak in Bercy a few years ago. Of course I don’t want to take anything away from Carlos, he played well done, deserved the win, I just want to say that it bothered me that the lack of sleep was affecting me.”
Finally, the journalists asked him how he feels when he loses a match and whether it affects him. “That’s a very good question. Does the defeat hurt me? Yes, it shows that I care. Tennis means a lot to me, it’s not nice when things like this happen. It’s important that you are surrounded by people who understand, especially those close to you. It wasn’t fun on the court in the first two sets, I was switched off, like I was asleep. I don’t want something like this to happen again,” Tsicipas concluded.