Carlos Alcaraz Press Conference | 2023 US Open Quarterfinal

Andrew Jones ESP and skate Carlos, congratulations on the victory because of how well Sasha played in the first set, but you were able to overcome it even though your service level was not that good, how did that give you more confidence for the rest of the match , obviously? seeing the level that SAA was playing in the first set, you know, being able to win it, it was great for me, you know, giving me more confidence and it probably went down a little bit in the second set and I took a risk, so it was great, going into the third set , knowing that I'm playing at a high level for him, it was really very difficult, you know, and obviously he, Str, was struggling a little bit physically in the third set, but it was great to be able to win on the head of stri Howard Carlos Howard Fendri with Associated Press How does your approach change on break points, whether you face them or have break points on your opponent's serve or maybe?

Honestly, it's not right, it's different, but when I'm faced with a breaking point down, I try to, you know, I try not to think about this breaking point down. I try to think of it as a normal point. I try to do the things that I was doing, I was doing it right, you know, trying to put my style, trying to do it, uh, go, get aggressive, if I can't go tonight, I go tonight, so uh, I tried to do it in a break point down and of course at uh break point when he was too, you know, I try, if I can make a B return, I'll do it if I go to that on the second ball, I'll do it, like that That's what I am. thinking about that at the time English Howard I mean uh Willie my apologies oh okay Willie webam from ESPN congratulations Carlos what have you learned from facing Denil before and how does your level of play now fit with facing such a tough player in the El next match, well, the last time I played against Danil, I played tactically in a tactical game, they played perfectly, perfectly, you know, I did all the things I had to do against him pretty well, so I think my game changed quite a bit.

Well, against those type of opponents that you know, like Danielle, so I'm going to try to do the same things that I did, for example, in Wales India and in W Melon, and I hope I can get the victory and play the same level I played at at the time, is there time before the tournament where you talked about how so many people were looking forward to the possibility of you against Novak again and now you're one match away, it's one match away, How do you feel about the anticipation of that possibility right now being so close?

Well, obviously, it's closer than the start of the tournament, that's obviously, you know, we're only a distance away. uh from that potential final, you know it could be cool to play a final against Noak here in New York, but well, we both have a really tough semi-final, so let's see, but obviously both. of us are looking for that possible final, okay, Craig col Craig G N Australia, compared to this stage last year, 12 months ago until now, if there's one thing that's changed the most about you, what would it be? Well, I think I'm more. mature now I grew a lot uh since last year uh last year was uh I was facing my first Grand Slam semi-final now I'm my I'm facing my fourth, so I feel like I'm a totally different player, it doesn't matter that the Last year I won my first Grand Slam.

I won my first final. First Grand Slam final, but I feel more mature. with the

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ure with those kind of moments, yeah, I feel like I feel like I'm, I'm different, different person and different player, Howard, we'll take one more in English, uh, going back to last year's US Open, you've had a lot. of success in Grand Slam tournaments, do you alter and change anything in your preparation and the way you enter Grand Slam tournaments versus other tournaments the rest of the year? Not really, I'm doing the same things, you know, and before, before the games.

I'm doing the same things, uh, mentally, you know, uh, I might mentally go to a best-of-five mat, but I try to do the same, same, same things, you know, I'm doing well. during the season why do I have to change it I just do the same things