Carlos Alcaraz broke the trend of great athletes rarely revealing their inner concerns before or after a significant match after defeating Fabian Marozsan in Indian Wells.
After beating Marozsan in straight sets, Alcaraz advanced quickly to the BNP Paribas Open quarterfinals.
Alcaraz expressed his thoughts after the win and said: “Honestly, I was nervous before the match; I’m not going to lie. Playing against someone who beats you easily—I remember I had no chances in the match in Rome. It was difficult for me today to approach the match, but I’m really happy with the way that I did. I started pretty well, playing my style from the beginning. Today I knew what I had to do better than I did in Rome.”
He added: “I think the conditions here suit my game very well. I feel very comfortable on this court and in this tournament, not only on but also off the court. The players must be relaxed, and they must also feel calm off the court. Being able to disconnect mentally and not think about tennis 100% of the time is important. Here are things we can do off the court; in my case, I play golf, and I can do it here perfectly. In the last three years, I have played great tennis here. This tournament gives me extra motivation and confidence.”
Carlos Alcaraz after beating Fabian Marozsan at Indian Wells:
“Honestly I was nervous before the match. I’m not gonna lie. Playing against someone who beat you, let’s say easily… I remember I had no chances to be in the match in Rome. It was difficult for me to approach the… pic.twitter.com/uEHXRmMH6J
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Alcaraz in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2024
WWWLWWWWWW Ranked no.2, Carlos has managed to achieve a 9-3 record in 2024. Alcaraz is participating in Indian Wells where he managed to beat the world no.40 Matteo Arnaldi 6-75 6-0 6-1, the world no.31 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-2 6-3 and the world no.58 Fabian Marozsan 6-3 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will take on the world no.6 Alexander Zverev in the quarter. Their head to head is 7-3 for Zverev.
Alcaraz won 13 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Carlos Alcaraz |
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