The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, who for the first time qualified for the Roland Garros quarterfinals, after defeating the Russian Karen Khachanov 6-1, 6-4 and 6-4, was very happy with the level he has been showing so far .
“I’m feeling pretty good, playing great games, very happy with the level I’m showing. We have to try to continue giving the level I’m giving physically and mentally,” assured the Murcian.
His rival will be the German Alexander Zverev, third in the world, whom he defeated in the last final in Madrid, where he won his second Masters 1,000.
“I’m going to try to start like in Madrid, take advantage of the opportunities I have, put a lot of pressure on him from the beginning, it’s going to be tough and tight.”indicated the Spaniard.
Alcaraz hopes that the German will come out stronger than in the final in Madrid. “It’s going to be different, I’m going to wait for the best Zverev I can think of,” he said.
He said it was “probably” the most important match of his career, opening the door to a Grand Slam semi-final, but recalled that he had played other matches at a high level, including two Masters 1,000 finals that he had won.
The Spaniard would consider it “unfair” that the organization scheduled the duel on the night shiftbecause he has already played twice at that time.
“It would not seem fair to me, I have already played twice in the night shift. I’m not saying it bothers me, but I have less time to rest, everything ends very late, we have to have dinner, go to the physio, try to rest with the adrenaline of the match. A third time wouldn’t seem fair,” she pointed out.