Alcaraz, after his great victory over Draper: "It has been one of the most complete matches I have played this year"

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Carlos Alcaraz is very serious about going for the title at the ATP Rome. Upon his arrival in the Italian capital, there were doubts about his physical and tennis state, but the Murcian buries any kind of uncertainty after defeating one of the most in-form players of 2025, Jack Draper. The Spaniard had to dig deep, but he managed to prevail at key moments (6-4, 6-4) and sees his first semifinals at the Foro Italico. And about his great match today, his return to the number two spot in the world, the Italian fans, and the expectations with Draper, he spoke at a press conference.

Happy with today's result

"I think today has been a very good match. I played very well. I am very proud of how I faced the match. I remember that Indian Wells was very difficult for me, all day before the match I had to deal with nerves. It was very stressful. Today I approached the match differently, and I am very proud of it. I tried to show my best tennis from the first point to the last. I think it worked pretty well."

Just focused on enjoying

"I tried not to think that it was a really important match. I just tried to go there and play, enjoy the match, without thinking about the result. I just tried to make the shots I like to make. Try to smile, have joy on the court. For me, that was the most important thing and what I tried to focus on throughout the match."

A perfect performance

"Probably. I think I started quite well. I also finished the match quite well. I lost a bit of focus in the second set. It wasn't too long. It was pretty good. But yes, it has probably been one of the most complete matches I have played this year."

Grateful for the support of the Italian fans

"I think the people here are incredibly good. They have a lot of passion for sports in general. As I saw the other day in football, I saw the atmosphere there and it was huge. Here, in tennis, we can see the atmosphere on all the courts. I think it's great for the player, for tennis, for everyone to have Italians close by. I'm super, super grateful for the support I'm receiving in every practice, in the matches. I enjoy playing in front of them and hope to keep going like this."

Regains the number two spot in the world for Roland Garros

"I think it's great to be the second seed at Roland Garros, knowing that I won't see Sinner before the final, if I get there, and I think that's great. It's something I hadn't thought about, honestly. Before coming here, the number one wasn't a goal."

Draper aspires to everything this year

"I think he has shown the level he has. He can beat everyone in all tournaments. Of course, Jack is the number 5 in the world. He has won a Masters 1000 final, also reached the final in Madrid. He is one of the players who can win the French Open. Any Grand Slam, honestly. I think right now in tennis we have a lot of players who are capable of winning Grand Slams or achieving good results. I think the field right now is very, very open, which is good. I think Jack Draper is one of them," says Alcaraz, who continues to raise his level and awaits in the semifinals the winner of the match between Alexander Zverev and Lorenzo Musetti.
 

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