In the ongoing US Open, secured a victory in the second round. He registered a win by 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 against Portugal’s Jaime Faria.
Initially, Faria overpowered Alcaraz in the first set. Speaking about what went wrong for him in the set, Spain’s tennis star said that he was trying to adjust to the game.
“The first set was a little bit about adjustment for me. I would say I was playing well. I had a great point, but I think I did everything in a rush, playing short points. But I had to do the complete opposite. I needed to play long rallies, be patient over the first two or three shots, and after that, go for the point. So, I just made that mistake in the first set, and after that, I realised what I had to do in the match, and everything went well,” he said on JioStar.
Alcaraz then revealed the change in his game, and said mistakes committed by Faria helped him get an edge.
“The feeling that my team and I had was that I needed to play cross-court a little bit more. The first two or three shots, more cross-court, and then go for it. I think he made a couple of mistakes as well, a couple of double faults that helped me get an early break, which for me was great. I was playing more calmly, and I think he just let me get back into the match and get a good result,” said the 23-year-old tennis star.
The ‘s defending champion then stated that he enjoys playing in front of the New York crowd and loves the energy at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
“It’s amazing for me, going up here on Arthur Ashe, in a night session, with people going crazy. I love the energy, I love the people. I’m just trying to make the match fun to watch, entertaining for them, and I just love it. I can’t wait to be back in the next round, feeling that warm again, and hopefully, people enjoyed it tonight,” said Alcaraz.
US Open: Carlos Alcaraz’s upcoming match
Carlos Alcaraz will now take on China’s Wu Yibing on September 4 in the third round of the ongoing prestigious event.