The German talked to the press following his win over Carlos Alcaraz at Roland Garros
«I knew that it was going to be a very long and very physical match, and I couldn’t show too many emotions because that also makes you tired. That also drains the energy of you. So I had to stay calm. I had to stay calm throughout the whole match, even though I feel like I left chances in the third set behind, so I had to stay calm when I lost the third set.
Had to stay calm when I didn’t serve out the fourth set at 5-4. I think that was quite important how I came back in the game of 6-5. Then obviously in the tiebreak it was a back-and-forth, with quite good tennis. It wasn’t like we were just missing shots. I think it was extremely high level. Yeah, when I got my chance in the tiebreak, I’m happy that I used it. Obviously not from the first try, but in the end I got there and, I had to win the match myself, which I’m happy about that I did.
Carlos is one of the best players in the world right now, and beating him at Roland Garros, Grand Slam, is very important for me. But next I have the World No. 1 or a 13-time champion here. So it’s not really getting easier from here».
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