Alcaraz thought about Nadal when it was nearby

Alcaraz faced many difficulties when confronting rival Jannik Sinner in the first Grand Slam final between them. The Spanish player had to save the three Championship-Points in the ripe game of Set of Bon, in the serve, the serve was led 0-40. After that, he also faced the pressure to keep the game at the score of 5-6, 40-40 of the set decision. Alcaraz overcame all these important points, before winning the longest final of Roland Garros 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2).

When asked how to pass the decisive time, Alcaraz said remembering his compatriot Rafael Nadal. "In adversity, you must promote your best, like the greatest people did ", Alcaraz shared in a press conference after the match on June 8. "I think about Nadal footprints, because he witnessed a lot of his super -class upstream. The fighting spirit, Nadal's will never give up was inspiration. His 2008 Wimbledon final was history and it appeared in my head " 6–4, 6–7 (5–7), 6–7 (8–10), 9–7 in the 2008 Wimbledon finals are considered the best history. After nearly two decades, Alcaraz became the next person after Nadal had five Major titles when he was 22 years old. He was also the third person in this century to successfully defend Roland Garros.

besides Nadal, Alcaraz also mentioned the defeat against Novak Djokovic in Roland Garros 2023, when he lost to the semi -semi -stress cramp. "I learned from past failures, and the defeat of Djokovic greatly helped. I handled the game in different ways, and achieved the level of competition I wanted ".

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Alcaraz said he had never doubted himself, even when he was inferior to Sinner and fell into a situation of failure.. The experience of playing the harsh matches previously helped Alcaraz, including big matches at Roland Garros and the remaining Grand Slam, as well as the 2024 Olympic finals. "There are many people from Murcia who came here to cheer me, so I want to spend time for them. I won't watch this match, it's too long and stressful. I will go buy a new watch ".