“I could’ve lost the fifth set honestly,” Carlos Alcaraz admits playing against Alexander Zverev in Roland Garros final was ‘tricky’

He revealed later he did not have much energy left in him after the third set.

“I could’ve lost the fifth set honestly,” Carlos Alcaraz admits playing against Alexander Zverev in Roland Garros final was ‘tricky’

Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz (Images via Imago)

The scores of the fourth and fifth show Carlos Alcaarz did not get much competition from Alexander Zverev, but that wasn’t the case. The German made sure Alcaraz didn’t get those points without toiling hard and running all over the court. 

After losing the second and third sets, Alcaraz made an impressive comeback to take the last two to win the match with a scoreline of 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2. He revealed later he did not have much energy left in him after the third set, but as it was a Grand Slam final, he had nothing to lose and brought out everything he had at his disposal to beat the German. The condition was also tricky for him but adapting to it was the key which he believes he did well. 

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Well, it was difficult honestly. Sascha… was playing great tennis. He put a lot of pressure on his serve. He saved a lot of break points in the fifth set, so it was 6-2, but I honestly could've lost the fifth set honestly, so it was really really close. But yeah, it was tricky with the shadow, the sun, it was a little bit tricky. We have to find a way, we have to adapt our games to the conditions of the day, and I am really happy to do it very well today. 
Carlos Alcaraz told Eurosport after the match

The 21-year-old Spaniard is now the youngest to win a Grand Slam title on all surfaces and surpassed Rafael Nadal who achieved it as a 22-year-old. 

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Carlos Alcaraz planning to have an Eiffel Tower tattoo

Carlos Alcaraz wants to celebrate his first victory in Paris with an Eiffel Tower tattoo. Last year, he celebrated his maiden Wimbledon victory with a tattoo on his right ankle and so this time, it will be on his left ankle with a date. 

Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz (Image via Imago)
I have to find the time. But I'll do it for sure. It's going to be on the left ankle.
Carlos Alcaraz said after his win 

Alcaraz kickstarted his Roland Garros campaign after missing some weeks of tennis due to his injury to his left arm. He is now a World No.2 player, while Jannik Sinner, whom the Spaniard beat in five sets in the semifinal, became the new World No.1 after Novak Djokovic‘s withdrawal from the tournament due to his knee injury a day before his quarterfinal match against Casper Ruud. 

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