Carlos Alcaraz gives honest analysis on defeat in Paris Olympic final

The tears that flowed at the end of the match showed the most emotional side of Carlos Alcaraz. The final of the men’s singles tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was one of the highlights in tennis history, as it was the first Golden medal of the career of the Serbian champion Novak Djokovicafter a performance that borders on perfection.

The culmination of a dream for the 24-time Grand Slam champion and a huge disappointment for the 21-year-old Spaniard – in tears at the end of the match – who to caress the dream of becoming the youngest Olympic champion in tennis history.

In an interview with Eurosport, Alcaraz analysed the defeat and spoke about the aspects of his game where he still has room for improvement.

“When the ceremony was over, I went to my bike to relax and there we talked a little bit with Juan Carlos about the match, basically about what had happened. In a match that was so hard-fought, you don’t have to look at many details, but in the end when it was time to raise the level, we didn’t and Djokovic did. In the end, it’s the only thing I can blame myself for or that I have to improve in the tiebreaks and break points that I had in my favor. He raised the level and I didn’t. When you lose chances against someone like Djokovic, you pay the price. It is a match that I think about, because these kind of situations make you grow, thanks to this match I become a better player and for this I analyze it and look at the details,” he analyzed.

However, the Spaniard wants to deal with the disappointment immediately and look ahead.

“We always want to improve and use every moment, every match, every tournament to keep improving, to live the experiences and to try to keep the positive things from those matches, those moments and also the negative ones, so that when this situation happens again or when I find myself in that situation again, it won’t happen again“Ultimately, tennis evolves and we want to keep improving so that these types of matches work in our favor,” he added.