Alcaraz explains what happened to lose the second set

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Carlos Alcaraz made us suffer for a whole set this past night in his first match of the US Open 2024. In the end, the victory ended up falling on his side against a brave Li Tu, but it is true that once again that disconnection in the second set raised some alarms. Now with the tranquility of the triumph and the freshness to analyze what happened, the Spanish tennis player appeared at the press conference to explain the reasons for this decrease in level in the second set, a tough moment that will surely serve him well for the upcoming rounds.

About his performance

“First of all, I am very happy to have won the match and have the opportunity to improve in the next round. Obviously, I felt good on the court, I think I hit the ball well and moved well. There are some things I have to improve if I want to continue in the competition, but obviously I also have to give credit to my opponent because he played very good tennis tonight, he surprised me a bit in the second set. After that, I really leave the court happy with my performance”.

Blackout in the second set

“After the first set, I think I made only two unforced errors; in the second set, I made 18. That's where the big difference was for me. He also started playing better, serving better, being more aggressive, and not making the same mistakes he made in the first set. But talking about myself, I went from 2 to 18 unforced errors, that was a big difference for me”.

Relationship with Novak Djokovic

“Obviously, we have a good rivalry. Every time we meet on the court, we play at a very high level of tennis. Every time we face each other, we have had really good and intense matches. And then, yeah, we have a good friendship off the court, we talk a lot at tournaments whenever we see each other, also with his team. Once we step onto the court, there are no friends on tour, but after the battle, I still have a very good relationship with many players, and one of them is Novak”.

The magic of Arthur Ashe

“Here in New York, the atmosphere is crazy, I love playing here for everything the crowd gives you, it's an energy that you don't feel in other stadiums, so I love it. It is a great honor for me, a privilege to have the option to play at Arthur Ashe, every time I play on this court, I enjoy it as much as I can because it is a unique feeling to meet this audience again, it's awesome. When it comes to adapting my game to such a huge court, I don't really think about it too much, I try to think that I am on a normal court and I try to move well to bring out my best tennis”.

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