On Wednesday, Carlos Alcaraz lost to Grigor Dimitrov in a thrilling three-set match in the fourth round of the 2023 Shanghai Masters.
The Bulgarian defeated Carlos Alcaraz by a score of 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, securing his place in the ATP Masters 1000 competition quarterfinals. By defying the Spaniard’s ambitions, the 32-year-old maintains his chances of winning a long-awaited ATP title alive.
Alcaraz stated his remarks about his loss after the match and said: “The truth is that I have the feeling that he played very well. His level was quite above the previous matches we played against each other. He did not have a single up or down. I thought that after the first set, which was hard for him, it would turn out very differently. I made some mistakes that didn’t matter at the beginning of the second set & he didn’t let me get back into the match. I tried at all times to find a way to apply my tennis, but I wasn’t able to.”
Alcaraz further added: “I was defending the whole game, without giving myself the opportunity to play as aggressively as I would have liked. I have to learn to maintain concentration in moments like the start of the second set, where I was not good at all. I always say that you can learn much more from defeats than from victories.. I take many lessons to be better. I have to work more on some things if I want to beat the best. Before competing again, I am going to train in several aspects that I have been able to learn a lot from in this match.”
Carlos Alcaraz says he will learn from his loss to Grigor Dimitrov:
“The truth is that I have the feeling that he played very well. His level was quite above the previous matches we played against each other. He did not have a single up or down. I thought that after the first… pic.twitter.com/0WkLoQLxcs
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 11, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
WWWWLWLLWW Now the world no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 11th of October when he lost to world no.19 Grigor Dimitrov 5-7 6-2 6-4 in the 4th round in Shanghai (draw).
Currently, during this season the Spaniard has achieved a 63-9 win-loss record. The Spaniard clinched 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Alcaraz was the runner-up in Rio de Janeiro and Cincinnati.
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) after Basel. The main draw will start on the 23rd of October.
Dimitrov in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently the world no.19, Grigor owns a 36-18 win-loss record in 2023. The Bulgarian is now competing in Shanghai where he ousted the world no.54 Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 6-3, the world no.14 Karen Khachanov 7-66 6-4 and the world no.2 Carlos Alcaraz 5-7 6-2 6-4.
Grigor Dimitrov will take on the world no.22 Nicolas Jarry in the quarter. Their actual record is 2-0 for Jarry.
The Bulgarian was the runner-up in Geneva (Gonet Geneva Open).
Grigor won 8 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 3 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Vienna (Erste Bank Open) on the 23rd of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 30th of October.
Carlos Alcaraz and Grigor Dimitrov fought against each other 4 times. Their actual record is 3-1 for Alcaraz. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Grigor Dimitrov won 5-7 6-2 6-4 in the 4th round in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) on the 11th of October 2023.
