Alcaraz recounts his suffering against Basilashvili: "It has been a roller coaster"

Fernando Murciego - 29 Oct 2026 | 21:14
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The player from Murcia reflected on his second victory in Vienna, a match against Basilashvili where he showcased his best tennis and also demonstrated that he knows how to endure when the pressure rises. With all of this, a positive analysis before advancing to the quarter-finals.

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Alcaraz explains his suffering against Basilashvili: "It was a roller coaster." Source: Getty

The typical match that seems one way and then ends up being another. Translated to what we saw this afternoon at the ATP 500 in Vienna, the typical match that starts easily and then gets complicated. Today Carlos Alcaraz emerged victorious against Nikoloz Basilashvili, happy to take another step forward this week in the Austrian tournament.

Alcaraz himself was satisfied with his performance, especially because of how he started the match. "I think I played great tennis from the beginning to the last ball. I'm very happy with the performance I delivered today," he explained after the match to the microphones of TennisTV. The Spanish number one acknowledged that during the first set he felt particularly comfortable, hitting the ball with a confidence that allowed him to take the initiative and prevent his opponent from finding a way to hurt him.

"In the first set, I was hitting the ball incredibly. I felt great on the court and had the feeling that he couldn't hurt me with his game," said the Murcian, pleased with the authority he showed during that stretch of the match.

A roller coaster in the tiebreak

However, the script changed in the second set. Alcaraz started the same way, but a service game when he was serving at 3-2 opened the door for Basilashvili's reaction. "I made a couple of errors, he raised his level, and I let him back into the match," the Spaniard acknowledged, aware that this small dip allowed the Georgian to regain ground and turn the ending into a much tighter battle.

From there, each game took on special importance leading up to a tiebreak that Alcaraz described as a real roller coaster. Both had clear opportunities to tip the scales, but they also let go of options that seemed decisive. "He had some fairly easy balls to win the set and I had some fairly easy balls to win the match," summarized the player from El Palmar.

The difference was in who could endure when the match became tighter. Alcaraz particularly valued his ability to react after having let his first opportunities slip away and ultimately closing the victory in two sets. "I'm happy with the way I fought to come back and end up winning in two sets," he concluded.

The Murcian continues his journey in Vienna with a victory that combines high-level tennis, the ability to react, and a dose of suffering. Before facing Tommy Paul, it is important to be aware that titles are also built when the match ceases to be an exhibition and requires finding solutions.

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