When requested approximately Novak Djokovic’s behavior after their 2023 French Open semi-final last suit, Carlos Alcaraz stood up for the brilliant Serb.
On Friday, Djokovic beat Alcaraz 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 to get to his 7th Roland Garros very last. After very thrilling and tight gadgets, Alcaraz had lousy cramps from the start of the 1/3 set till the forestall of the healthful.
The 36-year-OLD is presently placed third, but if he beats Casper Ruud in Sunday’s very last, he’s going to take lower back the sector No. 1 spot from Alcaraz.
Djokovic wants to break Rafael Nadal’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles by winning a record 23rd. He is currently tied with Nadal on 22 titles.
If he gained, it would provide him the second part of what might be a Calendar Grand Slam. He already has the Australian Open, which he gained in January.
Alcaraz said after the semi-final that he didn’t mind that Djokovic kept celebrating with fist pumps and roars even after he started hurting.
“I don’t think he did anything wrong. He had to put an-end-to the game. When someone isn’t at 100%, it’s hard to play against them. Even if they have a bad stretch, you can’t let that happen. Instead, you have to find a way to win the game, as Alcaraz said in his news conference after the game.
“Breaking your fingers allows you keep up the depth and ends the in shape as quickly as feasible. I don’t suppose it turned into incorrect of Djokovic to try this. In all honesty, if I was playing in opposition to a person who turned into hurt or not at their quality and I hit a slump, I would probably do the identical. It’s in no way smooth to put out a match.”
The 20-year-old also talked to the Serb when he went to the bathroom after the hard second set, but he didn’t criticize his opponent.
“Many person may want to stir up trouble by saying that Novak went to the bathroom to stop the game or break the flow, but that is not-true in my-case. He also said, “I don’t think it changed anything.”
Alcaraz said that the fact that he was playing against the 22-time Grand Slam winner probably made him nervous and caused him to cramp.
“Probably (laughing). Probably. You know it is not-easy to play against Novak. A star in our sport? Of course. If someone says that he doesn’t get nervous when playing Novak, that person is lying,” the Spaniard said.
“Playing in the semi-finals fit of a Grand Slam is continually nerve-wracking, however dealing with Novak makes it even worse. The reality is that. Yes, I wish to be distinct the next time I play Novak, however I’ll nonetheless be nervous.
