2023-06-06 23:53:30
The Greek did not exist against the Spaniard, world No. 1, in the quarter-finals of the French Open.
Taken by the throat, tied up, Stefanos Tsitsipas ended up freeing himself a little in the 3e set. Still shaken after the passage of a hurricane named Carlos Alcaraz, the Greek, beaten 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (7/5) in the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros, summed up in a press conference: “He played well, not an exceptional game but he played well. One thing I will try to avoid in the future is taking melatonin pills and taking a short nap right before, because that hasn’t worked well for me. Programming was difficult for me the last few days. I had night sessions, late, not very late, but late enough for me, that my sleep programming, sleep, was kinda screwed up. And sleep is essential. Recovery is the most important thing when you’re competing and playing Grand Slams. I made the mistake in the past, before playing against Novak at Bercy for a year. I had the same result, the score that I had there in the 2 sets (6-1, 6-2, in 2019 in the quarter-finals). And so, melatonin has this effect.»
At the time of observing the Alcaraz-Djokovic semi-final which will ignite Roland-Garros, Stefanos Tsitsipas notes: “One has the experience, the other has the legs. He moves like Speedy Gonzales. There’s one that can land some huge punches, and the other prefers control more than anything else. Control and precision, more than pressure, and he tries to get the opponent to move as much as possible. My prediction? I’m not good and so I try to be as far away from that as possible. We will see…»
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