Speaking on TodayShow, Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz said he was 'really, really glad to have won the second set. “If not, probably I could have lost, you know, in the straight sets,” he said. “I just believe in myself all of the time.”
— but he conceded that he could have easily lost the title match in straight sets.to win the world's most famous tennis tournament, in a match the winner said could have easily gone the other way.“If not, probably I could have lost, you know, in the straight sets,” he said. “I just believe in myself all of the time.”
Djokovic dominated the first set before Alcaraz won a thrilling tiebreaker to win the second and set the stage for an epic five-set showdown that lasted nearly five hours. Even as Djokovic dominated early play, Alcaraz said he talked himself into remaining upbeat, knowing his chances to win games and get back into the match would come.
Of course, the 20-year-old Spaniard couldn’t be blamed for a momentary case of stage fright, playing on the sport’s most sacred ground, Centre Court of"It was a dream come true for me" just to play for the championship, Alcaraz said."It was tough to deal with the nerves facing Novak on that stage."included Kate, the Princess of Wales, Prince William, their two oldest children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, and King Felipe VI of Spain." after winning points.
"I was not thinking about it. I tried not to think about it," he said."But sometimes it's difficult to stay away from that. It's your own Spanish king watching you, supporting you.”The 36-year-old Djokovic has won seven men's singles titles and is still one short of the record eight championships of
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