Carlos Alcaraz secured a place in the second round of the US Open after he was better than the Argentinian Sebastian Baez, who in the end surrendered the match to him.
-” I am happy that I passed on. It was a very, very difficult match, terrible at the end. The conditions were difficult, high humidity. It was very hot, I’m happy with the game and with passing on”, started Alcaraz and continued:
-” Honestly, I surprised myself. I did not expect that the conditions would be so difficult. But you have to fight, to be aggressive, to settle points. You have to be very, very concentrated on shots, points, moments. To be more aggressive”.
However, the Spanish tennis player has been going through the “hands of journalists” for some time, and their main topic is the comparison between him and Rafael Nadal, which is why the young tennis player is under a lot of pressure.
-” I could say it’s a little pressure, but I try not to think about it. I don’t consider myself next. I am now the fourth player in the world. I’m the type of player who thinks about the moment, not the next generation or the next player. I fight with the best players in the world at the biggest tournaments. I try to enjoy these moments, to play the best, in the best stadiums in the world. I simply enjoy it,” concluded Carlos Alcaraz.
