Beaten this Tuesday in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open by Novak Djokovic (7th), world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz regretted having “let his opponent come back into the match, after winning the 1st set.
“Honestly, I felt like I was in control of the match and I let him come back into the game.”lamented the Spaniard after his defeat 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. “It’s the biggest mistake I’ve ever made.”he said at a press conference.
“In the second set, I should have played a little better, pushed him a little more. And I didn’t do that. Afterwards, he started to feel better and played at such a high level “said Alcarazwho was in search of Melbourne the only Grand Slam title missing from his record.
“When Novak plays at such a level, it’s very difficult” to beat him, admitted the Spaniard. “It was a very close match, I had chances. But he won most of the crucial points”he stressed.
-Despite his defeat, Alcaraz rejoiced at the“experience” brought by this type of matches against the “greatest in the history of our sport”.
“I’m leaving Australia with my head held high”he concluded.
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