Carlos Alcaraz reveals what helps him against Jannik Sinner

“What has changed from the Cincinnati tournament? I definitely stayed calmer and kept my emotions under control, waiting for my opportunities. I had the chance to break him several times in the second set and I was able to not converting the break points, despite this I remained calm and thought that other opportunities would come. This helped me a lot and I must say that I feel the ball very well, certainly better than on the North American tour.”

Carlos Alcaraz has qualified for the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Rolex Masterswhere he will compete against the Czech TGrandma Machacwinner from the American Tommy Paul. And at the post-match press conference, after beating Gael Monfils in straight sets, the young Spaniard made an analysis of the challenge, also talking about what has changed compared to the Cincinnati Open, as reported in the words to the beginning of the article.

Carlitos was able to face his rival Jannik Sinner again in the semi-finals, of course if he manages to beat Machac and if the Italian manages to overcome Daniil Medvedev in the other quarter-final.

“In general, I always want to progress in tournaments and meet the best in the world. We will see if we meet in the semi-finals. Before my match I saw him play and he is playing at a high level. It helps me to see him play and I can put on a better show when I’m on the field. We will see if we can meet in the semi-finals or not, I am happy that we both win,” he explained.

Finally, regarding the next challenge against Machac, the Spaniard concluded: “We faced each other not so long ago in the Davis Cup, but he retired. It’s a good year for him, he has a lot of weapons on fast courts and he is dangerous. He is a very fast tennis player and that is what I have to focus on. How do I feel good physically and I am confident to go far in the tournament, winning Beijing gave me confidence and I have. confident of achieving a great result here.”

Alcaraz also talked about how he spends his free time. He and other tennis players relax in Shanghai on golf courses and mini golf and the Spaniard explained that it is very important for him to experience these moments.