By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, September 8, 2023
NEW YORK—Temporary madness—and an amazing efficiency from Daniil Medvedev—conspired to value Carlos Alcaraz his US Open title protection.
Pointing to Medvedev enjoying smarter factors in his 7-6(3), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 US Open semifinal win, Alcaraz admitted “I lose my mind” within the first-set tiebreaker enjoying a string of unfastened factors.
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“In the tiebreak, you know, after 3-All in the tiebreak, I, let’s say, I lose my mind,” Alcaraz stated. “I make three or four points without control. I didn’t think.
“I completely lose my thoughts on that set, and preventing for 50 minutes after which, you already know, for 4 factors lose my thoughts. It was actually powerful for me to deal with it. You know, within the second set I did not got here again. It was virtually within the moon (smiling). For me it was powerful. Obviously Daniil, he was enjoying nice. You know, it was powerful for me to got here again, you already know, to the match and enjoying a fantastic recreation once more.”
Festering frustration over the poor finish to the tiebreaker haunted Alcaraz like a hangover in the second set, before he cleared his mind and came back to win the third set.
“I virtually threw the racquet to ground, however I simply management myself simply be within the second, but it surely was powerful for me to remain calm,” Alcaraz said.
The 20-year-old Spaniard credited Medvedev for attacking his shots with more vigor.
“He performed with extra pace in his pictures. I feel the forehand operating, it was nice right now,” Alcaraz said of Medvedev. “Probably with the slice within the earlier matches, you already know, assist me rather a lot to seek out my very own recreation, however right now I could not. So he discovered nice instructions along with his pictures, no errors, nice serve right now. So I feel he performed his recreation, however, you already know [he was] now, 10 out of 10, that he say, so he was nice right now.”
The Wimbledon champion said the pain of losing his US Open crown will probably remain “for days or even weeks”, but will consult with coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, the 2003 US Open runner-up, to review the semifinal and come back stronger.
“I do not suppose I’m gonna take into consideration this loss for a very long time,” Alcaraz said. “Of course I’ve to study it. I need to be higher. You know, these form of matches assist you a large number to be higher and develop up in these form of conditions.
“But I have to talk with my team, with Juan Carlos, and how I can be better, but [the pain will linger] days, weeks, but not much longer than that.”
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