Listen to Story Carlos Alcaraz said that he wasn’t in a great mental space before taking part in the French Open 2024. On Sunday, June 9, Alcaraz defeated Alexander Zverev 6-2, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 in 4 hours and 19 minutes to win his maiden Roland Garros title. After his heist at Philippe-Chatrier, the 21-year-old became the youngest to win Grand Slams on 3 surfaces.
French Open 2024 Final Highlights Prior to the French Open, Alcaraz missed the Italian Open due to an injury to his right forearm . The youngster said that due to lack of practice, he was grappled with self-doubts before the clay-court major. The Spaniard thanked his team for keeping his morale high and giving him the confidence to play in the tournament.
“To my team, it’s been incredible work the last month. We were struggling a lot with the injury. Coming back to Madrid, I didn’t feel well the next weeks we had a lot of doubts.
Coming here without practicing too many hours on the court,” Alcaraz said in the on-court interview. “I’m really grateful to have the team I have. The people I have around me.
I know everyone in my team is giving their heart just to make me improve as a player and as a person, to grow up. I’m really grateful. I call you a team.
But it’s a family,” Alcaraz said. Carlos Alcaraz said some beautiful words about his team after beating Zverev to win Roland Garros: “To my team, it’s been incredible work the last month. We were struggling a lot with the injury.
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