“I’m very excited right now”, indicated the Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz after proclaiming himself camp the Next Gen ATP Finals after defeating Sebastian Korda in three sets (4-3, 4-2 and 4-2) in the Milan final.
“I started very nervous, I had to find calm to save all the break points in the first set “, pointed out the Spaniard.” I know that Korda serves very well and he had to play his best at that moment. “
After wasting both match points on his opponent’s serve in the third set, Alcaraz knew it was going to be “very tough” to close the match with his serve. “I started 0-30 with my serve and had to stop and focus”, the Murcian pointed out.
He also had time to dedicate a long series of heartfelt compliments to his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, by ensuring that “everything” he did is owed to.
“Training with Juan Carlos is incredibleHe is a fantastic coach, everything I did I owe to Juan Carlos. Without a doubt, without him it would not have been possible to get here, I can only thank him “, assured Alcaraz in the interview conducted on the Allianz Cloud court at the end of the tournament.
After congratulating Korda on his tournament and wishing him the best for the future, Alcaraz assured that is “surprised” by the level that he showed in this indoor tournament, considered that he came with very little experience on this surface.
At 18, Alcaraz finished his intervention by assuring in Italian that he would return next year to fight for this tournament.
In this way, the world number 32 ends a season where he won at Umag and reached the quarterfinals at the US Open.
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