By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, September 8, 2023
NEW YORK—Temporary madness—and an incredible efficiency from Daniil Medvedev—conspired to price Carlos Alcaraz his US Open title protection.
Pointing to Medvedev taking part in 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 taking part in a string of free 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 understand, 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 nearly within the moon (smiling). For me it was powerful. Obviously Daniil, he was taking part in nice. You know, it was powerful for me to got here again, you understand, to the match and taking part in an awesome 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 nearly threw the racquet to ground, however I simply management myself simply be within the second, nevertheless it 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 velocity in his photographs. I feel the forehand operating, it was nice at the moment,” Alcaraz said of Medvedev. “Probably with the slice within the earlier matches, you understand, assist me loads to search out my very own recreation, however at the moment I could not. So he discovered nice instructions along with his photographs, no errors, nice serve at the moment. So I feel he performed his recreation, however, you understand [he was] now, 10 out of 10, that he say, so he was nice at the moment.”
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 assume I’m gonna take into consideration this loss for a very long time,” Alcaraz said. “Of course I’ve to study it. I wish to be higher. You know, these type of matches assist you a large number to be higher and develop up in these type 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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