Carlos Alcaraz won his first title Roland Garros and his third ‘great’, coming back in the final against the German Alexander Zverev whom he defeated 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1 and 6-2 in a game that lasted four hours and 19 minutes.
“Normally I don’t have cramps in games, but against Carlos it is different, the intensity he imposes is higher. I’ll have to prepare for that in the future. “I think I played well, but I missed opportunities,” Zverev said.
Not believing
And he added: “The intensity of his tennis is incredible, compared to other rivals. I am convinced that he can keep it until the fifth set. At that time I didn’t hit him so hard anymore. I have to see what I can do to reach the same level as him.”
Alexander Zverev
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The player regretted the controversial play in the fifth period of the game. “It’s frustrating, but that’s how it is, referees make mistakes, they are human. It would be better if these mistakes were avoided,” he declared.
“With Alcaraz 2-1 in the fifth set, serving at 15-40, two break points down, Lichtenstein corrected a line judge who called the Spaniard’s second serve wrong. The referee got down from his chair, checking the bounce next to Zverev, who became desperate seeing that the referee maintained his correction, avoiding the Murcian’s double fault, the ‘break’. The point was repeated, won by Alcaraz, who saved his serve and took a 3-1 lead. He ended up winning 6-2. resounding”, commented the newspaper Mundo Deportivo.
“There is a difference if you are down 3-1 in the fifth set or recover to 2-2. It is decisive. In the end it is frustrating, but it is what it is and referees also make mistakes. They are humans. Although we all wish there were no mistakes in those situations,” Zverev commented.
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